Last Updated on November 5, 2026 by Olasunkanmi Olajide
By Femi Dansu
The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), would on Wednesday, November 18, 2026, hold its Matriculation Ceremony for the 2026/2027 Academic Session alongside its 14th Commencement Lecture, with a focus on food-based solutions to emerging diseases in Africa.
The event, scheduled for 9:00 a.m. at the Professor Oluwafemi Balogun Ceremonial Building, would feature a lecture titled “Food as Medicine: Green Solutions to Emerging Diseases in Africa.”
The lecture would be delivered by an alumnus of FUNAAB who is currently the Provost of the Federal College of Forestry, Ibadan, under the Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN), Prof. Ibraheem Oduola Lawal.
Prof. Lawal, a distinguished scholar in Phytomedicine, holds a PhD in Ethnobotany from the University of Fort Hare, South Africa; an M.Sc. in Pharmacognosy from the University of Ibadan; and a B.Sc. in Forestry and Wildlife Management from FUNAAB.
His research interests span medicinal plants, ethnobotany, phytochemistry, phytopharmacology, traditional medicine and biodiversity conservation. He has an extensive record of scholarly publications, research collaborations, postgraduate supervision and professional service.
He is also an Associate Editor of the FRIN Journal and an Extraordinary Professor at North-West University, South Africa.
The Matriculation Ceremony would formally usher newly admitted students into the University Community, marking the commencement of their academic journey at FUNAAB.
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