Women and children are among those that are vulnerable to abuse in the society and hence, they must always be protected. This was the piece of advice given by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Kolawole Salako during a meeting he had with top-ranking officers of the Nigerian Girl Guides Association, Ogun State Branch. The Vice-Chancellor, who noted the natural affection of mothers for their children, emph…

As part of efforts at promoting youth entrepreneurship, the University has reiterated its commitment to youth mentorship. Giving this assurance was the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Kolawole Salako, during a 3-day Youth Export Mentorship Programme, organised by the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Abuja in collaboration with the Centre for Entrepreneurial Studies (CENTS) of the University with t…

For Nigeria to experience industrial revolution and be able to measure up with other industrialised economies of the world, agriculture must be made the mainstay of the nation. This was the submission of the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Kolawole Salako during an interview with the media team from the Ministry of Information and Strategy, Ogun State, led by Mrs. Adeyinka Musa-Richards, the Deputy Directo…

I n a bid to actualise its tripartite mandate, the University has been working with farmers in the Southwest region of Nigeria, to improve cassava production. This piece of information was given by the Vice-Chancellor of FUNAAB, Prof. Kolawole Salako during a live television programme on the Ogun State Television (OGTV), to celebrate the nation's 60th independence anniversary. Prof. Salako reveale…

The Director, Institute for Human Resources Development (INHURD), Prof. Oluwasanmi Arigbede has revealed that the Institute is fully prepared for resumption after the wave of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the subsequent lifting of lockdown across the country. According to Prof. Arigbede, all hostels in INHURD had been fully fumigated, as provisions for necessary preventive measures agains…

An alumnus of the University, Dr. (Engr.) Oladimeji Yusuf has been appointed as Permanent Secretary, Ogun State Ministry of Works and Infrastructure. Dr. Yusuf hails from Konjo-Adi compound in Ijaiye, Abeokuta, Ogun State and completed his primary and secondary school education at the Olumo Primary School and Premier Grammar School, Abeokuta respectively. He is a graduate of Civil Engineering from…

It would be recalled that based on the Senate approved Academic Calendar, the 2018/2019 Academic Session officially ended on Thursday, March 5, 2020. The Corona virus pandemic and the attendant guidelines issued by the Federal Government did not allow the re-opening of schools, higher institutions inclusive. However, based on recent and very positive developments in the management of the pandemi…

The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Kolawole Salako has highlighted the problems facing farmers in the nation and that if the challenges can be addressed, the quest for food security and economic development would be achieved.  He made this disclosure while addressing the topic, “Nigeria at 60: The Role of Agricultural Institutions in Nation Building” on an Independence Day Special Live programme, “Yo…

An endowment has been added to the list of goodwill coming the way of the University with three special species of seedlings, namely: Tenera Oil Palm, Gmelina and Ekki by the renowned environmental activist and founder of Lufasi Nature Park, Mr. Desmond Majekodunmi. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Kolawole Salako has described the gesture as apt, particularly at this point in time when the world i…

Maintaining good personal hygiene is essential to having good health and protecting our overall well-being. Personal hygiene habits such as washing or bathing, brushing and flossing of teeth, and washing of hands after using the toilet are beneficial to the overall body system as it helps prevent undue spread of diseases, illness and infections. Meanwhile, there is no gainsaying that the human bod…

Arrangements are in top gear by FUNAAB to establish a University-based forest made up of various species of forest trees. Speaking on the development, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Development), Prof. Clement Adeofun disclosed that the University had benefited from past gestures of the Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN) through a mandate by the Federal Government to select five universiti…