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From 3 to 13 PhDs: Kano Agricultural College Soars Under Gwaram’s Leadership

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"OfrSTUCJ" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>The Provost of the Federal College of Agricultural Produce Technology &lpar;FCAPT&rpar;&comma; Kano&comma; Dr&period; Muhammad Yushau Gwaram&comma; has disclosed that the institution now has 13 PhD holders among its academic staff a significant leap from when he assumed leadership of the college&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"GyQ4EjoD" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>Dr&period; Gwaram made the revelation during a press briefing held at the college premises in Kano&comma; where he addressed journalists on the milestones achieved by the college under his leadership&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to the provost&comma; the number of doctorate holders has increased from just three to thirteen through deliberate staff development efforts&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Some of our PhD holders had migrated to Ilorin and other places&comma; but we’ve been able to retain a substantial number&period; In addition&comma; we now have over 30 lecturers with Master’s degrees&comma; and very soon&comma; more than 20 of them will become PhD holders&comma;” Dr&period; Gwaram stated&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He further explained that despite not being beneficiaries of TETFund grants&comma; the college has continued to sponsor the academic development of its staff using internally generated resources&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We are using our little funds to train our staff up to PhD level&comma;” he emphasized&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"PfLSbP9A" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>Dr&period; Gwaram also highlighted academic advancement within the college&comma; noting that during his tenure&comma; the institution had organized two national conferences where scholarly papers were presented&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;For over five years&comma; we have consistently reviewed our curriculum to align with modern agricultural practices&comma;” he said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad3" id&equals;"quads-ad3" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The provost revealed that the college now offers seven new courses&comma; all fully approved by the National Board for Technical Education &lpar;NBTE&rpar;&comma; unlike in the past when some courses lacked accreditation&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;All the courses we offer now are NBTE-approved&period; When our students graduate&comma; they do so with not just certificates but practical skills that make them self-employed&comma;” he noted&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He also highlighted the college’s engagement with local communities&comma; especially rural women and students&comma; through food processing projects&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We’re currently processing &OpenCurlyQuote;garin kunu’ and other delicacies&period; We collaborate with both community members and students to drive agro-based entrepreneurship&comma;” he explained&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In terms of infrastructure&comma; Dr&period; Gwaram announced that the college has installed a functioning water system&comma; hospital facilities with beds for medical attention&comma; and a tomato processing engine capable of handling up to 1&comma;000 kilograms at once&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Our tomato packaging and processing technology has reached across Nigeria&period; We trained 300 people in the South-South&comma; 150 in the South-East&comma; and many more in the South-West on tomato processing&comma;” he added&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The provost also lauded the cordial relationship the college enjoys with the Kano State Government&comma; stating that it has consistently sponsored many students for training at the institution&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Furthermore&comma; Dr&period; Gwaram emphasized the college’s hands on approach to learning&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We have greenhouses where students are trained practically&period; The goal is to ensure that our graduates are equipped with employable and entrepreneurial skills&comma;” he concluded&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Federal College of Agricultural Produce Technology&comma; located in Kano&comma; continues to position itself as a hub for agricultural innovation and skill-based education across Nigeria&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 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