The Vice-Chancellor of David Umahi Federal University of Health Sciences (DUFUHS), Ebonyi, Prof. Jesse Uneke has expressed concern over the increasing cases of vision impairment across the country.
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Over the years, a major wisdom in Nigeria is that agriculture is the mainstay of the economy, its real foundation for creating employment, livelihood and opportunities. Truly, it was the case that Nigeria used to boast of a thriving agricultural economy in crop production, livestock, forestry and fishing, with every part of the country thriving agriculturally. The country has over 34 million hectares of arable land, a net total area of 79 million hectares that can be cultivated, and an irrigable area of 3.14 million hectares. Between 1961 and the following decade, Nigeria’s economy was significantly propelled by agriculture, the…
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