The Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises in the Niger Delta (LIFE-ND) has disbursed the sum of $2.1 million (N819.4 million) and empowered 1,220 youths and women in agribusiness in Delta since inception. The State Project Coordinator, Mr Collins Ashoro disclosed this on Wednesday in Asaba at a Media Roundtable on LIFE-ND Project Achievement in Delta since inception. Ashoro explained that the project was co-sponsored by the Federal Government, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and the participating State Government with the major objective to ensure food security, fight poverty, create jobs in the Niger Delta religion. He…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
Tingo Mobile Plc, an Agri-Tintech Company says that plans are ongoing to intensity partnerships and sponsor more private sector innovations through providing startup funds for new and innovative agri-businesses. Mr Auwal Tahir-Maude, Chief Executive Officer at Tingo Mobile Plc, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen on the sideline the Fifth Feed Nigeria Summit in Abuja. The Summit is an Agricultural convocation hosted annually to provide a platform for functional engagement aimed at proffering sustainable and custom-fitted solutions to challenges facing Nigeria’s Agricultural advancement. Maude, who stressed on the need to strengthen private sector inclusion, said that Agriculture was the…
The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mustapha Shehuri said the agricultural sector has consistently contributed between 22.5 to 23 percent to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Shehuri stated this at the opening of the Islamic Organisation for Food Security (IOFS), Regional Training Workshop on Strategic Planning and Policy Development in Food Security in Abuja on Wednesday. He said the training was part of strategy adopted to raise global awareness, on the State of food security and agricultural development in the world. Shehuri was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Ernest Umakhihe.…
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa on Tuesday, presented Nigeria’s statement at the ongoing first ministerial meeting of Anti-corruption and Law Enforcement Authorities of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). At the meeting aimed to endorse the Makkah Al-Mukarramah Convention in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, he called on member states to prioritize intra-OIC cooperation based on common values, culture and joint action. “Corruption has no borders. As a national and transnational crime, it affects all countries who must also strengthen their collaboration to counter its negative effects such as weakening of state institutions and governance,…
The House of Representatives candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Girei, Yola North, and Yola South Federal Constituency, Abubakar Babazango has assured the reconciliation moves by the party’s gubernatorial candidate, Senator Aisha Dahiru would ensure victory for the party in the 2023 general elections. According to him, “Binani is a heroin who will certainly become victorious as next governor of Adamawa state. “This is because of the reconciliation steps that she has taken in recent times across party divides and aggrieved members. “The wisdom in Binani made her meet with some party stalwarts in Abuja on Monday, which…
By Victoria Wise We all know mosquitoes as those annoying insects we swat away from our faces. They carry diseases, so we don’t want them anywhere near us. There are over 200 types of wild mosquitoes bugging us across America and the U.S. territories. Approximately 12 types can spread disease, but most are “nuisance” mosquitoes, which don’t spread germs. Obviously, it’s hard to identify a tiny flying creature, so we need to keep them all away from us just in case. Aedes aegypti¹ is one of the most common mosquitoes in the U.S. that can spread disease. One of the…
“Was it Aregbesola that took a loan of N18 billion after he lost the election?… It was not Aregbesola that took the N18 billion loans that was taken after the election. Oyetola took some other loans… What did he do with N18 billion?” Ademola Adeleke’s takeover of power from Gboyega Oyetola as Osun state governor came with revelation that Oyetola left a total of N407.32 billion as amount of loans taken from banks with no significant project to show for the loans. Oyetola through his spokesperson, Ismail Omipidan said former governor Rauf Aregbesola and now minister of Interior actually took…
The Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) says it will support state governments in Nigeria to achieve a Green Revolution in the agricultural sector. The SAA Country Director, Dr Godwin Atser reiterated SAA’s commitment in Abuja, at the end of a meeting between SAA, Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the Kano State Agro-pastoral Development Project (KSADP). Representatives of Zamfara government were present were also present at the meeting. Atser who spoke after the meeting said agricultural development in Kano is experiencing a revolutionary development through the ongoing collaboration between SAA and KSADP. He urged Zamfara government and other state governments in Nigeria…
The Cross River government says it has deployed human and material resources to bring the cholera outbreak in Ekureku community that led to the death of 20 persons under control. Dr Janet Ekpeyong, the Director General, Cross River Primary Healthcare Development Agency made this known in an interview in Calabar on Sunday. Ekpeyong, who expressed sadness over the deaths, said proactive measures have been taken to prevent further spread of the disease in the affected villages in Ekureku in Abi local government area of the state. She said the deaths could have been avoided if protocols were followed in the…
By Abdallah el-Kurebe Zambian government has commended the European Union for its commitment to help conserve biodiversity as well as doubling external funds for biodiversity, saying that the future of conserving biodiversity is bright. The country’s Permanent Secretary at the ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, Ms Daphne Chabu stated this while speaking during the bilateral side-event organised by European Union (EU) and African Wildlife Foundation, at the ongoing 15th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) taking place in Montreal, Canada. “It is gratifying to note that the EU is doubling funding…