A University Don has disclosed that the consumption of insects like grasshoppers remained good sources of nutrients such as protein, vitamins, fiber and mineral contents for man. Professor Adewumi Idowu of the Department of Pure and Applied Zoology, College of Biosciences (COLBIOS), made this known while delivering the 50th Inaugural Lecture of the University, titled “The Animal in Lens of a Zoolo…

The ‘Nimbe Adedipe Library of the University, in collaboration with the Information Training and Outreach Centre for Africa (ITOCA), held a “Train-the-Trainers” workshop on The Essential Electronic Agricultural Library (TEEAL) and Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture (AGORA) for librarians, academic staff, researchers and students. Declaring the programme opened, the Vice-Chancellor, P…

A Junior Research Fellow in the Department of Computer Science of the University, Mr. Oluwatimilehin Salako, has won a Commonwealth Scholarship, tenable in the United Kingdom during the 2015/2016 academic session. Mr. Salako was one of the 387 applicants that were offered the scholarships, funded by the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DfID). The Executive Secretary, Commo…

The University Librarian, Dr. Mulikat Salaam, has observed that University libraries remain the pivot on which academic activities rest in achieving the ivory towers' mandates of teaching, research and community development. Speaking at a two-day Information Literacy Training Workshop for postgraduate students of the University, organised by the Automation Department, 'Nimbe Adedipe Library, Dr. S…

To enable members of the University community have access to agricultural products at affordable prices and to showcase research findings, the Directorate of University Farms (DUFARMS) has commissioned its Agro Mart Shed. While commissioning the Agro Mart Shed, the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council, Senator/Sir (Dr.) Adeseye Ogunlewe, expressed his delight to be part of the remarkable…

The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council, Senator/Sir (Dr.) Adeseye Ogunlewe, on behalf of the Council, has commended the duo of Professor Ololade Enikuomehin and Dr. Olusola Akinwande, for their immense contributions during their tenures as representatives of Congregation on the Governing Council of the University. Professor Enikuomehin, Dean of Postgraduate School and Dr. Akinwande, C…

The University of Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom and the Marshall University, United States of America are seeking collaboration and linkage opportunities with the University. For the University of Aberdeen, the proposed collaboration in the areas of student and staff exchanges, would involve the possibility of utilising the first two years in FUNAAB and the remaining two years in Aberdeen, wh…

The 2014/2015 Batches B and C corps members, who served in FUNAAB, have donated copies of official name-plates to some offices in the Senate and Unity Buildings of the University. The gesture was part of the corps members' social responsibility programmes in their places of primary assignment and for appreciating the University Management because of its continuous support. The Internal Corps Liai…

Muslims have been enjoined to embrace peaceful co-existence in any society they find themselves because only peace and tranquility remain the ingredients that could move nations forward. Making this call was Professor Ishaaq Akintola, a Muslim cleric from Lagos State University and Guest Lecturer at the 25th FUNAAB Muslim Community Ramadan Lecture. Speaking on the theme, “Muslims: Persecutors or …