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…

The Director, Centre for Entrepreneurial Studies (CENTS), Professor Femi Onifade, has charged graduates of FUNAAB to be good entrepreneurs by striving towards being job-creators. The Director disclosed this during a training programme organised by his Centre in conjunction with the Rotary Club of Altadena, California, as well as the Rotary Club of Sagamu, to help students become job-creators and a…

The University’s Assistant Chief Environmental Officer (ACEO), Mr. Peter Bolarinwa, has educated drivers on basic safety tips while driving to reduce road accidents to the barest minimum. He made this known during the Safety Club's Orientation Programme for drivers of shuttle buses and taxi cabs plying the University. Mr. Bolarinwa, who is the Chief Security Officer of the University, enjoined dri…

The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olusola Oyewole, has stressed the importance of a Colloquium in an academic environment, as it is capable of inculcating the University’s core values of excellence, integrity, global relevance, innovation, service to humanity and providing a veritable avenue for students to attain greatness in life. The Vice-Chancellor made this observation during a 2-day Annual Coll…

The Biotechnology Centre, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria announces the 2015 Training Workshops on: ANIMAL GENOMICS & BIOINFORMATICS Date: March 29th - 4th April, 2015 Course Fees: Undergraduate: N10,000.00 PG Students: N20,000.00 Others: N30,000.00 Resource Person: Dr. Ikhide Imumorin from CORNELL UNIVERSITY Supported by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation * Limited S…

The Dean of Student Affairs, Professor Yemi Akegbejo-Samsons, has disclosed that the country cannot attain enviable heights among the comity of nations without the active contributions of the youths to its development. Professor Akegbejo-Samsons made this known during the students’ programme, which featured the inter-collegiate oratory competition, launching of the motivational book; “A Better Nig…

Usually, final year students in the Department of Pure and Applied Zoology, College of Biological Sciences (COLBIOS), pick any domestic animal of their choice and train, after which an exhibition is held to showcase effects of such training on the animal. This forms an assessment, as part of the requirements for the award of Bachelor’s Degree, for students in the Department. This course, Animal Be…

A total of 17 academic researchers of the University have been listed among the top 500 profiles in the ranking of scientists in Nigerian institutions according to their Google Scholar Citations (GSC). GSC is a BETA Ranking of the scientists based on their declared or voluntary presence on the Google Scholar Citations Database. The researchers, their Departments and Colleges are: Professor Adekojo…

The establishment of this Unit was a product of National University Commission (NUC) policy recommendation to all Universities that this Office should be created as a Unit under the Office of the Vice Chancellor for the purpose of direct supervision by the Chief Executive. At the inception of this University in 1988, the Physical Planning Unit was created along side with other units until 2010 whe…