The VC said the dwindling State Government resources and inadequate facilities had caused the university to operate with serious challenges.
News Agency of Nigeria
The Federal Government has pledged to support Imo State University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Umuagwo, with farm equipment, accessories, and grants to enhance national economic growth, and food, and nutrition security.
Anthonia Eremah, the Chief Information Officer of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, made this known in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Mohammad Abubakar, pledged when the Acting Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Christopher Eze, and his team visited him in Abuja.
Abubakar said that agriculture is of great importance and could not be separated from environmental sciences.
He said that agriculture was no longer about food only, but now a business and the basis of all other businesses.
The minister said that most of the foreign exchange earnings and infrastructure before now had been raised through agriculture.
Abubakar, who assured that the ministry would work with the university to boost the socio-economic development of the country, promised to visit the institution before the end of his tenure.
Eze had earlier commended the minister and management staff for their laudable programs and achievements.
He said that the dwindling State Government resources and inadequate facilities had caused the university to operate with serious challenges, adding that this explained their quest for assistance.
Eze solicited the support of the ministry in the areas of farm equipment, gender advocacy grants for girl-child and rural women development, as well as research grants for various areas in Agriculture and Environmental Sciences.
Related posts
Reviews
Follow Our Activities On Facebook
4 hours ago
5 hours ago
5 hours ago
8 hours ago
9 hours ago
SUBSCRIBE
[mc4wp_form id=”2012″]
Top Reads!
#BigBrotherNaija “Level Up” Week 6
Though last Sunday Sunday was meant to be a “no-eviction” day, it came as a shocker when fake housemate, Modella…
Dating in 2022; Situationships Are Not For The Fainthearted
Situationships are defined as that space between a defined relationship and something other than a friendship. It is a romantic…
20 Questions With Dinta Media’s Visual Storyteller, Chimeremogo Nwoke
Dinta Media is not really just a media production brand but we like to see ourselves as a hub for…
How Are Nigeria’s Small Businesses Coping?
The current rising rate of inflation and other burdens against the Nigerian economy speaks to the realities of the times.
Thrifting Is All The Rave Now, Here’s Why
By Amy Adindu The affordable clothing movement has gained global attention and acceptance as we’re all trying to look like…
#BigBrotherNaija “Level Up” Week 2
Week 2 of the highly watched Nigerian TV show kicked off with an early plot twist. On Sunday, Big Brother…
#BlueTunes: Burna Boy, Omah Lay Top Album Picks For July
July was a promising month for music lovers; from Lizzo’s album titled Special and Imagine Dragons’ Mercury, (Acts 1 &…
#BlueTunes Album Picks For June
Gbagada Express – Boj Bolaji Odojukan, popularly known as BOJ, was raised both in England and Nigeria. He shot to…
“A Creative’s Dream” with Jeff Chinonso
On the 26th of June 2022, Jeff Chinonso hosted his first solo art exhibition. The Augmented Reality exhibition themed “A…
Nigerian API-based company Thepeer raises $2.1 million
Tech infrastructure startup Thepeer has raised a $2.1 million seed round according to a report from TechCabal. Thepeer, a Nigerian…
Dika Ofoma, Ugochukwu Onuoha take on grief in Debut Film “The Way Things Happen”
The twenty-minute film focuses on the loss of a loved one, and how grief changes a person.
Nigerian Startups might just be Crippled by a Recently Leaked bill
Over the years there has been talks of amendment on the 2007 Act of the National Information & Technology Agency (NITDA).
Why We Love Kelechi Amadi Obi
The definition of talent is Kelechi Amadi’s iconic story. Imagine a person who studies law in school, gets called to Bar, and leaves it all for something different and unrelated…Painting!