The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Oluwafemi Olaiya Balogun, has approved the appointment of Professor D. K. Ojo as the Head, Department of Plant Breeding and Seed Technology. According to a statement, signed by the Acting Registrar, Mr. Adeleke Adeboye, the appointment, which took effect from January 2, 2011 is for a period of two years. The statement further informed that the appointment was in reco…

The University’s Appointment and Promotion Committee for Academic Staff (APCAS) has directed that only the University’s Registrar should henceforth issue Letters of Commendation to deserving members of staff. Rising from its meeting of Tuesday, December 14, 2010, APCAS directed that all recommendations and justification for commendation should be referred to the Registrar, who would use his discre…

As we enter this New Year – 2011, the Environmental Unit is using this medium to advise UNAAB Community members to be safety conscious and practise Personal Safety in all they do this year. Personal safety begins with awareness, i.e. be conscious of happenings around you; know what people are doing or saying around you and don’t leave your security solely in the hands of anybody, not even the Pol…

All efforts are now in place to ensure a successful hosting of the Pre-NUGA Competition by the University of Agriculture, Abeokuta. The competition billed to hold between February 6 and 9, 2011, will see UNAAB play host to ten competing Universities under NUGA Zone – F, which comprises of the host, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta; University of Ibadan; University of Lagos, Akoka; Olabisi Onaba…

The College Lecture Series of the College of Agricultural Management and Rural Development (COLAMRUD) comes up on Wednesday, January 12, 2010. The Lecture, titled: The Persistence of Agricultural Formalism in Nigeria towards a Situated Radicalization of Agricultural Systems, would be delivered by Professor Peter Okuneye. A release by the College Officer, Mr. Sodipe Obajimi, informed that the Lect…

Two students, Ayinla Lukman T. (06/1350) and Akinlabi Adeniyi (05/1475) of the Department of Statistics, have been expelled from the University, having both been found culpable of examination misconduct. Consequent of the University Senate’s decision, at its 183rd Statutory Meeting, the two students were advised to surrender all University properties in their possession including their Identity Ca…

NASU Chairman Mr. Ibukun Fadairo The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Oluwafemi Olaiya Balogun has approved the purchase of four Standing Fans for use at the Non Academic Staff Union (NASU) Car Wash, with a promise to sink a borehole for the Centre. The Vice-Chancellor gave the approval during the official commissioning of the Centre, christened NASUWEL Car Wash, recently. In his address at the commissioni…

From Right: The Ag. Registrar, Mr. A. O. Adeboye, The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. O. O. Balogun; The DVC (D), Prof. S. T. O. Lagoke and The DVC (A), Prof. C. F. I. Onwuka paying attention during the congregation. Inset: A Member of Congregation reading out a motion for adoption   A joint resolution by the Academic and Non-Teaching staff of the University has been adopted, on the representation of Con…