A Professor of Agroforestry has advised policymakers to redesign the country’s agricultural systems to take advantage of the important roles of trees in stabilizing and sustaining the environment. Professor David Oke gave the advice while delivering the 134th inaugural lecture of the Federal University of Technology, Akure titled, “Agroforestry: An Innovative Approach to Sustainability Challenges,” on Tuesday September 7, 2021. Oke tasked government and those responsible for the formulation and implementation of agricultural policies and practices to henceforth encourage big time and small holder farmers to make conscious and deliberate efforts to incorporate trees into their farming systems. Trees, he…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, arrested 33 suspected Internet fraudsters during a sting operation at different locations in Calabar, Cross River state on Thursday. A statement by the spokesperson of the commission, Wilson Uwujaren made available to ASHENEWS on Friday, said “17 of the arrested suspects were picked up at a location on Post Office Street, Royal Estate, off Ekot Onin, while ten (10) were apprehended at No.1 Marian Owan by Lemena junction. The other six suspects were arrested at Parliamentary Extension, Calabar. “The suspects aged between 22 – 35 years are: Modey…
The Executive Secretary of National Land Development Authority (NALDA), Mr Paul Ikonne says the establishment of 109 Integrated Farm Estate by the Federal Government has nothing to do with Ruga or ranches. President Muhammadu Buhari had directed NALDA to establish integrated farm estates in all the 109 senatorial districts to boost food production across the country. Pan-yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, had in a statement by its spokesman, Mr Jare Ajayi, allegedly accused the federal government of attempting to bring back the rejected cattle colony and RUGA through the establishment of the farm estates. However, the NALDA boss reacted to Fenifere…
Winnington Citizens & Partners, a visa processing and citizenship acquisition agency said on Friday that Nigerians “can travel to as many as 160 countries across the World without Visa requirements.” Chief Executive Officer of the firm, Mrs Winnie Okoh in an interview with newsmen, said the firms had packages that could ensure such visa-free travels for Nigerians. She said that with only a “Strong Passport” Nigerians who wish to travel to Caribbean countries and parts of Europe would be provided with the opportunity. Okoh, who unveiled the various packages available, said the firm could provide the opportunity for Nigerians to…
…Ranks 3rd largest globally Silvex International, a leading commodity trading firm in Nigeria, says the country is ranked third largest exporter of sesame around the globe with trading capacity of over N130 billion in 2019. The Chief Operating Officer of the Company, Abubakar Ibrahim made this known while presenting a paper at the monthly industry lecture series organized by the Bayero University Centre for Dryland Agriculture (CDA) in Kano, Nigeria. In the paper titled, “Effective Commodity Aggregation: Bridging the Gap in Nigeria Agricultural Value Chain”, Ibrahim confirmed that despite challenges ranging from fragmented internal markets, poor linkages, unconnected trader/processor relation…
Total Nigeria Plc on Thursday said that the company’s shareholders on August 19, voted to change its name to TotalEnergies Marketing Nigeria Plc. This was contained in a formal notification signed by the Company’s Secretary/Executive General Manager, Mrs Bunmi Popoola-Mordi, to the investing public and the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited in Lagos. Popoola-Mordi said: “The name change is accompanied by a new visual identity for all of our activities. “It is aimed at anchoring our transformation to a multi-energy group, such transformation being based on a development strategy of two pillars, gas and renewable electricity as well as the underlying…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that weekly COVID-19 cases in Africa fell by more than 20 per cent, the sharpest seven-day decline in two months as the third wave pandemic tapers off. Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, made this known during a virtual press conference on Thursday. Quoting reports, she said that the African continent registered more than 165,000 cases in the week ending Sept. 5, a 23 per cent decline from the previous week. Moeti said that, however, due to the impact of more transmissible variations, the rate of slowing is slower than in prior rounds. She said that…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has urged the elite to make responsible input in fostering national unity, stability and creating opportunities for majority of Nigerians. Osinbajo made this call in a keynote address at the 2020 Leadership Conference and Awards in Abuja. He commended the Board and Management of the Leadership Newspapers and their collaborators for putting together a forum for such dialogue. Osinbajo said that the meeting was coming against the backdrop of economic adversity, inflamed fault lines and social resentments, with insurgency in the Northeast; kidnappings and terrorist acts in the Northwest and threats of secession in the Southeast and Southwest.…
Kaduna ranked first in terms of financial management and transparency in public finance management, governance practices for three years running, the state Accountant-General, Shizzer Bada, has said. Bada made this known at a town hall engagement with Civil Societies Organisations (CSOs) and people from across the 23 local government areas. He said that the state was more open to information pertaining to policy based fiscal strategy and budgeting; management of assets and debts; budget credibility; control in budget execution; accounting and reporting and external audit and legislative scrutiny. ”This town hall will further give people who seek the state financial reports to see…
Shareholders of the Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (NGX Group,) formerly the NSE, have voted in support of the resolutions presented by the Group at its 60th Annual General Meeting (AGM). The shareholders voted in favour of the resolutions at the first AGM of the NGX Group as a demutualised, shareholder-owned, for-profit entity, in Abuja on Thursday. The Group’s Chairman, NGX Group, Otunba Ogunbanjo said that the AGM was historic since it was the first outside Lagos State in the history of the NGX. “This meeting is also historic in that it marks the first time in the history of the…