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By Mustapha Yauri
Zaria (Kaduna State), Jan. 18, 2021 The Nigeria Institute of Transport Technology (NITT), Zaria, says it has acquired 84 hectares of land for Jathropa plantation to boost biofuel research.
Dr Bayero Farah, Director-General of the institute made this known on Monday in Zaria while briefing newsmen as part of activities to mark his one year in office.
Naija247news reports that Jathropa is a genus of flowering plants in the sponge family of Euphorbiaceae and a raw material used for the production of biofuel.
According to him, the country is in search of alternative fuel and the plant can be used to boost research activities at the institute.