The University has purchased a brand new water tanker that is dedicated to students’ halls of residence, to mitigate any incident of water shortage on campus, as the FUNAAB Guest House has added another bus to enhance service delivery. Presenting the water tanker, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olusola Oyewole, called for proper use of the tanker through the opening of a dedicated log book, becaus…

The Directorate of Grants Management is calling for proposals for the Tertiary Education Trust Fund-supported FUNAAB Research Grants (FRG) for 2015. The Director of Grants Management, Professor Kolawole Adebayo, said the offer, which was University-based, was meant to challenge FUNAAB academics at embarking on aggressive, cutting-edge research, because FRG was committed to encouraging multi-discip…

The International Life Science Institute (ILSI), in collaboration with the University of Ghana, Legon (UGL), and the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), is organising a short course on “Food Safety for Nutritionist and other Health Professionals”. The course holds at the International Scholars’ and Resource Centre (IS&RC), FUNAAB, between Monday, June 15 and Friday, June 19, …

The Students’ Industrial Working Experience Scheme (SIWES) of the University has organised series of orientation programmes for students, on their expectations and obligations to the Scheme.The Director of SIWES, Professor Grace Sokoya, urged the students to put in their best during the industrial training programme, which should last a period of six months, in order to enhance their cumulative gr…

The Federal Government has approved the appointment of a new Chancellor for the University. He is, His Royal Eminence, Edidem Ekpo Okon, Abasi Otu V, the Obong of Calabar, Cross River State. He was appointed alongside 37 prominent traditional rulers as Chancellors for all the nation’s Federal Universities. Born 66 years ago, the young Prince Ekpo Okon attended St. Patrick’s Convent and St. Mary’s …

A Professor of Food Science and Technology and the Dean, College of Food Science and Human Ecology (COLFHEC) of the University, Professor Lateef Sanni, has called for sustainable food security through efficient and appropriate drying mechanism and articulated agricultural revolution for increased value addition activities in the downstream agro-processing sub-sector, in order to achieve effective …

The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olusola Oyewole, has stated that University administrators constitute a critical component in the life of any University administration because they play pivotal roles in policy formulation, analysis and implementation. He stated this during an In-house Lecture Series, organised by the Association of Nigerian University Professional Administrators (ANUPA), FUNAAB Cha…

In a bid to test and showcase the practical knowledge of its students, the Department of Home Science and Management of the University, has organised a modeling show to display the outfits made by its 400-level students. Welcoming guests to the show, the Acting Head of Department, Dr. Adetoun Amubode, said the modelling show was an initiative of the Course Lecturer for Textile and Clothing, in whi…

The need to embrace agriculture in the nation’s strive for economic transformation has again been stressed. Making this call was Mr. Moses Tule, Director, Monetary Policy, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) during the Second In-House Review meeting of the Institute of Food Security Environmental Resources and Agricultural Research (IFSERAR), titled, “Restoring the Primacy of Agriculture in the Nigerian…

The 'Nimbe Adedipe Library has received sets of updated version of The Essential Electronic Agricultural Library (TEEAL), making FUNAAB to be the first University in Nigeria to have the updated version (1993-2013). TEEAL is a searchable, offline, digital library which contains mainly agriculturally-focused reference journals, as well as coverage in related subject areas. The TEEAL Project is funde…

In a bid to consolidate the on-going restructuring process in the UNAAB Microfinance Bank (UMFB), the bank has held a training programme for its Board of Directors, tagged “Principles of Microfinance and Corporate Governance”. According to the General Manager of UMFB, Mr. Abimbola Adewale, the training was first of its kind in the history of the bank and it was meant to hold once a year for member…

The University is set to hold its 49th Inaugural Lecture. The title of the lecture is, “Drying for Wealth, Food Security and Nation Building” and will be delivered by Professor LateefSanni of the Department of Food Science and Technology, College of Food Science and Human Ecology (COLFHEC) of the University. The event would hold on Thursday, May 21, 2015 at the FUNAAB Ceremonial Building, beginnin…