University Dons have charged Nigerian farmers to embrace the rearing of KALAWAD goats for optimal meat production in the nation as well as the inclusion of poly-unsaturated fatty acid in the feeding of the West African Dwarf Goat in order to obtain optimum productivity of the West African Dwarf Does and Kids. The first call was made by Professor Bamidele Oluwatosin, a Programme Leader and Ruminan…

The University has held its 51st Inaugural Lecture and the 2015/2016 Academic Session Matriculation Ceremony. During the Inaugural Lecture, the need for Nigeria to evolve sustainable local engineering designs that would bring about rapid transformation was stressed. This was the submission of Professor Adeniyi Olayanju, an expert in Agricultural Mechanisation in the College of Engineering (COLENG)…

Introduction As part of its strategy in nation building, Nigeria has invested in tertiary education to cultivate the intellect and character of its work force with the view to raising the banners of excellence higher and higher in Nigeria. Year after year, the number of tertiary institutions keeps increasing. To date there are 139 Universities in Nigeria[40 Federal, 40 State, 59 Private] (NUC, 201…

In a bid to improve the nutritional well-being of school-age children, a Food Technologist with the University's Institute of Food Security, Environmental Resources and Agricultural Research (IFSERAR), Dr. Abiodun Adeola, has developed an enriched biscuit that is rich in protein and micro-nutrients, which are essential for their growth. According to him, "my research is a Tertiary Education T…

With the recent ban on the use of Antibiotic Growth Promoters (AGP) on animals by the European Union (EU), Nigerians have been cautioned against consuming animal products such as meat, eggs and milk that contain traces of such drugs. This call was made by Professor Samuel Abiola, an expert in Monogastric Animal Production in the Department of Animal Production and Health, College of Animal Sc…

The Vice-Chancellor and President, Association of African Universities (AAU), Professor Olusola Oyewole, has charged the newly-inducted Veterinary Doctors to give back to the nation, their best in appreciation for the Federal Government’s gesture in training them above and beyond graduates of other disciplines. The Vice-Chancellor gave the charge while speaking at the 8th Induction Ceremony …

Arrangements are in top gear by the University, to hold the Matriculation Ceremony and the Commencement Lecture for the 2015/2016 Academic Session. About 3,800 fresh students would participate in the oath-taking during the Matriculation Ceremony, while the Commencement Lecture is to usher-in a brand new academic session. Both events would hold simultaneously on Wednesday, March 9, 2015 at the FUNA…