Corporate Social Responsibility: FUNAAB Renovates Classrooms, Donates Teaching Materials to Aaya Community School

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September 26, 2025

Last Updated on September 27, 2025 by Olasunkanmi Olajide

By Raymond Osemene

The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), has once again demonstrated its unwavering commitment to community development and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) by transforming the learning environment at Aaya Community Primary School, located behind Ogun-Oshun River Basin Development Authority (OORBDA), through the renovation of dilapidated classrooms and the donation of vital teaching materials.

*The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Babatunde Kehinde commissioning a block of two classrooms at the Community Nursery and Primary School, Aaya*

The intervention, spearheaded by the University’s Technical Committee on Corporate Social Responsibility, has reaffirmed FUNAAB’s position as a people-centred institution with a vision that extends far beyond its campus walls.

Speaking at the official handover of the newly renovated classrooms, today, September 26, 2025, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Babatunde Kehinde, underscored the University’s belief in quality foundational education as the bedrock of national development. “Primary education is the foundation. Without the efforts of teachers at this level, the university cannot admit quality students. Everyone who has become a professor or professional today passed through a primary school,” he said.

*The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Babatunde Kehinde with the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Olawale Dairo and members of the CSR Committee inspecting the newly equipped classrooms*

Prof. Kehinde explained that the project was in direct response to a plea from the school, describing it not just as an infrastructural facelift, but as a deliberate effort to support teachers in nurturing future leaders. He also made a personal donation of a substantial amount to further equip the school with instructional resources.

Appreciating the University, the Head Teacher, Mrs. Dorcas Gbenjo, who spoke with visible emotion, described the gesture as “timely and life-saving,” revealing that pupils in Primary 4–6 had been learning under unsafe conditions until FUNAAB’s swift intervention. Despite the short notice before resumption, she commended the University for completing the renovation in record time.

The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Babatunde Kehinde with the Head Boy of the School, Master Babalola Semilogo, and the Head Teacher, Mrs. Gbenjo Taiwo, after the commissioning of the renovated block of classrooms at the Community Nursery and Primary School, Aaya

The pupils themselves expressed gratitude through their Head Boy, Master Semilogo Babalola, while community representatives, including Mr. Solomon Omonitan and Mrs. Augusta Edun, lauded FUNAAB’s Management for extending the frontiers of education to the grassroots.

*The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Babatunde Kehinde with other Principal and Top Officials of the University, alongside senior staff members of the Community Nursery and Primary School, Aaya*

The event, which climaxed with the commissioning of the classrooms, was graced by top University officials, including the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Development), Prof. Olawale Dairo; Bursar, Mr. Olukayode Osinuga; Chairman of the CSR Committee, Prof. Biodun Badmus; and other members of the Committee.

Through this intervention, FUNAAB has once again shown that it is a citadel of higher learning and a beacon of hope, driving social impact and educational transformation at the community level.

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Mr. Olajide is a seasoned professional with over a decade of expertise in the fields of Public Relations, Media and Communications. He currently holds the position of Assistant Director, Media.

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