Representatives of Brightsword Technologies, Singapore and the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), are now set to collaborate in areas of training and leadership development. Speaking at a parley recently, the West Africa Consultant of Brightsword Technologies, Dr. Raphael Iluyomade, praised the collaborative efforts of both institutions, saying that the country would soon regain…

The first national workshop, organized by the Society for Grassland Research and Development in Nigeria (SOGREDEN), was held recently at the National Animal Production Research Institute, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. The workshop, which was attended by Pasture scientists from the country had as its theme: Grassland Resources: Tool for Empowerment and Food Security. The President of SOGREDEN, Pr…

For enhanced and better service delivery, the University has appointed a new Manager for its Microfinance Bank. He is Mr Abimbola Adewale. The new manager holds a Higher National Diploma in Accounting, Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Management and Master of Business Administration, from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. Mr. Adewale is a member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nig…

The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olusola Oyewole, has challenged researchers and participants at the just-concluded regional training workshop on Climate Change and Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in South-West Nigeria, to come up with far-reaching findings that could mitigate the effects of climate change and develop the water resource capabilities of the country. The Vice-Chancellor, …

The University’s Agricultural Media Resources and Extension Centre (AMREC) and the FUNAAB Heath Centre, in collaboration with the Family Resources and Youth Foundation International; the Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta; and the Primary Health Centre, Osiele; recently embarked on a Cancer Awareness Campaign, to sensitize market men and women on the deadly disease. The campaign, which was held at t…

The University’s Environmental Unit has been described as essential and strategic to the development and smooth running of the system. The former Chairman, Security Committee, Professor Babatunde Kehinde, disclosed this at the send-forth party, organised in honour of retired security officers attached to the Environmental Unit of FUNAAB. According to him, safety and peace, which form ntegral part…