Nigeria, July 24 -- The Federal Government has inaugurated a 24-member Inter-Ministerial Committee tasked with overhauling the agricultural curricula across Nigeria's tertiary institutions.

The move is part of a strategic effort to reposition agriculture as a catalyst for food security, youth employment, and national economic growth.

The Minister of Education, who presided over the inauguration, described the reform initiative as a bold and timely intervention aimed at addressing the outdated and largely theoretical curricula that have limited the potential of Colleges and Universities of Agriculture in the country.

According to the Minister, the new direction seeks to align agricultural education with practical, modern and innovation-...