The management of the University of Abuja has flagged off a green revolution with an initial planting of no fewer than 1,503 seedlings of date palm on 12 hectares of its land at the main campus of the University. Flagging off the plantation at the campus along the Gwagwalada-Airport, the Vice-Chancellor, University of Abuja, Professor Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah, said this was part of the University’s effort to create a green campus and contribute to the economic development of the country. He said: “We are delighted for the opportunity to formally launch this plantation of date palm on our campus. The Vice-Chancellor disclosed that more economic trees, including teak, jatropha, oil palm, shea and mahogany, would be planted on the campus in due course. A reliable source at the Ministry of Human Services and Social Development told Sunday Tribune that the Central Investigation Department (CID) had concluded its findings… Read full storyNIGERIAN TRIBUNE

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 07, 2020 14:37 UTC