The quality of work, team spirit, honesty and transparency exhibited by the University has been commended by the Project Director, Cassava: Adding Value to Africa (C:AVA), Professor Andrew Westby of the Natural Resources Institute (NRI), United Kingdom. The Project Director gave the commendation at a meeting with the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olusola Oyewole, at the University when he called to r…

The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Olusola Oyewole, has said that the Visitation Panel report is a document that has helped the University to become a better citadel of learning. While welcoming the monitoring team from the Federal Ministry of Education, who visited the University recently, Prof. Oyewole said, “we do not want to be like any other University in the country, we want to make impact”. He expl…

The Chairman of the FUNIS Board, Chief Olukayode Akindele, delivering his address The Chairman, FUNIS Board and member, Governing Council of the University, Chief Olukayode Akindele, has described education as the bedrock for socio-economic development, which makes man easy to lead but difficult to enslave. Delivering his address at the 8th Speech and Prize Giving/4th Valedictory Ceremony of the F…

Two members of staff of the University, Dr. Adetoun Amubode of the Department of Home Science and Management, College of Food Science and Human Ecology (COLFHEC) and Dr. Grace Oluwasanya of the Department of Water Resources Management and Agrometereology, College of Environmental Resources Management (COLERM), have won the Commonwealth Fellowship Awards, tenable in the United Kingdom. While Dr. A…

The Pioneer Principal of the University’s International School (FUNIS), Mrs. Adeola Olumide, pulled out recently at a colourful Valedictory Ceremony held in her honour, having spent over nine years as the Principal. Fondly called ‘Mama FUNIS’, the 68-year old described her voluntary retirement as necessary, in order to take a break from a worthwhile career. “Every child that has passed through thi…

At one of the Exhibition stands. The Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Olusola Oyewole, has challenged aspiring entrepreneurs and stakeholders in the education sector to toe the line of the German government in their approach to the process of upgrading our citadels of learning. Prof. Oyewole threw up the challenge during the flag-off of the 8-week intensive skill acquisition training, orga…

The University Librarian, Dr. (Mrs.) Mulikat Salaam addressing the pupils at the event. With her from left is the Father of the day, Prof. Babatunde Idowu, the Director, Academic Planning, Prof. Adekojo Waheed and the Director (OGHA), Mr. Ade Ademosun. The University Librarian (UL), Dr. (Mrs.) Mulikat Salaam has charged parents to watch less television so they could be good examples to their child…

The Pioneer Principal of the University’s International School (FUNIS), Mrs. Adeola Olumide, pulled out recently at a colourful Valedictory Ceremony held in her honour, having spent over nine years as the Principal. Fondly called ‘Mama FUNIS’, the 68-year old described her voluntary retirement as necessary, in order to take a break from a worthwhile career. “Every child that has passed through thi…

The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Dibu Ojerinde, has commended the University for the “wonderful co-operation and assistance extended to the Board”, during the conduct of the first Dual Based Test and Computer Based Test held in April and May, 2013. “It is on record that our modest effort is the first of its kind in a large-scale public examination in …