The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council, Chief Lawrence Ayinde Olakunle Osayemi would on Monday, September 17, 2012 be bestowed with the National Honour of Member of the Order of the Niger (MON). A statement by the Permanent Secretary (Special Duties), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Dr. Henry Akpan, published in national dailies of Monday, September 10, 201…

  A call has gone to members of staff who have formed the habit of treating the issue of the Annual Performance Evaluation Report (APER), with levity, to desist from such acts. A release, signed by the Registrar, Mr. Mathew Ayoola drew attention of members of staff to Section 3.7.6.2 of the FUNAAB Rules and Regulations, Senior Staff, which states inter-alia that: an employee shall be paid an annua…

  Application for the 2012 Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) Academic Staff Training and Development (AST &D) Intervention Fund is now open to Academic Staff of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB). A release, signed by the Director, Centre for Internationalization and Partnerships (CENIP), Dr. Akeem Oyekanmi, informed that the training programme is in two categories,…

  The Coordinator, 2012 Yam Roasting Festival, Mr. Michael Jaiyeola, has described the resuscitation of the annual yam roasting festival by the University, as a right step in the right direction. Mr. Jaiyeola made this assertion while speaking in a chat with FUNAAB Bulletin in the Directorate of Public Relations. According to him, the festival, which dated back to 1996, is a social gathering where…

  The Nigerian Association of Hydrological Sciences (NAHS) has concluded arrangements to hold its 2012 Annual Conference. A release, signed by the Chairman, Local Organizing Committee (LOC), Professor Olasumbo Martins, informed that the Conference, which has as its theme, Hydrology for Disaster Management, would hold between October 22 and 26, 2012, at Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (…

  The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olusola Bandele Oyewole, has charged members of staff to make use of the new FUNAAB E-mail address, to facilitate communication with research agencies and other bodies that will not respond to mails, sent from other Internet domains. According to a release, signed by the Head, Webometrics Centre, Dr. Olusegun Folorunsho, the new FUNAAB e-mail address is in line wit…

The Dean, College of Engineering, Federal University of Agriculture, Professor Samuel Babatope Adejuyigbe, has been elected as the Vice-Chairman of the Committee of Deans of Engineering and Technology of Nigerian Universities (CODET), at the meeting of the Committee, held recently in Abuja. Other officers elected, to steer the affairs of the body for the next one year are: Engr. (Prof.) A. M. O. O…

  The newly-built FUNAAB Guest House, located in the premises of the International Scholars’ and Resource Centre (IS&REC) of the University has commenced operations. The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olusola Bandele Oyewole made the disclosure during the weekly Management Meeting of the University, held recently. The Vice-Chancellor said that the University Management decided to kick-start commer…

The Science and Technology Education, Post–Basic (STEP-B) Project has been said to have contributed immensely to the revamping of the education sector, particularly, in the areas of Research and Linkages. The Project Manager, Science and Technology Education, Post–Basic (STEP-B), Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Professor Okanlawon Onagbesan, made this known while fielding que…

As a follow-up to the recent visit of the Management of the First Bite Foods Limited to FUNAAB, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olusola Bandele Oyewole, accompanied by Principal Officers of the University toured the expansive, 16-Hectare farmland of the company. The Vice-Chancellor’s delegation explored all sections of the Farms, from the Aquaculture, Feed Mill, Poultry Pen, Chicken to the Meat Pro…

The Vice-Chancellor, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Professor Olusola Bandele Oyewole, has stated that graduates of agricultural courses should be job-creators rather than job-seekers. Professor Oyewole disclosed this last week, when the legislator, representing the Abeokuta South Federal Constituency at the Federal House of Representatives, Honourable Olusegun Samuel Willia…

The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olusola Bandele Oyewole, last Wednesday, paid a Courtesy Call on the pioneer Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Nurudeen Olorun-nimbe Adedipe, at his Ikorodu residence, Lagos State. Welcoming the Vice-Chancellor and the Management team to his house, Professor Adedipe charged the incumbent Vice-Chancellor to be focused as a leader, noting that leadership com…