In a bid to advance the study of Accountancy and to develop good accounting practice, the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN) has unfolded its plans to build a research centre at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta.

ANAN to Build Research Centre in FUNAAB.
The President of ANAN, Alhaji Sakiru Olabode, made this known during a parley with Management of the University when delegates from ANAN paid a courtesy call on the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olusola Oyewole.

According to the President, the focus of the research centre would be to help in the development of small and medium scale enterprises and would be called, “Linking Accounting with Business of Developing Economies”.

He stated that the Association already had five research centres spread across the country, namely: Governmental and Financial Accounting Research Centre, at the Nasarawa University, Keffi; the Leadership Accounting Development Investigation Centre, Ladi; Kogi State University, Ayangba; Centre for Accounting Postgraduate Research, University of Jos; and Centre for Financial and Accounting Research at the Nigerian College of Accountancy.

Chief Olabode stated that considering the peculiarity of the University, whose flagship programme is agriculture, the centre would train people on good record keeping, in agriculture, noting that aside building the Centre, ANAN is interested in its Management and would give annual grants to support the running of the centre.

Responding, the Vice-Chancellor, who was represented by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor(Development), Professor Felix Salako thanked the Association for choosing FUNAAB to build its research centre, stated that the centre would contribute to the development of the university''s new college of management science which offers programmes in accounting, Economics, Business management and entrepreneurial studies.

Another Good news for Funaabites who offer management science[COLMAS].