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BREAKING NEWS: Nigerian Senate Plan To Tackle Food Insecurity Through Modernisation of Agricultural Education
The Senate Committee on Agricultural Colleges and Institutions has unveiled plans to modernise Nigeria’s agricultural education and research system as part of efforts to tackle food insecurity.
The committee’s Chairman, Sen. Sharafadeen Alli, during a media parley held in Ibadan on Monday, added that the plans would also boost job creation across the country.
NAN reports that the media parley held ahead of the maiden National Legislative Summit and Expo on Agricultural Colleges and Institutions.
The forthcoming summit is titled “Unfolding the Potential of Agricultural Colleges and Institutions through Collaboration and Innovation to Enhance Food Security and Job Creation”.
Alli said the committee had initiated high-level diplomatic engagements with Malaysia, Brazil, China, Germany, India, the United Kingdom, and the European Union to facilitate technology transfer.
He added that the committee had also engaged in investment and training to overhaul Nigeria’s agricultural education system.
According to him, the committee is determined to transform agricultural institutions from theory-based centres into practical and innovation-driven hubs with the capacity to deliver impactful results.
“The era of treating agricultural education as purely academic is over.
“Our goal is to ensure that between 60 per cent and 70 per cent of training focuses on practical areas such as crop production, livestock, and agribusiness,” he said.
He explained that the initiative informed the decision to organise the first National Legislative Summit and Expo on Agricultural Colleges and Research Institutions, from Tuesday to Friday.
The senator further revealed that the committee was reviewing existing laws guiding the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN).
He said that more than 16 affiliated research institutes need to improve their operational efficiency and align their mandates with the nation’s food security agenda.
According to him, the Senate supports the establishment of specialised institutions, including the proposed Federal College of Agriculture in Shani, Borno, to strengthen agricultural development in underserved regions.
“Despite the logistical challenges, the committee has continued to engage heads of agricultural agencies to ensure that over 35 research institutes contribute meaningfully to national food security goals.
“Our focus remains on producing skilled manpower that can bridge the gap between agricultural research and practical farming,” Alli said.
Meanwhile, the Executive Director, National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), Prof. Muhammed Attanda, described the summit as timely, noting that Nigeria urgently needs a strong legislative framework to drive agricultural development.
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English Alhaji Raises Alarm, ‘My Life In Danger’ After Receiving Calls From Bandits [VIDEO]
DAILY POST recalls that English Alhaji had a week ago commended the youth of Achepe community in Nasarawa State for repelling bandits’ attack.
While faulting the youth for handing over some captured bandits to the military, English Alhaji said “Only mistake wey this people do, this youth of Achepe catch this people finish and handed them over to the military.
“Why? Why? Do you want the army to reintegrate them? Abi the once they integrate never do una? You want them to integrate more of the terrorist? Why handling them over to the military? Unalive this boys. You don catch them and collected the AK-47 rifle from them, kpai them. Why giving them to the police again? Youth of Achepe, una no do well for that one oo.”
However, in a now trending video on his Instagram page, English Alhaji, who stated that his life is in danger, shared a recorded WhatsApp video call he received from bandits threatening him for advising Nigerians to kill them.
“Nigerians, so yesterday in the afternoon bandits called me on a video call. You can see the confidence, you guys are no longer hiding. They no longer cover their face, they’re everywhere. They got my WhatsApp number on my Facebook page. They turned their camera to show me ammunition. Na now I know the kind danger wey I dey.
“They said why do I tell people to be killing them. One of them said this thing wey I dey tell people to unalive them when they catch them, don’t hand them over to the military, kpai them. They said what if they catch me, they will do that same thing to me”, he said.
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Xenophoba: Not Only South Africa But Also Many Other Countries Treat Nigerians Harsely
The host of Brekete Family, a Human Rights Radio and Television programme, Ahmed Isah, popularly known as “Ordinary President,” has revealed how the world treats Nigerians differently amid the ongoing Xenophobic attacks in South Africa.
Speaking on the Brekete Family programme on Tuesday, Ordinary President also pointed out how Nigeria gave asylum to South African freedom fighters.
Recall that South Africans have killed a handful of Nigerian, Ghanaian, and other African nationals in the recent xenophobic attacks.
Reacting to the development, Ordinary President said, “See what they are doing to Nigerians in South Africa.
“Other nationals from other countries like Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Tanzania, even countries that share common boundaries with them [South Africa]. They are humiliating them.
“Let it not be like they are singling out only Nigerians; that is why they are doing it to other African countries.
“See the approach to other nationals and the approach to Nigerians; you can see the anger and bitterness. The same South Africa that we contributed money to, so that they could regain their freedom.
“South Africans were coming to Nigeria to school on scholarship, their freedom fighters who narrowly escaped will come to Nigeria, and we will give them asylum.
“But Nigerians, let me let you people know, it’s not only South Africa, but almost every country around the world is doing something to Nigerians that they can’t do to other nationals.
“If you go to Canada, go to their prison and check which nationals are more. If you go to India, go to their prison and check, and go to other countries. Nobody seems to be bothered because of the ineffective leadership we have in this country [Nigeria],” he said.
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