UI’s Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources Gets new Office Complex

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Professor Kayode O Adebowale, mni, FAS, fspsp, has commissioned a new office complex for the Faculy of Renewable Natural Resources of the university.

The Vice-Chancellor stated that the building, which was initially conceived to be rehabilitated with a vertical extension to house two departments, was decided to be a stand-alone building after a structural integrity test was carried out.

The new building conveniently houses a hallway, one 108 capacity lecture room, two 48 capacity lecture rooms, 8 fully furnished professorial ensuite offices, a fully furnished seminar room, toilets, and a complete water system.

Professor Adebowale noted that the building will give succour to the staff and students in the Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources.

He appreciated the contractor for delivering a masterpiece, reiterating the importance of integrity and probity in the execution of projects in the university.

The Dean, Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources, Professor Adejoke Akinyele, stated that the building will house two departments namely: Department of Forest Production and Products and the Department of Social and Environmental Forestry in the Faculty conveniently, to the benefit of the staff and students.

The Head of the Department of Forest Production and Products, Professor Deji Omole, appreciated the Vice-Chancellor and the management team for their unwavering support to the faculty in terms of projects and training.

He recalled that the Awba Dam project, which was undertaken by the administration through the faculty, achieved success in the planting of over twenty thousand trees with the aim of recovering the ecosystem around the dam.

He, therefore, expressed the hope that the university will continue to leverage the expertise and strength of the faculty to achieve a green campus.

The unveiling of the commemorative plaque of the building was later done by the Vice-Chancellor with the support of the Management team, Heads of Departments and Deans of other faculties present at the ceremony.

Courtesy: UI DIRECTORATE OF PUBLIC COMMUNICATION