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Professor Oluremi Adenike Abiolu used FUTA’s 208th inaugural lecture to call for better preservation of Nigerian indigenous knowledge and broader access to reliable information.
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FUTA’s School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology used its September 2026 AGROTECH edition to report on local technology and food security, research funding and the school’s expanded crop production.
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FUTA reported a foundation-laying ceremony for a 1,500-bed hostel in Akure. The project was announced under a TETFund public-private partnership.
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At FUTA’s 206th inaugural lecture, a mechanical and structural materials engineering professor argued that waste from farms and factories could become inputs for useful engineering products.
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The university reported welcoming 200 forestry students from 22 countries for the 54th International Forestry Students Symposium in Akure.
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FUTA’s School of Computing and Cardiff Metropolitan University held a two-day workshop on 29–30 July 2026. With British Council support, it explored women’s participation in human-centred AI.
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Team Zenith placed first and Team Data Knights third at the inaugural Dangote Cement undergraduate industry-based engineering research competition. The final took place at the University of Lagos.
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A lecturer and two students from FUTA’s Department of Surveying and Geoinformatics won the 2026 Young Ocean Scholars university research contest, organised by the National Hydrographic Agency in Lagos.
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FUTA reported that a team from its School of Infrastructure, Minerals and Manufacturing Engineering won a research publication competition organised by the Committee of Deans of Engineering and Technology of Nigerian Universities.
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An African Research Excellence Fund-supported workshop at FUTA’s School of Computing covered machine learning, time-series methods, geospatial analysis and practical AI deployment.
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The April 2026 SURE-Built programme at FUTA listed sessions on academic publishing, grant writing and research mentorship, with a separate session for postgraduate participants.
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Myschoolnews reported that FUTA warned applicants against paying individuals who promised to influence admissions, check results or upload results on their behalf.
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