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  • FUNAAB Zoo Park now recreational hub

    As part of efforts at making residents of Abeokuta and its environs feel the impact of wild life for recreational and educational purposes, the management of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), has transformed its Zoological Park into a recreational hub.

    Students from the Department of Hospitality and Tourism, College of Food Science and Human Ecology (COLFHEC) and those from the Colleges of Environmental Resources Management (COLERM),  Plant Science and Crop Production (COLPLANT),  Animal Science and Livestock Production (COLANIM) and Veterinary Medicine (COLVET),  visited the park.

    According to Dr. Adeniyi Egbetade of COLVET, students had the opportunity of embarking on routine observation of wild animals in the zoo, as part of what they were expected to learn in their first degree courses.

    In a related development, authorities of Arish Nursery and Primary School, Abeokuta, have expressed their intention to collaborate with the park in the construction of an aquarium. The intention of the school was made known during the Annual Fish Tank Day celebration, where the Director of Zoological Park, Dr. Moses Oyatogun, taught the staff, parents and pupils  skills how to construct an aquarium.

     

  • FUNAAB donates bee kits to farmers

    FUNAAB donates bee kits to farmers

    The Agricultural Media Resources and Extension Centre (AMREC) of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), has donated two sets of Beekeeping equipment with complete set of costumes to the farming community of Ijo-Agbe in Opeji, Odeda Local Government area of Ogun State.

    The donation was done during a training workshop on “Modern Beekeeping and Medicinal Value of Honey” for farmers drawn from Ijo-Agbe, Ilawo, Boonu-Ola, Tigba, Olorunsogo, Asebi-Sotan Titun, and Opeji villages, and staff of the Ogun State Agricultural Development Programme (OGADEP).

    The Director of AMREC, Prof Carolyn Afolami, said such training would help farmers to diversify their resources and reduce the risks associated with absolute dependence on conventional crop and animal production, as sources of income.

    She said that Beekeeping requires little land space and is an ideal enterprise for small scale and resource-poor farmers.

    She was optimistic that the training would boost the population of Beekeeping farmers and increase the production of quality honey to meet the increasing demand of consumers and industries.

    Apart from the environmental benefits of increasing yield through pollination by bees, Beekeepers would also enjoy additional economic benefits of supplying raw materials for the production of alcoholic beverages, feed for livestock, drug ingredients and cosmetics, among others.

    Presenting the equipment, the Programme Leader, Training and Farm Demonstrations (TFD) of AMREC, Dr. Jacob Olaoye, said that 60 percent of proceeds from the beehives will be kept by the community for other agricultural pursuits, while the remaining 40 percent would come to AMREC, to further empower other communities. Participants were taken on different training modules like “Apiary Selection, Establishment and Management”, by Dr. Adedoyin Osipitan; “Honey and Traditions, Medicinal Uses and Beekeeping Practice”, by Professor Samuel Oluwalana and “Value Addition, Packaging and Marketing of Bee Hive Products”, by Dr. Olufunmilayo Oluwalana.

  • FUNAAB alumni urged to give – even if only N1,000

    FUNAAB alumni urged to give – even if only N1,000

    An appeal has gone out to former students of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) to key into the institution’s ‘Alumni Give Back Programme’.

    The initiative is to raise funds to complete various projects in the university. They have been told that even N1,000 towards each project is welcome and would make a difference.

    A statement from the university noted that names of donors would be published on its website and the ‘Alumni Give Back Programme’ brochure.

    Donations could be made from any part of the world into: Prize and Endowment Account, FUNAAB Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) Plc, Account Number: 0106761783.

  • Gunmen abduct Deputy VC in Ogun

    Gunmen abduct Deputy VC in Ogun

    Gunmen have abducted the Deputy Vice Chancellor (DVC) of the Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ogun State,Prof. Olusoga Olusanya.

    Olusanya was said to have been abducted on Monday while returning from the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB).

    The DVC was at FUNAAB as an external invigilator for the postgraduate examinations.

    The abductors have not contacted his family. It was gathered that Olusanya was waylaid at the Odogbolu-Ijebu-Ode stretch of the Sagamu-Ore Expressway.

    His driver, who was abducted with him, was dropped at Odogbolu. He is said to be in police custody.

    The news of the abduction forced the university senate to postpone its emergency meeting, which was scheduled for yesterday.

    Vice Chancellor Prof Oluyemisi Obilade, who resumed work at 10:40am, prayed with some workers.

    When questioned by our reporter, she said: “All I want now is the unconditional release of my DVC.”

    Prof. Obilade appealed to the abductors to release the victim.

    The Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Dr. Akinsola Akinsanya, described the abduction as shocking, worrisome and frightening.

    He said the spate of abduction had shown the level of insecurity in the country. Akinsanya called on the government to take security more serious.

    Police spokesman Muyiwa Adejobi said investigations had begun.

     

  • Applicants write essay before post-UTME at FUNAAB

    Applicants write essay before post-UTME at FUNAAB

    No fewer than 6,000 applicants sat for the 2014/2015 post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB). The exercise was held in the e-Exam Hall.

    Before the computer-based test, applicants were mandated to write essays of 500-word long on the topics: “The future I see for myself”; “The impacts that I want to make through my life”; “Things that are most important to me in life and “What I intend to do with the course I want to study at FUNAAB”.

    As the applicants went into the hall for the test, Michael Adetola, one of them, shared his thoughts on the essay he wrote. He said: “Since my passion is in Electrical Electronics Engineering, I want to be a solution to the nation’s epileptic electricity.”

