Julius Okonkwo
30 May 2017
The Executive Director of the National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI) in Umudike, Abia State, Dr. Julius Okonkwo has urged youths to embrace practical agriculture and farming rather than keep searching for white-collar jobs.
18 May 2017
The National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI) Umudike, Abia State in collaboration with the Federal Government has commenced a two-week training on Cassava Stem Multiplication for 90 youths selected from Anambra, Benue, Ebonyi, Niger, Ogun and Taraba states.
4 May 2017
The Executive Director of the National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI) Umudike, Dr Julius Okonkwo, has described the elongated strike by the Non-Academic Staff Union...
30 Apr 2017
The Executive Director of the National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), Umudike, Abia State, Dr Julius Okonkwo has blamed the recent destruction of the institute’s ongoing breeding programmes....
20 Apr 2017
He therefore, called on all the striking NRCRI, NASU staff that have remained at home due to the strike but continued to collect government salary since May 2016, to return to their duty posts in their own interest.
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