FG approves employment of 30,000 graduates for NALDA program

The Federal Government has given approval to the National Agricultural and Land Development Agency (NALDA) to permanently employ some 30,000 agricultural and other science graduates to handle soil test and other responsibilities for the agency.

They will be trained intensively for two weeks on soil sample collection and soil testing,” The process which has commence will be done in collaboration with the Nigerian institute of Soil Science, the state governments, adding that the graduates will be engaged full time.

The NALDA boss stressed that over the years, farmers don’t have knowledge of their soil potentials and challenges in terms of nutrients requirement and treatment noting that those employed, apart from soil testing, will advise farmers. If there are challenges or issues, they will take the samples to the lab in order to know what the problem is and guide the farmers appropriately.

Farmers will pay as low as N500 per soil sample collected and analysed while each of the employees after the training, will be equipped with the necessary tools to transmit information collected into the agency’s national data base.

HOW TO APPLY FOR NALDA 30,000 NIGERIA GRADUATE RECRUITMENT

Please note that this programme is community based and interested participants must contact NALDA offices in their states.

Below is the full list of NALDA offices across Nigeria;

S/No State Address

1. Abia; ADP Bus Stop, KM 3 Owerri Road, Umuahia, Abia State
2. Adamawa; No 5 Yerima Balla Street, Masakare-Karewa, Jimeta-Yola, Adamawa State
3. Akwa Ibom; One Plaza, Edet Akpan Avenue (4 lanes) Uyo, Akwa Ibom State
4. Bauchi; No 4 Ahmadu Bello Way, Opposite NUJ Secretariat, Bauchi State
5. Bayelsa; White House Road, by Four Square Gospel Church, Agudama-Epie, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State
6. Benue; Terhemba Chabo, Z276/ZA261, Z Lane, Federal Low Cost Housing Estate, Lafia Road North Bank, Makurdi
7. Borno; No 10 Mohammed Goni Road, Old GRA Maidugri, Borno State
8. Cross River; Wing A, Third Floor, Federal Secretariat Complex, Calabar, Cross River State
9. Delta; No 9B Johnson Duku Crescent, off High Court Road, G.R.A Effurun, Delta State
10. Ebonyi; No 12 Nwofoke Odaa Close, close to Alex Ekwueme Teaching Hospital, Abakiliki, Ebonyi State
11. Ekiti; No 176, Iworoko Road beside Friendlys’ Hotel, Adebayo, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State.
12. Enugu; Plot 16, Republic Layout, Independence Layout, Enugu State.
13. Gombe; House H08 Saadu Yuguda Street Tunfure Investment Quarters, Gombe
14. Imo; Along Okigwe Road, Owerri. Behind Former F.S.P Ugwu Orji, Owerri, Imo State
15. Jigawa; No 7A Mobile Base, Off Dutse Bypass, Dutse, Jigawa State.
16. Kaduna; G11, Jalo Road, Anguwan Kanawa, near NDA Bus Stop, Kaduna State
17. Kano; Farm Center, Tarauni LGA, Kano State
18. Katsina; Gidan Dawa, Opposite Al-Huda Academy, Katsina State
19. Kebbi; Azbir Plaza, by Sani Abacha Bypass
20. Kogi; No 5 RCCG Road, Beside Redeemed Christian Church of God Headquarters, Phase 2 Lokoja, Kogi State
21. Kwara; Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Old Jebba Road, Adjacent to KWADP Before Kulende Junction, Sango, Ilorin, Kwara State
22. Lagos; Ministry of Agriculture, Lagos State Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos State
23. Nasarawa; Nasarawa Agricultural Development Program (NADP) Office Complex off Makurdi Road, Nasarawa State
24. Niger; Farm Center by Hotel de Peacock, Tunga, Minna, Niger State.
25. Ondo; Oke Eda Opposite Federal Mortgage Bank, Akure, Ondo State.
26. Osun; No 2 Femi Adefila Crescent GRA, Osogbo, Osun State
27. Oyo; Quarters 825, Oba Abimbola Road, Off Total Garden- Secretariat Road, Agodi GRA, Ibadan, Oyo State.
28. Plateau; No 3 Raiway road, Diye Zarmanganda, Jos South LGC, Plateau State.
29. Sokoto; Plot 85 Mabera Behind Federal Government College, Sokoto State.
30. Taraba; Abuimila Plaza, Nyamusala Road, Jalingo, Taraba State.
31. Yobe; Fderal Secretariat, First Floor, Gashua Road, Damaturu, Yobe Stat
32. Zamfara
33. FCT; Sokoto Rima River Basin Development Authority (SRRBDA) Zonal Office, After Minfor Local Government, Sokoto Bypass Road, Gusau, Zamfara Stat
34. HQ ADDRESS 3A THIRD FLOOR PHASE 1,Federal Secretariat Abuja Central Business District, Abuja