Senate adopts Kalu’s bill to establish Federal College of Agriculture in Ohafia

From Kenneth Udeh, Abuja
The Nigerian Senate has taken a significant step towards establishing a Federal College of Agriculture in Ohafia, Abia State, following the first reading of a bill sponsored by Senator Orji Uzor Kalu (Abia North) during plenary on Tuesday.
The bill, titled Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria Act (Amendment) Bill, 2026, was presented during plenary presided over by Senate President Godswill Akpabio.
Sponsored by Senator Kalu, the proposed legislation seeks to amend the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria Act, Cap A12, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, to provide for the establishment of the Federal College of Agriculture, Ohafia.
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