The National Universities Commission (NUC) has granted official approval for the re-introduction of Management Degree Programmes at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), following a successful Resource Assessment Visit to the proposed courses, recently.

According to a statement issued by Mr. Olasunkanmi Olajide, the Acting Head, Directorate of Public Relations, the approved programmes include B.Sc. Accounting, B.Sc. Banking and Finance, B.Sc. Business Administration, and B.Sc. Economics, alongside the newly introduced M.Sc. Agroecology.

The programmes are returning after being delisted in the 2017/2018 Academic Session due to a Federal Government directive restricting management sciences in agricultural universities.

In 2021, the University Senate renamed the College of Management Sciences (COLMAS) to the College of Entrepreneurial and Development Studies (COLENDS), in line with FUNAAB’s expanded vision of promoting entrepreneurship and development-driven education.

“This significant development marks a major milestone in FUNAAB’s academic growth,” the statement said.

The management said with the approval, FUNAAB would soon commence admissions into the newly re-introduced degree programmes under COLENDS for the 2025/2026 Academic Session.