The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Olusola Oyewole (Middle), with the HydroFoam Agro team Leader, Mr. Abdul Oluwole (3rd right) and other members , Dean, COLPLANT, Prof. Goke Bodunde (left), Prof. Aiyelaagbe (arrowed) and Dr. Akeem Oyekanmi , Director, CENIP (right). The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) is set to collaborate with HydroFoam Agro, for the supply of ‘Fytofoam’, a soil add…

The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olusola Oyewole, has disclosed that the University has put the necessary modalities in place to internationalise its classrooms, lecture theatres, staff and students, towards making the University a world-class institution. Professor Oyewole made this disclosure while declaring open the Advance Digital Appreciation Programme for Tertiary Institution (ADAPTI), organiz…

Two officials of the Embassy of the United States of America in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Mr Russ Nicely, Regional Agricultural Counselor and Mr. Uche Nzeka, Agricultural Marketing Specialist, paid a courtesy call on the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Olusola Oyewole, in his office during the week. Mr Russ Nicely informed the Vice Chancellor about the existing opportunities for c…

The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Olusola Oyewole, has commended Egba indigenes for their efforts in the development of FUNAAB. Prof. Oyewole made this commendation while receiving a 7-man Joint Action Committee (JAC), under the aegis of Egba Indigenes Global Association, as he lauded notable Egba indigenes who have contributed immensely to the development of FUNAAB. The Vice-Chancellor called for the su…

In its bid to reposition the University towards attaining a world-class status through internationalisation, a team of Thailand and Vietnam Scientists on the European Union GRATITUDE Project Team, recently visited the University. Welcoming the scientists, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Olusola Oyewole, stated that the essence of research is to impact knowledge, urging them to ensure that they make the…

Professor Darish Al-Azmi of the College of Technological Studies, Kuwait, had donated a radar measuring equipment to the University. Professor Al-Azmi, a personal friend to the Head, Department of Physics, Dr. Amidu Olalekan Mustapha, made the donation during his recent visit to the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olusola Oyewole. The equipment constitutes the Gamma Ray Dosimeter for measuring radiatio…

A 300-level student in the Department of Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Mr. Mosopefoluwa Adefuye, has emerged as FUNAAB’S Goggle Student Ambassador. The Google Student Ambassador (GSA) programme is part of Google’s commitment to supporting education in Africa. The benefits to FUNAAB include Faculty research grants, Visibility of the institution to the world through Google platform, Campus Wi-…

The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olusola Oyewole, has solicited for the support of the various staff unions in the bid to move FUNAAB to a world-class status. Professor Oyewole made the appeal during Management’s historic presence at the Congress Meetings of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) and the Non-Academic Staff…

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…