Tag: agriculture
Lagos to establish fruit orchards in 20 secondary schools
Lagos State Acting Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya has said that the state government is establishing fruit orchards in 20 Secondary...
BUK gets $20m World Bank agric research grant
The Centre for Dry Land Agriculture, Bayero University Kano (BUK) has received $20 million World Bank grant for research and development in...
NUC purposes competency based veterinary education
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has urged the Deans of Faculties of Veterinary Medicine in Nigeria to embrace competency-based veterinary education to...
ACE at BUK gets own research farm
Bayero University Kano has opened a research farm as part of its mandate as a World Bank designated Africa Centre of Excellence...
ABU produced genetically modified cowpea for farms in December
The federal government said it would release the Genetically Modified cowpea seed known as the Pod Borer Resistant to farmers in December...
Who is Joseph Tarka after whom Makurdi Agriculture University was renamed?
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law a bill amending the name of the University of Agriculture, Makurdi to Joseph Sarwan Tarka University, Makurdi.
His...
38 bag distinction as ABU agric colleges graduate 1,165 students
The Division of Agricultural Colleges (DAC), Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) on Saturday held its joint convocation ceremony of the college with 38 graduating students...
ABU research births Nigeria’s first genetically modified food crop
A 10 year research breakthrough at the Institute for Agricultural Research, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria has given birth to Nigeria's first genetically...
Leventis Foundation Agricultural School one year Training Programme
The Leventis Foundation (Nigeria) is a charitable company of the A.G Leventis Group dedicated to the training of farmers in modern and sustainable agricultural...