07/08/2026
๐๐จ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ข ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ง๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐๐ก๐ง-๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ง-๐ง๐ข๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ข๐ก๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐๐ช๐๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ/๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ง
The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) Zoological Park, popularly known as ๐๐จ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ข ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐, has hosted a ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ป๐-๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐-๐ง๐ผ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐ for the 2025/2026 Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) cohort, marking the successful completion of their six-month practical training in zoo management.
The ceremony, held on ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐ฑ๐๐ต ๐๐๐ด๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ, was organised to acknowledge the students' dedication, contributions, and commitment during their period of training at the Zoo Park, while also encouraging them as they embark on the next phase of their academic and professional journeys.
The occasion was graced by ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ. ๐ง๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ ๐ข๐น๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ, former Director of the Institute for Human Resources Development (INHURD), and ๐ ๐ฟ. ๐ข๐น๐ฎ๐ท๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ, Acting Director of Public Relations, FUNAAB, alongside members of staff of FUNAAB Zoo Park.
๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐
In his goodwill message, ๐ ๐ฟ. ๐ข๐น๐ฎ๐ท๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ, Acting Director of Public Relations, charged the graduating SIWES students to continually ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐, ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐๐ต. He encouraged them to equip themselves with relevant skills and knowledge in order to remain competitive and favourably positioned for opportunities in their chosen careers.
Also speaking at the occasion, ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ. ๐ง๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ ๐ข๐น๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ commended the Director of FUNAAB Zoo Park for the remarkable innovations and developments introduced to the Park. He noted that the transformation and improvements recorded at the Zoo Park were visible and provided evidence of purposeful leadership and innovation.
๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
A major highlight of the ceremony was the presentation of ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป to the 14 SIWES students who successfully completed the rigorous six-month practical training programme in zoo management.
The students were trained in various aspects of zoo and wildlife management, including animal care and husbandry, animal handling and restraint, animal enrichment, park tour guiding and conservation education, taxidermy and museum techniques, as well as enclosure design and maintenance.
The 14 students who successfully completed the programme are:
1. Ipadeola Jeremiah Favour
2. Oyelayo Priscilla Titilope
3. Olayiwola Fathiat Olaide
4. Jelili Rokeebat Ajolayo
5. Kazeem Fathia Bisola
6. Ayodele Eniola Elizabeth
7. Makinde Abisola Florence
8. Aziagba Chidumebi Fabiana
9. Jacob Ofure Gloria
10. Oluwafemi Amos Timileyin
11. Oni Emmanuel Ifeoluwa
12. Odey Esther Lehiowo
13. Ajuwon Mueez Eniola
14. Kelani Haleemah Ololade
๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ช๐๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐
In his remarks, the ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐จ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐ผ๐ผ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ, ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ. ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ข. ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐บ-๐ช๐ผ๐ฏ๐ผ congratulated the students on the successful completion of their training and charged them to remain ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ, ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ด๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ธ๐๐๐ฎ, ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ๐๐ฒ๐น๐๐ฒ๐.
He explained that the decision to organise the special sent-forth ceremony was borne out of the students' dedication and contributions to the activities of the Zoo Park throughout their training period. He noted that the gesture was also significant as it marked the ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ผ๐ผ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ-๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ช๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐.
๐ฆ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ผ๐ผ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ
Responding on behalf of the graduating students, ๐ข๐น๐๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ ๐๐บ๐ผ๐ ๐ง๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป expressed profound appreciation to the management and entire staff of FUNAAB Zoo Park for the knowledge, practical skills, guidance, and experience imparted to them throughout their six-month training.
As a gesture of appreciation, the students presented a ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฑ๐ผ ๐ด๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ to the Zoo Park. The gifts were received with appreciation as a demonstration of the students' gratitude for the support and learning opportunities provided during their stay.
The ceremony concluded with the ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐, ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฝ ๐ฝ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ต๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐ด๐ฒ๐-๐๐ผ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐, providing an opportunity for the students and staff to celebrate the completion of a rewarding training experience.
FUNAAB Zoo Park congratulates the entire ๐ฆ๐๐ช๐๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ/๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ and wishes them outstanding success as they continue their academic and professional journeys.
๐๐จ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ข ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ช๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ง๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.
