{"id":15340,"date":"2026-06-20T12:42:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/vice-chancellor-of-uni-of-abuja-visits-iita-abuja-station\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T20:39:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T20:39:43","slug":"vice-chancellor-of-uni-of-abuja-visits-iita-abuja-station","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/vice-chancellor-of-uni-of-abuja-visits-iita-abuja-station\/","title":{"rendered":"Vice-Chancellor of Uni of Abuja visits IITA Abuja Station"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure id=\"attachment_27814\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27814\" style=\"width: 489px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27814\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/University-of-Abuja-p01-300x150-1.jpg\" alt=\"Visitors at the yam screen house.\" width=\"489\" height=\"245\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27814\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Visitors at the yam screen house.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A 5-member delegation from the University of Abuja led by the Vice-Chancellor Professor Abdul-Rasheed Na\u2019Allah visited IITA Abuja Station on 14 September. The objective of the visit was to explore the possibility of reviving a 2009 MoU between the University and IITA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Head of IITA-Abuja, Gbassey Tarawali,\u00a0and\u00a0the IITA\u00a0Yam Seed Systems\u00a0Specialist and former University of Abuja lecturer, Beatrice Aighewi, received the delegation. Tarawali welcomed the visitors, saying \u201cWe are both a learning and research Institute and there is need for sharing knowledge as often as possible.\u201d He made a presentation on IITA\u2019s work in Abuja, Nigeria, and sub-Saharan Africa in the last 50 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Presenting on the \u201cRecent developments yam seed systems,\u201d Aighewi pinpointed the shift from using tubers to vines in yam propagation so that more tubers will be available for food. She also indicated that two students from the University of Abuja were carrying out their projects within the Yam Improvement for Income and Food Security in West Africa (YIIFSWA) project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Vice-Chancellor, during the visit said, \u201cAgriculture is one of the thrusts of the university.\u201d He explained in detail, the structure, achievements, challenges, and the plan for the Faculty of Agriculture in the University, stressing that IITA has a lot to offer the University based on its track record over the years. He posited that \u201cThe MoU with IITA must work and fast too. 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