    The applicants were told to submit the essay before entering the hall as part of the requisite to participate in the exams. The candidates were required to answer 60 questions in 30 minutes.

    Mayowa Samson, an applicant, said: “The exam was good but it was more of English. I am confident that God would grant me admission this year.”

    There were no hitches recorded during the test, unlike the previous year which had more than 35,000 applicants on campus. Students were barred from entering the campus to prevent malpractice and cheating.

    The school buses were available to convey the applicants in and out of campus. The results were released the following day.

  • 15,000 jostle for 3,000 spaces at FUNAAB

    15,000 jostle for 3,000 spaces at FUNAAB

    About 15,000 candidates are jostling for 3,000 admission spaces for the 2014/2015 academic session at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), with at least five candidates vying for each slot, its Vice Chancellor (VC), Prof Olusola Oyewole, has said.

    According to him, the figure comprised those that scored at least 180 and above in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and are eligible for the university’s post-UTME screening. Over 30,000 candidates applied to the university.

    Oyewole, who spoke to reporters ahead of the university’s 21st and 22nd convocation coming up on Saturday,  said the increase in the number of applicants could be because of FUNAAB’s high standard and stable academic calendar.

    He said only the university’s Senate would decide what criteria to adopt in selecting the 3,000 candidates.

    He, however, noted that the cut -off mark for the institution may be fixed at 200 to prune the number of candidates vying for the limited spaces to 6,000.

    He said hope, however,  is not lost for those not admitted as  the university is working to establish a Distance Learning Scheme to absorb those unable to get admission for the regular programmes.

    Tomorrow’s convocation lecture, Oyewole said, is titled: Leadership, Economic Nationalism and Development; Nigeria and the challenge from South and would be delivered by the Vice Chancellor, Caleb University, Lagos, Prof. Ayodeji Olukoju.

    Oyewole said the university would turn out 81 First Class and 1,267 Second Class Upper Division graduates.

  • 15,000 candidates scramble for 3,000 spaces at FUNNAB

    15,000 candidates scramble for 3,000 spaces at FUNNAB

    Fifteen thousand of the 30,000 candidates who applied for admission into the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), in Ogun State would compete for the available 3,000 spaces.

    The 15,000 candidates scored 180 and above in the recently released Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME).

    Addressing reporters yesterday on the institution’s 21 and 22nd convocation slated for Friday and Saturday, FUNAAB Vice-Chancellor Prof. Olusola Oyewole said the high number of applicants was due to the school’s high standard and stable academic calendar.

    He said the cut-off mark is 200, adding that the institution’s Senate would decide what criteria to adopt in selecting 3,000 candidates.

    Oyewole said the university plans to establish a Distance Learning Scheme.

    He said 81 of the graduands made First Class honours and 1,267, Second Class Upper.

    The convocation lecture, titled: “Leadership, Economic Nationalism and Development; Nigeria and the challenge from South”, would be delivered by Prof. Ayodeji Olukoju, Vice Chancellor of the Caleb University, Lagos.

     

     

     

  • Ogunlewe denies clash with FUNAAB VC

    Ogunlewe denies clash with FUNAAB VC

    Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Senator Adeseye Ogunlewe, has refuted a newspaper report that there is a clash between members of the institution’s council and its Vice-Chancellor, Prof Olusola Oyewole.

    The denial followed a recent report in a national daily (not The Nation), titled: Ogunlewe, VC clash over administrative style, which alleged that there was tension between the duo.

    In a statement by Ogunlewe’s Media and Publicity Director, Mark Mayah, the former Minister of Works described the report as distressing, unfortunate and completely repugnant to natural justice.

    “For the avoidance of doubt, at no time did the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council, either in his public engagement or private, have an interactive session with journalists at his Ogudu residence as published in the said report.

    “I have had one-on-one interview session with either Politics or Education reporters, but there was no mention of clash between the VC and myself or any member of the Governing Council. I hereby expressly and comprehensively deny and refute the entire report,” Ogunlewe said.

     

  • College seeks pact with FUNAAB

    Authorities of the Ifo College of Management and Technology, in Ifo, Ogun State recently paid a working visit to the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) to explore the possibility of Direct Entry admissions of its students.

    The Rector, Dr Bola Dawodu, said the College desires that its graduates with good results should be admitted into FUNAAB through Direct Entry.

    “We learnt that FUNAAB is now a conventional university and will admit students into management and other-related courses. We deemed it necessary to seek assistance in the area of getting admission for our students,” he said.

    The Rector said the College was established on February 8, 2008 and that virtually all its courses have been accredited by the National Board for Technical Education.

    Responding, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof Olusola Oyewole, restated that the three basic requirements for computing admission or eligibility into the University are Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination scores, O’level results and the Post-UTME Evaluation, and welcomed them very warmly to FUNAAB as long as their students met its entry requirements.

     

  • VC warns admission touts

    The Vice-Chancellor, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Prof Olusola Oyewole, has cautioned admission touts to steer clear of the institution.

    He gave the warning while monitoring the entrance examination into the pre-degree programmes of the university’s Institute for Human Resources Development (INHURD), which was written by over 6,000 candidates.

    He said the university does not tolerate examination malpractice or admission racketeering.

    Meanwhile, the Director of the institute, Prof Francis Sowemimo, who conducted the VC round the examination centres, thanked management for creating an enabling environment. He described the exercise as successful and hitch-free.

    He also expressed optimism that subsequent examinations would be computer-based, to fit the current global trend.