The University Management has described as unfortunate and a great loss, the sad demise of Miss Maria Modupe Atere, a 300-level student in the Department of Plant Physiology and Crop Production, College of Plant Science and Crop Production (COLPLANT), of the University. Miss Atere, a 22-year-old student was on a commercial motorcycle, when she was knocked down by a car, along the Camp-Alabata Road…

The Cassava Weed Management Project (CWMP), a special project implemented by the University, in collaboration with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Oyo State, has celebrated the 2015 World Food Day in FUNAAB. The Project Team Leader, Co-ordinator of CWMP and former Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Development), Professor ‘Segun Lagoke, stated that the aim of the cel…

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, has donated a Soil Doc Kit to the University, as the Royal Society of the United Kingdom, through the Soils of Forest Inland in Africa (SOFIIA) Project, has also presented a Motorised Auger to the institution. The Soil Doc Kit is used to analyse the soil in order to determine the best type and quantity of fertilizers to be used for product…

The Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders is  reaching out to 1,000 young African leaders to fill its 2016 application. Speaking at a seminar tagged, #YALIRollOut, organised by the United States Embassy, Abuja with the support of FUNAAB and All for Development (ADM), a Mandela Washington Fellow, Mr. Timi Olagunju, said the seminar was held to prepare prospective student…