Examination simply put is a test of knowledge or ability of students. It allows students to concentrate on their studies and further train them on various things like punctuality, writing skills, timing sense, expression of thought and opinion among others and equally motivate them in their studies. Assessment of students and the integrity of the examination are of paramount importance to the mana…

The University Governing Council, at its 80th meeting held recently, has approved the splitting of the institution's College of Natural Sciences (COLNAS), into the College of Biosciences (COLBIOS) and College of Physical Sciences (COLPHYS). The emergence of the new Colleges would revatilise academic activities for better and efficient service delivery, allow for the evolution of other courses in l…

The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olusola Oyewole, has reiterated the Management's determination to make the University a world-class institution. Professor Oyewole disclosed this recently during a 3-Day Intensive Training Workshop, organized by the Directorate of Grants Management (DGM). Represented by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic, Professor Adekojo Waheed, the Vice-Chancellor stated that th…

The Ogun State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Barrister Olusegun Odubela, has observed that education was essential for national development and remained the best legacy any government can bequeath to its people. Barrister Odubela made this disclosure while delivering the Keynote Address at the Professor Ebenezer Otesile Annual Debate and Quiz Competition for Selected Secondar…

The State Director, Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), Ogun State, Mr. Elisha Rabiu, has disclosed that the only legitimate business a Public Officer could engage in aside his/her official work was farming because engaging in any other business was Illegal. Mr. Rabiu made this known at an interactive meeting between members of staff of the University and officials of the Bureau, held recently. The Stat…

Officials from the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Abeokuta, recently visited the University Management, to create awareness on the Tertiary Institutions Social Health Insurance Programme (TISHIP). Leading the team, the State Coordinator, Mr. Emmanuel Boore, stated that NHIS was a Federal Government Agency, established to promote, regulate and facilitate effective implementation of Social…

Following the deaths of two Ebola Virus victims in Nigeria, and the confirmation of another nine cases within Lagos in the past two weeks, the Federal Government has declared a State of Emergency on this disease in the country. According to a release by the Deputy Director, Health Services, Dr. Abiodun Amusan, on behalf of the Director, Health Services, Dr. Olusola Talabi, as a University Communit…

Dr OLUJIMI, Olusoji Olanrewaju is a Lecturer II in the Department of Environmental Management and Toxicology, College of Environmental Resources Management, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta. He started his career with Ogun State Government of Nigeria on secondment to the Department of Science Laboratory Technology, Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Ojere, Abeokuta before joining the Departmen…