The immediate past Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Development), Prof. Segun Lagoke, was the cynosure of all eyes at the just concluded 39th Annual Conference of the Weed Science Society of Nigeria (WSSN). Prof. Segun Lagoke received heaps of encomiums from members of the Society, who took turn to express their gratitude for his painstaking and inspiring efforts […]

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The President of the Weed Science Society of Nigeria (WSSN), Professor Nuhu Gworgwor, has observed that the world population is at the risk of malnutrition and starvation, if factors militating against crop production were not addressed and agricultural production increased, to meet the world’s population demand. Professor Gworgwor gave the scary warning at the just-concluded […]

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The University’s Directorate of Environmental Management (DEM), is poised to frontally tackle the issue of work tools towards enhancing productivity. To this end, the Directorate had taken delivery of two brand new Brush-Cutters that will further mechanize the cutting and trimming of University lawns. The Deputy Director/Head, Parks and Gardens Unit of the Directorate, Mr. […]

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Following the decision of the authorities of the University to revert to its original name as the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, a complementing logo, has been officially approved. A release, signed by the Acting Registrar, Mrs. Christiana Kuforiji, has therefore informed, that all documents, website layout, files, billboards, among others, bearing the old logo […]

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The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Oluwafemi Olaiya Balogun, has approved a new date for the 2011/2012 Matriculation Ceremony. The ceremony, earlier fixed for Wednesday, November 9, 2011 has been rescheduled for Wednesday, November 23, 2011. A release, signed by the Acting Registrar, Mrs. Christiana Kuforiji, informed that the venue of the exercise is the Julius Amioba Okojie […]

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A FUNAABITE, Mr. Olaniyi Olagoke, has emerged winner of the 2011 TEEAL Graduate Student Research Paper competition. A release, by the Acting Head, Department of Animal Production and Health, College of Animal Science and Livestock Production (COLANIM), Dr. Olajide Adeyemi, stated that the quality of Mr. Olaniyi’s Master’s dissertation, titled “Effect of Free Range and […]

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The Committee set up to review Inconsistencies in Staff Salary Placement on Appointments, Promotions and Up-grading, has called for Memoranda from members of the University community. A release by the Secretary to the Committee, Mr. Moses Ayanda, informed that the Committee, as set up by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Oluwafemi Olaiya Balogun, would among other terms […]

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The Governing Council, at its 68th Statutory meeting has approved application for Study Leave with pay for Mrs. Petra Abdulsalam-Saghir of the Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, College of Agricultural Management and Rural Development. The Study Leave with pay is to be utitlized at the International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya, with effect from […]

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The poor performance of the economy, since 1982, has been identified as a major cause for the sharp decline in the nation’s standard of education. Prof. (Mrs.) Bolanle Idowu Akeredolu-Ale of the University’s Department of Communication and General Studies, dropped this hint while delivering the second College of Agricultural Management and Rural Development (COLAMRUD) Lecture […]

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The Federal Government has declared November 7 and 8, 2011, as public holidays, to mark the Eid-el-Kabir festival. The Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, who announced the holidays on behalf of the Federal Government, urged all Muslim faithfuls to pray for the nation’s enduring peace and progress.

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