FG Appoints New Provosts for Three Federal Agriculture Colleges

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja The Federal Government has appointed substantive provosts for three Federal Colleges of Agriculture in Akure, Kano and Dadin Kowa, Gombe State, as part of efforts to strengthen agricultural education, research and the country’s food security drive. The appointments were announced in a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer to the Executive Secretary of the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria, ARCN, Khadijat O. Ameen, on Friday. […]

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Vietnam seeks stronger cooperation with Nigeria on agriculture and technology

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja The Vietnamese ambassador to Nigeria, Bui Quoc Hung, has called for deeper cooperation between Vietnam and Nigeria in key sectors including agriculture, technology and human resource development. Speaking after a meeting with the national chairman of APC, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda Goshwe; Mr Hung said discussions focused on strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries, which recently marked 50 years of diplomatic ties. He noted that Vietnam […]

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Foreign Affairs Minister Urges U.S. to Work With Nigeria, Highlights Country’s Strategic Role In Energy, Agriculture

Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has underscored the strategic importance of renewed U.S.–Nigeria cooperation, calling for stronger investment ties during a high-level roundtable dialogue convened by the Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU) on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). ‎According to a statement on Wednesday by Special Assistant on Media and Communications Strategy to the minister Alkasim Abdulkadir, the meeting, which brought […]

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Tinubu Appoints IBB’s Son as Bank of Agriculture Chairman

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Muhammad Babangida, son of former military President Ibrahim Babangida, as the Chairman of the newly revamped Bank of Agriculture (BOA). The announcement was made in a statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy. According to Onanuga, Babangida's appointment is among several others approved by the President, which include seven other chairmen and heads of […]

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