THE Annual Conference of the biotechnology society of Nigeria took place last week at the Oba Oladele Olagore auditorium of Joseph Ayo Babalola University (JABU) Ikeji-Arakeji. The occasion attracted science scholars, vice-chancellors and other dignitaries.

The Director General of National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) Professor B.O. Solomon disclosed that the agency was established by the federal government on 23rd April 2001 to ensure profitable application of Biotechnology in health services, food security, industrial growth, environmental safety and protection among others.

The Director-General added that Biotechnology has the strong potential to contribute immensely to the eradication of hunger restore food security, provide affordable health care delivery services create employment and enhance overall national development and wealth creation in Nigeria.

The Pro-Chancellor and chairman of governing council, Professor Anthony Inevbore said that Joseph Ayo Babalola University was the first institution in Nigeria that offered entrepreneurship at degree level which National Universities Commission NUC used as a bench mark for the programmes in other universities proposing it.

He added that biotechnology could be used to alleviate poverty and that the society could use biotechnology to harness our National environment and turn it into a well of money as well as facilitate publicity and awareness.