A former student of the University, Mr. Ayodele Mesele, has emerged tops in the Science of Forest Island in Africa (SOFIIA) scholarship, funded through the United Kingdom Government's Royal Society-DfID Africa Capacity Building Initiative. Mr. Mesele holds a First Class Honours Degree from the Department of Soil Science and Land Management in 2011 and a Distinction in his Master of Science Degree …

Twenty-one fresh Veterinary doctors were recently inducted when the University played host to dignitaries from all walks of life during the induction ceremony and admission of graduates in the College of Veterinary Medicine (COLVET), into the Veterinary profession. Speaking at the occasion, the Vice-Chancellor, FUNAAB and President, Association of African Universities, Professor Olusola Oyewole, s…

The Agricultural Media Resources and Extension Centre (AMREC) of the University, has donated two sets of Beekeeping equipment with complete set of costumes to the farming community of Ijo-Agbe in Opeji, Odeda Local Government area of Ogun State. The donation was done during a training workshop on “Modern Beekeeping and Medicinal Value of Honey for Farmers”, drawn from Ijo-Agbe, Ilawo, Boonu-Ola, T…

The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olusola Oyewole, has lauded the Cassava: Adding Value for Africa (CAVA II) Project on effective management. The Vice-Chancellor gave the commendation while receiving Principal Officers of the project, who recently paid him a courtesy visit, as the programme officer, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Mr. Orin Hasson, has restated the need for more African countries t…

Comrade Isiaka Odunjo has been re-elected as the Chairman, Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU), FUNAAB Branch, at the just-concluded 2015 Quadrennial Election of the Union. Other officers elected are: Comrade Samson Edivri, Secretary and Comrade Olayinka Afaraetu, Treasurer; while the ex-officio members are Comrades Serifat Akinola, Idowu Isaiah, Olusegun Dag…

Final year students of the Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Faculty of Agriculture, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, recently visited the University to learn basic things on value addition and strategies of Agricultural Enterprise that would enhance their studies. The students were received and tutored at the University’s Agricultural Media Resources and Extension Ce…

The Deputy Director, Directorate of University Farms (DUFARMS), Mr. Michael Jaiyeola, has commended the initiative of the University Management on the establishment of the FUNAAB Model Integrated Farms. Mr. Jaiyeola disclosed this in an interview during a guided familiarisation tour by University guests. According to him, "It is a brilliant idea to have an integrated farming system that is differe…

A Don in the Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, College of Environmental Resources (COLERM), Dr. Moses Oyatogun, has given an indication that alternative cooking gas, popularly known as Biogas, has come to stay in Nigeria. Biogas, he stated, was nature's own way of degrading anything that is biodegradable. Dr. Oyatogun, who is also the Director, Zoological Garden, said when waste is d…