NUC unbundles varsity courses, splits Mass Communication, Agriculture, others into seven… (SEE DETAILS) by Patrick Akpu December 24, 2019 0 The National Universities Commission (NUC) has announced plans to unbundled some academic courses being offered in universities as from next ...
FG must invest more in agric to tackle hunger, poverty – Kalejaye by admin December 14, 2019 0 A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Kunle Kalejaye has called on the President Muhammadu Buhari- led government to genuinely strive ...
Why Nigeria can’t export yam despite being world’s largest producer, by FG by Patrick Akpu November 27, 2019 0 The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) ranks Nigeria as one of the world’s largest producers of yam with about 60 ...
Makinde revokes controversial Moniya-Iseyin road contract by Patrick Akpu August 27, 2019 0 Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has announced the revocation of the N7 billion Moniya-Iseyin road contract awarded during the administration ...
Makinde needs at least 10% budget allocation to transform agric in Oyo – IITA boss by Patrick Akpu August 19, 2019 0 No matter our good intentions, we will not see a transformation in agriculture if we continue to invest less than ...
APC lists 4 steps taken by Fayemi to transform agriculture, agribusiness in Ekiti by Patrick Akpu July 15, 2019 0 With the Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi celebrating his first year anniversary in his second coming as governor, his party, ...
IAR&T boss charges FG on agric policies to tackle hunger in Nigeria by Patrick Akpu July 5, 2019 0 The Federal Government has been urged to produce sustainable agricultural policies and programmes that will help the nation tackle hunger ...
Why I’ll focus on rural farmers in Oyo State, by Seyi Makinde by Patrick Akpu May 23, 2019 0 Oyo State Governor-Elect, Engr. Seyi Makinde has pledged to pay special attention to agricultural development when he is sworn-in on ...
How IAR&T Ibadan has bloomed in agric research for 50 years by Patrick Akpu April 2, 2019 0 The Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T), Ibadan, turned 50 on Monday, April 1, 2019, and the institution is ...
Tanzania President orders soldiers to buy up cashew nuts as private firms refuse to pay new price by Patrick Akpu November 13, 2018 0 Tanzanian President John Magufuli has ordered the army to buy up the entire country’s crop of cashew nuts after private ...
African countries should embrace IITA youth programme to tackle poverty, unemployment – Sanginga by Patrick Akpu November 1, 2018 0 African leaders urgently need to depart from mere rhetoric and begin to take action in solving the continents problems marked ...
Ajimobi tasks stakeholders on Agric Development by newspeak October 11, 2018 0 The Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi on Thursday called on Agricultural Research Institutes and other stakeholders to come ...
Oyo partners IITA on Agric summit (SEE DETAILS) by Patrick Akpu October 7, 2018 0 Oyo State Government will on Thursday and Friday October 11 and 12, 2018 hold an agriculture investment summit with the ...
AgricOyo: Oyo cultivates 24 hectares of grains by newspeak October 2, 2018 0 The Oyo State Government has cultivated 24 hectares of maize grains under the Oyo Agricultural Initiative (AgricOyo) in the 2018 ...
IITA wins 2018 Africa Food Prize by Patrick Akpu September 7, 2018 0 The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) based in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital in Nigeria, has won the 2018 ...