{"id":16403,"date":"2026-06-20T12:50:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/dg-sanginga-commends-development-in-abuja-station\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T19:29:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T19:29:46","slug":"dg-sanginga-commends-development-in-abuja-station","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/dg-sanginga-commends-development-in-abuja-station\/","title":{"rendered":"DG Sanginga commends development in Abuja Station"},"content":{"rendered":"IITA Director General\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/iita-staff\/sanginga-nteranya\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nteranya Sanginga<\/a>\u00a0has commended the development strides in IITA Abuja Station. \u201cI am happy with the new look of Abuja Station,\u201d Sanginga said while being conducted around some of the new structures within the station by the Station Head,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/iita-staff\/tarawali-gbassey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gbassey Tarawali<\/a>.\n<div id=\"attachment_3252\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 769px\">\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1024_P1190324_2.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3252\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1024_P1190324_2.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of DG Sanginga (with raised arms) and staff at the Abuja Station on one of the newly constructed roads.\" width=\"769\" height=\"555\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3252\" \/><\/a>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-3252\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DG Sanginga (with raised arms) and staff at the Abuja Station on one of the newly constructed roads.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\nSanginga, who was on a visit to Abuja to attend the Commissioning of the Nigeria Country Department Complex of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.afdb.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Banque africaine de d\u00e9veloppement<\/a>, inspected the offices in the newly built ATASP-1 Youth Training Center, the interlocked road from the gate to the guesthouse, the newly constructed maize warehouse, and the warehouse stocked with bags of sorghum maintained by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youthagripreneurs.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IITA Youth Agripreneurs<\/a>\u00a0in Abuja.\n\nOther facilities inspected were the ongoing construction of the Tissue Culture Laboratory, the ATASP-1 processing center, the staff canteen, and other facilities.\n<div id=\"attachment_3253\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 769px\">\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1024_P1190350_2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3253\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1024_P1190350_2.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of DG Sanginga at the IYA grain warehouse in Abuja.\" width=\"769\" height=\"479\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3253\" \/><\/a>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-3253\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DG Sanginga at the IYA grain warehouse in Abuja.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\nBefore he left Abuja station, the DG expressed satisfaction with the recent growth, and encouraged the management and staff to do much more especially in the area of fundraising for sustainability given the strategic position of Abuja Station.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IITA Director General Nteranya Sanginga has commended the development strides in IITA Abuja Station. \u201cI am happy with the new look of Abuja Station,\u201d Sanginga said while being conducted around some of the new structures within the station by the Station Head, Gbassey 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