…as university don urges FG to harness natural vegetation to provide power, preserve water From WOLE BALOGUN, Ado-Ekiti The Federal University Oye-Ekiti, (FUOYE)’s Faculty of Sciences has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with South Africa (S. A)’s Vaal University of Technology (VUT), to enhance research, exchange of academic programmes and capacity building among staff…
Governor Seyi Makinde, has said that he will summon all stakeholders that were involved in the establishment of The Central Abattoir, Amosun Village, Ibadan to a roundtable meeting where a lasting solution to the age-long misunderstanding that has divided the Oyo State Butchers Association into two-faction would be solved. Makinde spoke when he paid an…
The Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) says it is committed to highest quality standards over its product following the inconveniences the recall of the “contaminated” Eva bottled water might have caused consumers. Ekuma Eze, NBC’s director, public affairs and communications, said the bottling company had started withdrawing the contaminated Eva bottled water before NAFDAC issued the…
The study documents the first time HIV has been eliminated from the entire genome of a living animal Researchers in Nebraska and Philadelphia used a two-pronged approach to corner HIV then use gene-editing to attack it They eliminated HIV in a third of their lab mice who were engineered to produce human T-cells The team…
…as FAO thumbs up IITA Youth agripreneurs The youth program of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has won the 2019 International Innovation Award for sustainable food and Agriculture. The award is in recognition of IITA’s commitment to improving both agribusiness opportunities and creditworthiness of youth across Africa. The award which is the first…
By; Opeyemi Olawore An international agency, known as HarvestPlus has promised to give technical support to Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora. A notable processor and partner with HarvestPlus, Mrs. Bola Adeyemo stated this at the Second Pre-planting Season Seed Fair held at the Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology (OYSCATECH), Igboora….
By Opeyemi Olawore The need for Nigerians to eat bio-fortified crops was again stressed at the Pre-Second planting Season Seed Fair, tagged Eating for Health and Wealth. The Seed Fair which was jointly organized by HarvestPlus, Senator Adeyemo Women Empowerment Cooperatives (SAWEC), Oyo State Agricultural Development Programme (OYSADEP) and Oyo State College of Agriculture and…
The Zone XI Police Command, Osogbo has arrested a fake medical doctor in Inisa town, Odo-otin Local Government Area of Osun State In a press release signed by the Zonal Public Relations Officer, SP Adekunle Ajisebutu, and made available to newsmen in Osogbo, the fake doctor has been operating with secondary school certificate. The statement…
Following the use of Snipers, the popular agricultural pesticide in cases of suicides in the country, NAFDAC has ordered agro-dealers to withdraw the product from open markets and supermarkets. Dr. Bukar Usman, Director, Veterinary Medicine and Allied Products Directorate of NAFDAC, disclosed this on Wednesday at the premises of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture…
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared that his government will rely heavily on a turnaround of the Agriculture sector to actualize accelerated development of the state in the next four years. The Governor, who was speaking an event in Eruwa, said that his Governnent would revive the farm settlements and leverage on the…
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