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03.02.25
On 22 January, the IITA–CGIAR Deputy Director General Partnerships for Delivery (P4D), Dr Kenton Dashiell, accompanied by a team, paid a courtesy visit to Aletheia University, Ago-Iwoye, Nigeria. Highlight of the visit was the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two parties to advance agricultural research, capacity building, and sustainable development in Nigeria.
In his opening remarks, Aletheia University Vice-Chancellor, Prof Amos Onasanya, warmly welcomed the IITA team and provided an insightful overview of the university’s mission and activities. He emphasized Aletheia’s unique approach to education, which integrates moral values, academics, technology, entrepreneurship, agriculture, and ICT into its curriculum. Prof Onasanya explained that every university graduate has at least four distinct skills, including agricultural expertise, to contribute to eradicating hunger and driving Africa’s economic growth.
The partnership with IITA, leveraging the institute’s extensive research portfolio and proven successes in innovation scaling, will enable Aletheia University to focus on tropical agriculture as a cornerstone for research, publications, and capacity development for students and staff.