Lecturer Advises Government to Grow Economy

A lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering of the University, Dr. Olayide Adetunji, has called on the government to support ideas and knowledge that would grow the economy. Dr. Adetunji made the call while speaking on the invention of the Maize-shelling Machine, which was fabricated by him, through the Postgraduate Diploma […]

SOFIIA Holds Workshop for PG Students

As part of efforts to enhance capacity building of researchers in the Ivory Towers, the Soils of Forest Islands in Africa (SOFIIA), has organised a Project Capacity Building Workshop for postgraduate students in the Department of Soil Science and Land Management, College of Plant Science and Crop Production (COLPLANT), of the University. Speaking at the […]

Chemistry Don Discovers Paint Oil – Producing Plant

A Professor in the University’s Department of Chemistry, College of Physical Sciences (COLPHYS), Professor Ighodalo Eromosele, has produced paint from the seed oil of  Ximenia americana plant, commonly known as Wild Olive. Professor Eromosele, a Polymer Chemist, said the oil paint which was produced has qualities comparable to those of the imported ones. Thus, Linseed […]

Chemistry Don Discovers Paint Oil – Producing Plant

A Professor in the University’s Department of Chemistry, College of Physical Sciences (COLPHYS), Professor Ighodalo Eromosele, has produced paint from the seed oil of  Ximenia americana plant, commonly known as Wild Olive. Professor Eromosele, a Polymer Chemist, said the oil paint which was produced has qualities comparable to those of the imported ones. Thus, Linseed […]

MUNITES OF THE JCI

MUNITES OF THE JCI SENATORS REUNION MEETING HELD ON THE 6TH JANUARY 2016 AT BOFF AND CO OKE ADO, IBADAN. ? AGENDA 1. Arrival 2. Opening Prayer 3. Comments 4. Date and Venue ? 2nd weekend in March to be decided at the meeting 5. COMMITTEES ? Venue ? Accommodation ? Entertainment ? Food/Feeding ? […]

WAAPP, AMREC, BoI to Promote Agricultural Productivity

The West African Agricultural Productivity Project (WAAPP), in collaboration with the Training and Farm Demonstration (TFD) Programme, Agricultural Media Resources and Extension Centre (AMREC) of the University, have organised a Field-day Workshop, to gather feedback on the effectiveness of the various training initiatives to enhance farmers’ productivity, as the Bank of Industry (BoI), is also […]

WAAPP, AMREC, BoI to Promote Agricultural Productivity

The West African Agricultural Productivity Project (WAAPP), in collaboration with the Training and Farm Demonstration (TFD) Programme, Agricultural Media Resources and Extension Centre (AMREC) of the University, have organised a Field-day Workshop, to gather feedback on the effectiveness of the various training initiatives to enhance farmers’ productivity, as the Bank of Industry (BoI), is also […]

Sweetpotato Project Comes to FUNAAB

The Sweetpotato for Health and Wealth in Nigeria, a project sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) and implemented by the International Potato Centre in six states, namely: Nasarawa, Benue, Ebonyi, Kaduna, Kwara, and Osun, as well as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), is now in the University. During the test-running […]

Sweetpotato Project Comes to FUNAAB

The Sweetpotato for Health and Wealth in Nigeria, a project sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) and implemented by the International Potato Centre in six states, namely: Nasarawa, Benue, Ebonyi, Kaduna, Kwara, and Osun, as well as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), is now in the University. During the test-running […]

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Resumption Schedule for Fresh & Returning Students

The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, wishes to inform the public that in preparation for the commencement of academic activities for 2015/2016 Academic Session, the Senate has approved the following resumption schedule for Fresh and Returning Students: Arrival of Fresh Students: Monday, January 11, 2016; Clearance, Registration and Orientation for Fresh Students: Monday, January 11 – […]

EU to Partner FUNAAB

The Deputy Head, European Union in Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Mr. Richard Young, has stated that the European Union is set to collaborate with the University in three important areas, namely: Tuning, Horizon 2020 and the Erasmus plus programmes. Mr. Young, who is also an EU Minister disclosed this […]

