A Professor in the University’s Department of Chemistry, College of Physical Sciences (COLPHYS), Professor Ighodalo Eromosele, has produced paint from the seed oil of  Ximenia americana plant, commonly known as Wild Olive. Professor Eromosele, a Polymer Chemist, said the oil paint which was produced has qualities comparable to those of the imported ones. Thus, Linseed oil, which is currently being…

The West African Agricultural Productivity Project (WAAPP), in collaboration with the Training and Farm Demonstration (TFD) Programme, Agricultural Media Resources and Extension Centre (AMREC) of the University, have organised a Field-day Workshop, to gather feedback on the effectiveness of the various training initiatives to enhance farmers’ productivity, as the Bank of Industry (BoI), is also un…

The Sweetpotato for Health and Wealth in Nigeria, a project sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) and implemented by the International Potato Centre in six states, namely: Nasarawa, Benue, Ebonyi, Kaduna, Kwara, and Osun, as well as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), is now in the University. During the test-running exercise of baking bread with Orange-Fl…

Nigerian farmers would soon start enjoying an agricultural system, which seeks to increase their productivity and protect the environment, called the Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA). According to a Research Fellow with the University’s Institute of Food Security, Environmental Resources and Agricultural Research (IFSERAR), Dr. John Oyedepo, the initiative would also bring about food security for a…