NSPRI Boss Charges IFSERAR on Innovation, Research Commercialisation for National Impact

By Olasunkanmi Olajide & Raymond Osemene The Executive Director of the Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI), Prof. Lateef Sanni, has stressed the critical role of creativity and innovation in addressing complex national challenges, particularly in agriculture, health, and technology. Prof. Sanni made this known while delivering the first keynote lecture titled “World Class Research […]

VC Charges Participating Teams to Uphold Fair Play

… As FUNAAB Kicks Off 2026 Intercollegiate Sports, VC’s Cup Competition By Olasunkanmi Olajide & Tayo Onayemi The Vice-Chancellor, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Prof. Babatunde Kehinde, has charged student footballers to uphold the spirit of fair play and sportsmanship as the University officially flagged off the 2026 Intercollegiate Sports/Vice-Chancellor’s Cup Competition. Declaring the […]

COLCOMPS Holds Maiden Lecture on Academic Growth, Innovation

By Patrick Erinoso The College of Computing Sciences (COLCOMPS), Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), has taken a bold step towards advancing academic excellence and technological development with the hosting of its maiden lecture series today, April 1, 2026. The event, held at Auditorium III of the College, centred on strategies for accelerating academic growth […]

COLFHEC Honours Former Staff at Special Appreciation Ceremony

By Raymond Osemene The College of Food Science and Human Ecology (COLFHEC), Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), today, April 1, 2026, organised a special appreciation ceremony to honour four distinguished former staff members for their outstanding contributions to the growth and development of the College. The event, held at the Postgraduate School Auditorium, brought […]

FUNAAB Hosts GIZ Delegation to Advance Skills Development, Innovation

By Joy Adeyiga & Tayo Onayemi The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) today, March 30, 2026, received an international delegation from the Skills Development for Youth Employment (SKYE) programme which is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), implemented in Nigeria […]

FUNAAB to Hold 112th Inaugural Lecture on April 8

By Femi Dansu The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) is set to hold its 112th Inaugural Lecture on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at the Prof. Oluwafemi Balogun Ceremonial Building. The Lecture, titled “Rock and Soil Fingerprints on Water: My Groundwater Odyssey,” would be delivered by Prof. Michael Adewole Gbadebo, a distinguished scholar in Environmental […]

Don Describes FG’s Soil Health Initiative, a Step in the Right Direction

Prof. Johnson Adesodun delivering the 111th Inaugural Lecture of FUNAAB Credit: Gbolahan Lawal

… As FUNAAB Holds 111th Inaugural Lecture By Olasunkanmi Olajide & Femi Dansu A Professor of Soil Physics from the Department of Soil Science and Land Management, College of Plant Science and Crop Production (COLPLANT), at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Prof. Johnson Adesodun, has described the establishment of the Nigerian Farmers Soil […]

COLFHEC Holds Maiden CORELS Workshop on Ethical Leadership in Academia

Representative of the Vice-Chancellor and the Dean, PG School, Prof. Olusiji Sowande delivering the VC's speech at the Workshop Credit: Gbolahan Lawal

By Raymond Osemene The College of Food Science and Human Ecology (COLFHEC), Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), has held its maiden Corporate Research and Leadership Workshop Series (CORELS), with a focus on the theme, “Leadership That Matters: Ethics, Influence and Service in Academia.” Declaring the workshop open on behalf of the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Babatunde […]

GRADUATE AGRIPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMME – PHASE V

In the year 2022, the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta entered into a partner Service Agreement with the British American Tobacco Nigerian Foundation (BATNF) for a Graduate Agripreneurship programme funded by BATNF. So far, 16 (Sixteen) agripreneurs have been selected (for Phases I, II, III and IV) to participate in the programme and were given […]

FUNAAB Partners Hybrid Feeds, Receives ₦1.4m Worth of Animal Feed

Representative of the CEO, Hybrid Feeds, Mr. Kolawole Ololade (Left), presenting some of the bags to the representative of the Vice-Chancellor and the Director, COBFAS, Prof. Dare Akerele Credit: Olaoye Oyewole

By Olaoye Oyewole The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), through its Centre for Community-Based Farming Scheme (COBFAS), on March 24, 2026, received a donation of animal feed valued at ₦1,400,036, from Hybrid Feeds, a leading animal feed production firm in Nigeria. The donation, which comprised 80 bags of animal feed, was received on behalf […]

DAAD Representative Visits FUNAAB After Landmark MoU

By Olasunkanmi Olajide & Raymond Osemene The Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, also known as the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), has taken a significant step in deepening academic collaboration with the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), following the recent signing of a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University. The agreement designates FUNAAB as […]

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