To avoid desertification of forest and loss of resources in the country, special care must be given to seeds of timber and non-timber producing trees of the tropical forest and other economic trees so as to preserve them. A Professor of Botany and Plant Physiology in the University’s College of Biosciences (COLBIOS), Professor David Agboola, stated this while recounting his research findings on th…

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), has fully accredited the Bachelor of Science Accounting degree programme being run in the College of Management Sciences (COLMAS) of the University. The position of ICAN was recently conveyed in a letter addressed to the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olusola Oyewole and signed by the Institute’s Deputy Director, Students’ Affairs, Mrs. Folake …

A Professor of Mathematical Analysis, Department of Mathematics, College of Physical Sciences (COLPHYS) of the University, Professor James Oguntuase, has said that Mathematics helps in finding solutions to problems and in particular, Hardy Type Inequalities, which play a key role in this regard, because they are basically the celebration of averages that are very useful in all areas of human life.…

Professor Adebayo Shittu of the Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, College of Agricultural Management and Rural Development (COLAMRUD) of the Federal University of Agricultural Abeokuta (FUNAAB), has won an international grant to the tune of Euros 118,956 from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Professor Shittu stated that a proposal titled, “Incentivis…

As part of initiatives to inculcate the habit of savings among the adolescence as well as draw the attention of members of the public to the importance of saving, the UNAAB Microfinance Bank Limited (UMFB), in conjunction with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), recently celebrated the World Savings Day with a programme for students of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, International …

A Professor of Agricultural Extension Management in the College of Agricultural Management and Rural Development (COLAMRUD) of the University, Professor Olugbenga Ladebo, with special interest in organisational behaviour, has analysed the perception of organisational politics on productivity as part of his contribution to research. The University Don, who also disclosed that his second contributio…

The year 2017 has been described as a year to express appreciation as individuals and as a University. This was the call of the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olusola Oyewole, during the annual Christian prayer session held to usher-in a New Year. Professor Oyewole stated that although the University had passed through stormy weathers in the previous year, it was able to survive by the grace of God, s…

The Cassava Adding Value for Africa (C:AVA II) Nigeria team, recently hosted the executives of the Association of Master Bakers and Confectioneries of Nigeria (AMBCN), to evaluate the current status of High Quality Cassava Flour (HQCF) usage in the baking and confectionery industries. Welcoming the executives of AMBCN and representatives of the Nigeria Cassava Processors and Marketers Association …