As 104 FUNAAB Graduands Make First Class

The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) has announced plans to deploy a home-grown technological innovation aimed at reducing the high cost of poultry feeds, a major challenge confronting Nigeria’s livestock sector and protein supply.

The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Olusola Babatunde Kehinde, disclosed while briefing journalists ahead of the university’s 33rd convocation ceremony, scheduled to hold next week at the institution’s campus in the Alabata axis of Odeda Local Government Area, Ogun State.
Prof. Kehinde said the innovation focuses on reducing reliance on maize and soya beans, whose rising production costs have significantly driven up poultry feed prices nationwide.
According to him, FUNAAB is already equipping students with alternative feed-production technologies that would enable them to manufacture poultry feed at significantly lower costs, while boosting local capacity and entrepreneurship.

“The cost of producing maize and other conventional feed ingredients has become extremely high,” he said.
“Our approach is to replace maize and soya beans with viable alternatives, and substantial work is ongoing in the animal production sector to achieve this.”
The Vice-Chancellor also disclosed that 104 students out of 4,141 graduands would be graduating with First-Class Bachelor’s degrees at the forthcoming convocation.

A breakdown of the results showed that 1,771 graduands earned Second-Class Upper Division, while 1,896 obtained Second-Class Lower Division degrees.
In addition, 285 students graduated with Third-Class degrees, while two earned Pass degrees.
He announced that Osianu Joy, of the Department of Food Science and Technology, emerged as the overall best graduating student with a CGPA of 4.85.

Prof. Kehinde further revealed that 69 graduands completed their studies under the Part-Time Degree Programme, while 41 students earned the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree, which is not classified.
“Graduation symbolises triumph over challenges, the fulfilment of dreams, and the opening of new horizons,” the Vice-Chancellor said.
“We are releasing into society a new generation of innovative entrepreneurs, skilled professionals, and visionary leaders ready to contribute meaningfully to national development.”

He described the convocation ceremony as a celebration that transcends academics, bringing together stakeholders to honour both individual excellence and institutional achievement.
The Vice-Chancellor commended the Federal Government, led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for what he described as its consistent and timely release of funds, which he said has been central to FUNAAB’s steady progress.