The Director, Biotechnology Centre of the University, Prof. Akinola Popoola, has described the immediate past Director of the Centre, Dr. Olusegun Obadina, as an achiever, a pacesetter and goal-getter, who has contributed immensely towards the growth of the Centre. Speaking during a get-together, organised by the Centre to appreciate the former Director, Prof. Popoola recalled that, “Dr. Obadina b…

Prof. Julius Okojie All is now set for the 27th Convocation Ceremony of the University for the Award of Academic and Honorary Degrees. A former Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development and incumbent President, African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina would be conferred with an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science. According to the programme of activities lined up for …

Chairman, TIMTEC, Dr. Oluseyi Ojekunle The Chairman, University’s Timetable and Examination Committee (TIMTEC), Dr. Oluseyi Ojekunle, has admonished students of FUNAAB to read, pray, avoid cheating and all forms of examination malpractices during the ongoing second semester examinations. The Chairman disclosed that the committee had put necessary measures in place to ensure that students perform…

Chairperson, NAUW, Prof. Comfort Onifade (Left) addressing the students while the Dean, Student Affairs listens with rapt attention. The Nigerian Association of University Women (NAUW), FUNAAB Chapter, has empowered indigent students of FUNAAB with essential food items to ensure that they are well nourished throughout the period of their examinations. The development, which is aimed at encouragi…

Dean, Student Affairs, Prof. Mobolaji Omemu (Standing) addressing members of staff of the Division The newly-appointed Dean, Student Affairs in the University, Prof. Mobolaji Omemu, has implored members of staff of the Student Affairs Division to be dedicated and self-motivated in providing solutions to challenges that may come their way in the course of carrying out their duties. Speaking on the…

On a regular basis, the University receives variety of visitors from within and outside the country for academic, research, administrative, and other matters. Despite the frequency and the caliber of people visiting, what usually resonates is the high level of hospitality extended to guests. This observation was made by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Kolawole Salako during the 10th anniversary of…

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) Board has updated its guidelines for scholarship for academic staff. According to the Director, Directorate of Research, Innovation and Partnerships (DRIP) of FUNAAB, Prof. Abdul-Rasaq Adebowale, unconfirmed academic staff are now eligible to be beneficiaries of the scholarship. The Director said sponsorship for bench-work, which had been restr…

The FUNAAB Safety Club, Detachment 2019 regime, has honoured its officials for their support and dedication to the development of the club. Awardees include the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Development), Prof. Clement Adeofun of the Department of Environmental Management and Toxicology, College of Environmental Resources Management (COLERM), who was decorated as Patron; a former Deputy Vice-Chance…

The Acting Director, Directorate of Sports of FUNAAB, Dr. Samuel Olabanji has unveiled sporting plans for the year 2020, while adjudging the activities of the Directorate in 2019 as eventful. According to him, projections for the New Year include better sports awareness programme through adequate publicity among  staff and students, continuous upgrading of all sports facilities, construc…

Members of the newly-formed Committee of Pro-Chancellors of Federal Universities of Agriculture in Nigeria (CPFUAN) have agreed to work harmoniously for the benefit of the country in transforming agriculture from theoretical, into the practice level, with a call for the restoration of management sciences to Universities of Agriculture in the nation. Members of the committee were drawn from the top…

The Ogun State Coordinator, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Dr. (Mrs.) Belinda Faniyi, has charged Nigerian youths to surmount the challenge of high unemployment rate in the nation by embracing vocational skills. Delivering the keynote lecture at the last edition of Corpers’ Week, organised by the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta Corpers Association (FUCA) titled, “Skills Acquisiti…