The Niger State College of Agriculture, Mokwa (NSCAM), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University Lapai (IBBUL) in the areas of teaching, research and community development services.
At the signing of the MoU, the vice chancellor of IBBUL, Professor Muhammad Nasir Maiturare, disclosed that the school appreciates and acknowledges the paramount role agriculture plays in the development of any nation, hence its determination to explore every opportunity towards facilitating the development of agricultural programmes being offered at the institution.
The VC explained that the MoU would also cover staff training and exchange programmes together with the introduction of Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) programmes in Crop Science and Production as well as Farm Management.
In his remarks, NSCAM provost, Dr. Aliyu Muhammad, expressed optimism of a fruitful collaboration between the two institutions, especially with the signing of the MoU, which would impact positively on the agricultural sector of the state and the country at large.
The university registrar, Alhaji Musa Abdullahi, in a vote of thanks, appreciated the Faculty of Agriculture of the university, for initiating several laudable partnerships and collaborations with reputable institutions.
The climax of the occasion was the exchange of the documents between the chief executives of the two schools.