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The outgoing Vice-Chancellor, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Professor Oluwafemi Olaiya Balogun, last Thursday added another feather to his cap as the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN) conferred on him, the prestigious Award of the “Most Enterprising Vice-Chancellor in Southwest, Nigeria”. The Award ceremony took place at the King’s Hall, Yewa Plaza, Abeokuta [...]

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The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Oluwafemi Olaiya Balogun, has restated the commitment of the University to prudent management of fund. Professor Balogun disclosed this while receiving delegates from the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN) and the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development ( DelPHE Project) which visited the University, to monitor and evaluate the various ongoing [...]

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The Vice-Chancellor, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Prof. Oluwafemi Olaiya Balogun, has restated the essence of training and retraining of the workforce. Prof. Balogun stated this in a Keynote Address he delivered during the Induction Training programme, tagged: Equipping Result-Oriented Administrative Staff of FUNAAB, for newly-appointed staff of the University. Represented by the Deputy [...]

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The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta and Vegefresh Company Limited have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on manpower development in Agriculture. Signing the agreement on behalf of the University was the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Oluwafemi Olaiya Balogun, who was represented by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Development, Professor Felix Salako, who assured Vegefresh that the University had [...]

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The Director-General, Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), Professor Abubakar Sambo, has observed that the training of youths in renewable energy resources is essential for the nation’s economic empowerment, self employment and rural development. Professor Sambo, who was represented by Professor E.J Bala stated this at the joint ECN and National Youth Service Corps’ Renewable Energy [...]

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The medical and economic values of the Giant African Land Snail (GALS) have been observed by scientists to be inexhaustible. The observation was made at the just-concluded 1st International Conference on GALS, organized by the Institute of Food Security, Environmental Resources and Agricultural Research (IFSERAR) of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB). In a [...]

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Nestle Nutrition Institute has added value to the University by donating books to the ‘Nimbe Adedipe Library, for capacity building and empowerment. The Scientific and External Affairs Manager, Mrs. Chioma Emma-Nwachukwu, who led the Nestle team, said the donation was meant to provide enlightenment on new research findings on Nutrition as well as to help [...]

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Participants at the Exchange Programme, under the West African Network for Organic Agriculture, Research and Training (WANOART), Dr. Missiako Valentine Kindomihou and Miss Koura Windktepe Tatiana have commended the contributions of the University to research and development in the area of Organic Agriculture, in Africa. The Exchange Scholar and postgraduate student, both from the Universite [...]

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The Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Professor Oluwafemi Olaiya Balogun, has reiterated his commitment to the welfare of the generality of the student and workforce of the institution. To this extent, Professor Balogun said he was ready to deprive himself of personal comfort at the expense of providing succor for the [...]

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History was made, last Monday as the Vice-Chancellor, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Professor Oluwafemi Olaiya Balogun, formally handed over the new College of Management Sciences (COLMAS), to its pioneer and Acting Dean, Prof. Banji Oyelere, as he charged him to “ensure that our students, in three years are certified as chartered accountants”. It [...]

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