Accreditation Exercise, not to Witch-hunt – NUC Team
The National Universities Commission (NUC) accreditation team to the University's Postgraduate School has disclosed that the exercise of accrediting programmes in the nation's ivory towers was not an effort at witch-hunting any institution, but for better productivity. The head of the team, Professor Gabriel Yomere, who stated this during a wrap-up session after their visit to the University, adde…
Maritime Education, Critical to Africa’s Development – AAU President
The importance of maritime education in the development of the Sub-saharan Africa has been stressed. This observation was made by the President of the Association of African Universities (AAU), Professor Olusola Oyewole, at the just-concluded 2014 African Maritime Domain Conference, held in Port-Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa, with the theme, “The African Maritime Domain: Building Capacity …
Horticulture is Vital to Economic Transformation – HORTSON President
It has been observed that the inclusion and adoption of horticulture in agricultural production is capable of transforming the nation's economy, aid development and improve the livelihood of the citizenry. The President-in-Council (PIC) of the Horticultural Society of Nigeria (HORTSON), Dr. Bala Giginyu, stated this while delivering his address at the 32nd Annual Conference of HORTSON, hosted by F…
Prevention of Post-harvest Losses Necessary for Farmers – Varsity Don
It has been ascertained that despite the remarkable progress being made in increasing food production at the global level, approximately half of the population in the developing countries, do not have access to adequate food supplies which arise mainly from food losses that occur in the post-harvest and marketing system. This position emanated from the just-concluded “Capacity-Building Training on…
The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olusola Oyewole, has challenged professional bodies and blue-chip companies in Nigeria to emulate the kind gesture of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN), which recently donated a research building to the University named, “Centre for Linking Accounting with Business of Developing Economies (LABODE)”. Speaking at the Hand-Over Ceremony of the Re…
Professors Catherine Eromosele and David Agboola have been appointed as Pioneer Deans for the newly-established College of Physical Sciences (COLPHYS) and College of Biosciences (COLBIOS), respectively. Both Colleges were created from the former College of Natural Sciences (COLNAS).
Professor Eromosele, former Head, Department of Chemistry, whose research interest is in local raw material sourcing…
Members of the Capital Development Committee of the University Governing Council have conducted a guided inspection tour of the on-going projects on campus.
The projects inspected were the Information and Communications Technology Resources Centre (ICTREC), Centre for Entrepreneurship (CENTS) Building and the 1,000-seater Lecture Theatre.
Others include the 750-seater science Laboratory, the Col…
Spend More Time in Teaching English Language – NATRESL
A call has gone to educational authorities to ensure that more emphasis is placed in allocating adequate time to the teaching and learning of English Language, as this would enhance a better understanding of the language. This was part of the recommendations given in a communique, issued at the end of the 11th Annual Conference of National Association of Teachers and Researchers of English as a Se…
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The 4th in the Series of 2014 Training Workshops on Applicable Biotechnologies in Agricultural Research Featuring:
Bioinformatics and Phylogenetic Analyses
Comprising: Gene Data bank Analyses
DNA Mapping,
Multiple Alignment of DNA and Proteins
Data Mining and gene mining relative to Phylogenetic Evolution
Participant: Postgraduate Students and Scientists in the area of crop and Animal …
Dr. Henry Bakare, a motivational speaker and the guest lecturer at the recently-held Valedictory Service for graduating students in the College of Food Science And human Ecology (COLFEHC), has highlighted what it takes to be successful in life. According to him, success meant many things to different people. For some, it is being wealthy,to others, it is having money. Becoming a graduate can also …
