The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Kolawole Salako has commended the 2019 Batches A and B corps members serving in the University for contributing towards the development of FUNAAB. The Vice-Chancellor, represented by the Dean, Student Affairs, Prof. Mobolaji Omemu, while speaking at the commissioning of the project tagged "FUNAABOT Bus Stand", appreciated the corps members for working together to erect t…

For their meritorious service to the Directorate of Works and Services, and the University, the Electrical Unit of FUNAAB has honoured Messrs. Celestine Egwuonwu, James Olatunde and Jonathan Adenekan. At the event, the Director, Works and Services, Engr. Olawole Akinyele commended the retirees for their remarkable contributions to the University. He added that their ability to show others the righ…

"Death is something that happens to all but as Christians, we should be consoled in the fact that Christ overcame death". These were the words of the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Kolawole Salako at the commendation service, organised by the University in honour of the late Prof. Olusegun Apantaku, an expert in Agricultural Extension Education from the Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Devel…

The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Kolawole Salako, has advised members of the Student Union Government (SUG) to be good leaders as they carry out their duties in the University. Speaking at the leadership training, organised for the newly-elected Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta Student Union (FUNAABSU) executives, the Vice-Chancellor emphasised  the need for them to exhibit good leadersh…

The Governing Council of the University has approved the appointment of Prof. Bolanle Akeredolu-Ale as the new Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic). Prof. Akeredolu-Ale, who is of the Department of Communication and General Studies, College of Agricultural Management and Rural Development (COLAMRUD), was the former Dean of the College. The new Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) bagged her first degree…

The Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Kolawole Salako has felicitated with the immediate past Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Development), Prof. Lateef Sanni on his election as Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Science. The University Registrar, Dr. 'Bola Adekola, on behalf of the Vice-Chancellor, noted that Prof. Sanni’s election as Fellow was in recognition of his unalloyed commitment to his are…

The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) Health Services has been accredited by the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), as Secondary Health Care Provider for the NHIS Social Health Insurance Programme for Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory Services. The accreditation, which came with the accreditation codes of OG/0105/S/4 and OG/ 0105/S/5, respectively is an offshoot of the Vice-…

A Professor of Reproductive Biology and Plant Systematic, Muyiwa Ayodele of the Department of Pure and Applied Botany, College of Biological Sciences (COLBIOS) of the University, has been described as a man with passion for what he does, who maintains cordial relationship with his colleagues and students. For these outstanding contribution to the University and humanity at large, he was celebrated…

The National President, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi has commended members of the local branch of the union for their support towards the advancement of the national body. Prof. Ogunyemi gave this commendation while speaking at a one-day training workshop tagged, "Academic Freedom and Ethics", organised by ASUU-FUNAAB. According to ASUU National President, "…

Members of the Alumni Association have been described as major stakeholders in the life of any university. It is for this reason that necessary encouragement should be given to the alumni to enable them contribute meaningfully to their alma mater. This observation was made by the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council of the University, Dr. (Barr.) Aboki Zhawa, during the 22nd Annual Conve…

A University don has called on Nigerians in the country to rise above all the parochial, sectional and retrogressive forces that have worked against its unity and nationhood and embrace the promotion of excellence in unlocking its potentials so as to take its rightful place in the comity of nations.                 &…

The Dean, Student Affairs, Prof. Mobolaji Omemu, has charged newly-elected officials of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta Students Union (FUNAABSU), to be loyal and honest while discharging their duties in the University. Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony of elected FUNAABSU officials, the Dean encouraged the new officers to take their oaths of office seriously, stating that an oa…