As part of efforts at mitigating the challenges of unemployment and enhancing the standard of living of Nigerian youths, the University's Centre for Entrepreneurial Studies (CENTS), has commenced the Vocational Entrepreneurial Skills Acquisition Programme for the year. According to the Director of CENTS, Professor Adewale Dipeolu, the establishment of the Centre was in tandem with the attainment o…

The need to incorporate academic and vocational programmes in institutions of higher learning in the country, to produce sound graduates, have been stressed. This was the piece of advice given by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olusola Oyewole, at the 3-Day Workshop on "Enterprise 'Start Up' Initiatives for Job and Wealth Creation among FUNAAB Youth Entrepreneurs", organised by the Gender…

The Nigerian Association of University Women (NAUW), FUNAAB Chapter has held an empowerment programme tagged, “Be Your Own Boss”, which was designed at teaching interested female students and women, skills such as Bead-making, Cake-baking, Fashion Designing and Decoration. While addressing the participants, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olusola Oyewole, represented by the Dean of Stud…

The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olusola Oyewole, has reiterated the importance of Laboratory and Technical Assistants in the University, as the vital bridge between the students and lecturers in the process of teaching and learning. Professor Oyewole stated this while declaring open, a one-day training workshop on “Laboratory e-Techniques and Sample Handling”, for laboratory and worksho…

The former Director, FUNAAB Bureau of Transportation (FUNAABOT), Dr. Oluwafiropo Awokola, has completed his tenure of office by handing-over the baton of leadership to his deputy, Mr. Oludotun Sodiya. In his handover speech, Dr. Awokola, who assumed office on September 30, 2011 as the Deputy Dean, Student Affairs and Chairman, Management Committee on Transportation (MANCOT now FUNAABOT), recalle…

Mr. Lateef Omonayajo, a fresh graduate from the University’s Department of Agricultural and Bioresources Engineering, College of Engineering (COLENG), has bagged the 2015 edition of the Tatarillo International Thesis Award. Omonayajo's thesis titled, "Development of Low Cost Emitter for Drip Irrigation", was selected as one of the winning theses, because it was well-structured…

The Board Chairman, International Centre for Professional Development (ICPD) and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Development) of  the University, Professor Felix Salako, has charged students not to be idle but to always keep themselves busy. He made this call during the closing ceremony of the ICPD Summer School, held recently.             Profe…

As part of Management’s initiative at making FUNAAB a leading University of Agriculture, the former Industrial Park Unit (IPU), has been transformed into FUNAAB Companies for efficiency, revenue generation and better service delivery. According to the Production Manager of the FUNAAB Companies, Mrs. Modupe Agbotoba, apart from generating income, the outfit is also to serve as an industrial trainin…

Final year students of the University have been briefed on current developments about the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme, for effective participation. The Deputy Director, NYSC Mobilization Division, Directorate Headquarters, Abuja, Mr. Isaac Fasanu, conducted the briefing and sensitisation programme, organised for final year and prospective corps members from the University. On the…

In a display of generosity, a Professor in the University’s Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries Management (AQ&FM), Samuel Otubusin, in conjunction with six of his final-year project students, have donated a Fish Hatchery and Nursery Flow-Through System to their Department. According to Professor Otubusin, who is a specialist in Aquaculture Systems’ Bio-Engineering, Fisheries Management an…