Entries by lordmaul

NIAS IMPLEMENTS IFIF/FAO TRAINING FOR OTHER STAKEHOLDERS IN THE FEED MILL INDUSTRIES

As feed production in Nigeria continues to expand in volume and value in response to increase in demand from Farm establishments, capacity building of stakeholders in the industry is one of the key priorities. To ensure multiplier effect of the IFIF/FAO train – the – trainer pilot project held in Nigeria in 2015, NIAS have […]

PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE VERIFICATION OF ANIMAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT KOGI STATE UNIVERSITY

Nigerian Institute of Animal Science in line with its statutory mandate undertook professional resource verification of human and material resources used in teaching Animal Science programme in  Kogi State University on 13- 14th of October 2016. On arrival, the team was received by Director Academic planning who later introduced members of the team to the […]

SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT PAID OVERSIGHT VISIT TO NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE.

The Registrar/CEO Nigerian Institute of Animal Science Prof. E. A. Iyayi, Council President Prof. I .F. Adu and the Management team of NIAS received the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. In his opening remark, Registrar commended the current administration of President Buhari for putting Agriculture on the front burner for economic diversification. He […]

REGISTRATION OF FEED PREMISES

Notice is hereby given to feedmill operators, premix manufacturers, importers of premix, amino acids and feed additives to register their premises with the Nigerian Institute Animal Science in accordance with Federal Government Gazette no 137, Vol. 104 of Animal 2017 on Regulation for feed milling industry in Nigeria. Operators should check the category to which […]

‘Poultry industry has saved N50 billion since border closure’

With the poultry industry currently functioning almost at its full capacity following the border closure, the Nigerian Institute of Animal Science (NIAS), has said the sector has raked in about N50billion between August and December, and also created many jobs. The Registrar of the Institute, Prof Eustace Iyayi, at a news conference in Abuja, yesterday, […]

Different strokes for poultry farmers as yuletide yields boom

It was a case of different strokes for different players in the poultry industry during the festive season. While some smiled to the banks with high proceeds, it wasn’t so for others, as they struggled to sell off their stock at give-away prices, to manageably realise their investment. Despite the border closure, which has positioned […]