The Vice Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, Professor Kabir Bala, has appointed Professor Yusuf Ahmad Sani (an agronomist) as Executive Director of the Institute, with effect from 1st November 2024. Until his appointment, Professor Sani was the Deputy Director to his immediate predecessor, Professor Emmanuel Ike Ikani, between November 2020 and October 2024. Prior to
In recognition of the importance of agricultural extension to agricultural development and economic growth, the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support (L-PRES) Project has delivered on its promise to help boost the activity and performance of the National Farmers Helpline in Nigeria. Several equipment on communication transmission and reception were developed to the National Farmers Helpline, at the
The Executive Director of NAERLS, Professor Emmanuel Ikani has been given an award of International Peace Advocate by the United Nations POLAC Foundation, in recognition of his extension work in Farmer-Herders conflict resolution in Nigeria. The event, which took place on 23 September 2023 at the Banquet Hall of Lagos Airport Hotel, Ikeja, was held
The Institute has inaugurated a Committee on ICT, to be headed by Professor Christogonus Daudu (picture insert). At the inauguration ceremony held on Monday 13 March 2022 at the Institute Boardroom, the Executive Director, Professor Emmanuel Ikani, stressed the need for the Committee to produce a blueprint for accelerating the institutional ICT infrastructures and gateways.
The Institute Finance Officer, Barr (Dr) Hadiza Kabir, has just been promoted to the rank of Deputy Bursar by the Senate of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. The promotion is with effect from 1st October 2022. May this promotion usher in greater achievements and laurels to her and her family, as well as to all members
The Institute paid a courtesy call to the Kaduna Zonal Office of Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) on Tuesday 7 February 2023. The call was mainly to interact with the management on improving the existing collaboration between the two agencies on agricultural broadcasts in the country. The NAERLS team was led by the Assistant
