"Prior to the emergence of UNAAB, the Federal Government had established the Federal University of Technology, Abeokuta (FUTAB) in 1983. Then, in 1984, it was merged with the University of Lagos and had its name changed to the College of Science and Technology, Abeokuta (COSTAB), before the demerger of January, 1988. The University started off from the old Campus of Abeokuta Grammar School, Isale-Igbein near the city centre. It completed its movement to its Permanent Site along Alabata Road in 1997, in what has been termed the fastest pace of Permanent Site development in the history of Nigerian University System. At the initial stage, five Colleges were introduced in the University in October 1988 as follows: * College of Agricultural Management, Rural Development and Studies (COLAMRUCS) * College of Animal Science and Livestock Production (COLANIM) * College of Environmental Resources Management (COLERM) * College of Natural Sciences (COLNAS) * College of Plant Science and Crop Production (COLPLANT)"