On March 6, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State and his Niger counterpart, Umar Bago, signed an agreement to produce and process food for Lagos.
He said the majority of the facilities at the river basins had been abandoned for too long, thereby becoming obsolete.
NOSDRA has called for robust environmental management plans to address oil-devastated land in Nigeria.
“We call on governments at all levels to continue to support us to attain the height of our potential,” Mr Loko said.
The students emerged winners of the global competition during the sixth edition of the contest in the fields of Biology and Agricultural Sciences.
The Katsina government sourced the remaining N1 billion counterpart fund for the project.
