Agric research: Langtang South woos FG on federal varsity

The authorities of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, has announced the appointment of Mr Amos Nmadu Kolo, as the new Registrar of the institution. The appointment was announced in a statement signed by the university’s Public Relations Officer, Mrs Lydia Legbu, yesterday in Minna.

According to her, the appointment is with effect from June 12, 2018 and for a period of five years. “This was conveyed in a letter signed by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Abdullahi Bala, following Council’s approval at its 130th Special meeting held at the main campus of the university”, she said.

Mr Kolo, who is presently a Deputy Registrar and Secretary, Postgraduate School, will be the 6th substantive registrar of the institution as he succeeds Mrs Victoria Kolo, whose tenure ends on June 11, 2018. (NAN)

The people of LangtangSouth Local Government Area of Plateau State have called on the federal government to establish a Federal University of Agriculture in Gangnim Sabongida area in order to boost research and food production in the country.

They spoke through Beni Lar, representing Langtang North and Langtang South Federal Constituency of Plateau State.

Lar, in a statement said it is recommended that due to the unique vegetation and climate condition in Gangnim, Sabongida area of Langtang South which is conducive to grow crops useful for consumption, medicinal purpose and research, a Federal University of Agriculture would be very adequate and strategic.

She said Plateau State is endowed with natural and agricultural resources and that it was against this background that the University of Jos and the National Agency for Biotechnology established a center in Gangnim, Sabongida in Langtang South 10 years ago.

According to her, the proposed Federal University of Agriculture, if established in the area, will boast the nation’s economy by enhancing the local production and exportation of agricultural products.

“We all know that food security is essential to the existence of all citizens. It is in this light that we are calling on the Federal Government to include the advocated Federal University of Agriculture, Sabongida, in Langtang South of Plateau state among the 15 federal universities of agriculture proposed for establishment by the government,” the statement read. various

Officers of the Eastern Naval Command, of the Nigerian Navy, Calabar, attending to residents of Calabar South, during a medical outreach, as part of 2018 Navy week in Calabar on Saturday.