FUNAAB Admits 3,800 New Students For 2015/2016 Session

About 3,800 new students would be officially admitted into the Federal University of Agriculture,
Abokuta (FUNAAB) during the Matriculation Ceremony scheduled to hold today, Wednesday,
March 9, 2015 at the FUNAAB Ceremonial Building. 

The newly-admitted students are spread across the 10 Colleges of the University namely: College of
Agricultural Management and Rural Development (COLAMRUD), College of Animal Science and
Livestock Production (COLANIM), College of Engineering (COLENG), College of Environmental Resources Management (COLERM), College of Food Science and Human Ecology (COLFHEC), and College of Plant Science and Crop Production (COLPLANT).


Others are: College of Veterinary Medicine (COLVET), College of Management Sciences (COLMAS), Colleges of Biological Sciences (COLBIOS) and College of Physical Sciences (COLPHYS). 

The university will also hold a Commencement Lecture to usher-in a brand new academic session
same day. 

The title of the Commencement Lecture is, “Running to Win: Is the Prize Worth the Price?" and would be delivered by Prof. Isaac Aiyelaagbe of the University's Department of Horticulture,
College of Plant Science and Crop Production (COLPLANT). It would be recalled that the last edition of the
Commencement Lecture, which was third in the series, was delivered by Mrs. Folusho Olaniyan, the Chief Executive, Contact Consulting Nigeria Limited
and was titled, "Promoting Youth Entrepreneurship in Nigeria Universities: Students' Choices, Nigeria's Legacy".

The Vice-Chancellor and President, Association of African Universities (AAU), Professor Olusola
Oyewole, is expected to chair both occasions. Meanwhile, matriculating students, their parents and guests are advised to be seated by 8.30 am.