Researcher Unveils Climate Smart Agriculture

Nigerian farmers would soon start enjoying an agricultural system, which seeks to increase their productivity and protect the environment, called the Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA). According to a Research Fellow with the University’s Institute of Food Security, Environmental Resources and Agricultural Research (IFSERAR), Dr. John Oyedepo, the initiative would also bring about food security for […]

Researcher Unveils Climate Smart Agriculture

Nigerian farmers would soon start enjoying an agricultural system, which seeks to increase their productivity and protect the environment, called the Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA). According to a Research Fellow with the University’s Institute of Food Security, Environmental Resources and Agricultural Research (IFSERAR), Dr. John Oyedepo, the initiative would also bring about food security for […]

Find Solution to Rustling Problems – VC Tasks SOGREDEN

The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olusola Oyewole, has charged the Society for Grassland Research and Development in Nigeria (SOGREDEN), to play a vital role in resolving the rustling activities that are causing disaffection among traditional herdsmen and indigenous crop farmers in the country. He made the call during the maiden biennial conference of the Society, tagged “Towards […]

Find Solution to Rustling Problems – VC Tasks SOGREDEN

The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olusola Oyewole, has charged the Society for Grassland Research and Development in Nigeria (SOGREDEN), to play a vital role in resolving the rustling activities that are causing disaffection among traditional herdsmen and indigenous crop farmers in the country. He made the call during the maiden biennial conference of the Society, tagged “Towards […]

Nigeria’s Cocoa is Highly Valuable – FUNAAB Don

Professor Peter Okuneye, a renowned researcher and scholar in the field of Agricultural and Environmental Economics in the University, has debunked allegations that the nation’s cocoa has lost its value and does not meet international standards. Rather, the Don noted that the quality of cocoa being produced in the country remains one of the best […]

Nigeria’s Cocoa is Highly Valuable – FUNAAB Don

Professor Peter Okuneye, a renowned researcher and scholar in the field of Agricultural and Environmental Economics in the University, has debunked allegations that the nation’s cocoa has lost its value and does not meet international standards. Rather, the Don noted that the quality of cocoa being produced in the country remains one of the best […]

FMW Partners DPR in Photographic Training

The Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management (FMW), College of Environmental Resources Management (COLERM), has partnered the Directorate of Public Relations (DPR) of the University, in the training of final year students of the Department in the art of photography. The training, which was part of the students’ industrial training programme, was carried out by […]

FUNAAB Staff Becomes UNESCO Fellow

Dr. Olubukola Adenubi, a lecturer in the College of Veterinary Medicine (COLVET) of the University, has been conferred with the 2015 L’Oréal-United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) for Women in Science Doctoral Fellowship. She was among the nine recipients that bagged the L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science Doctoral Fellowships. In qualifying for the […]

FUNAAB Showcases Cassava Opportunities

The Cassava: Adding Value for Africa (CAVA II), a research project sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is poised to promote value addition to cassava. CAVA II is led by the Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, Nigeria, working closely with the Natural Resources Institute of University of Greenwich, United Kingdom; International Institute of […]

FUNAAB Showcases Cassava Opportunities

The Cassava: Adding Value for Africa (CAVA II), a research project sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is poised to promote value addition to cassava. CAVA II is led by the Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, Nigeria, working closely with the Natural Resources Institute of University of Greenwich, United Kingdom; International Institute of […]

VC Felicitates with NRI for Bagging Queen’s Prize

The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olusola Oyewole, has congratulated the University of Greenwich’s Natural Resources Institute (NRI) ground-breaking work on cassava that led it to bag the prestigious Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Further and Higher Education.  In an official electronic mail, Professor Oyewole said the University was glad to be associated with NRI, adding that FUNAAB was […]

Late Dr. Olubiyo’s Family Donates Books to FUNAAB

Members of the immediate family of the former Deputy Dean, College of Management Sciences (COLMAS) of FUNAAB, late Dr. Solomon Olubiyo, has donated books, periodicals and journals to the ‘Nimbe Adedipe Library, as well as the Department of Economics of the University.             Making the donation, the wife of the deceased, Mrs. Lydia Olubiyo, said […]