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Modern Biotechnology: EU Not A Model To Africa, Says Ebegba, NABMA DG By Abdallah el-Kurebe The Director General and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NABMA), Mr. Rufus Ebegba has said that Africa cannot emulate the European Union (EU) on its non-adoption of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) because EU has other alternatives. The DG spoke with Newsdiaryonline in a conversation, explaining that while the EU had other alternatives to adopting modern biotechnology, Africa had none. “Africa should not emulate the European Union (EU) and should not take EU as a model in the adoption of…
By Abdallah el-Kurebe Sokoto government said it is partnering with the Federal Government and the World Bank to develop large scale irrigation scheme in the state. Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, who stated this during a visit by a team from the partner agencies to Sokoto Government House, said the scheme, tagged Transforming Irrigation Management in Nigeria (TRIMM), will support and improve agricultural productivity through strengthened institutional arrangement and improved access to irrigation drainage services. He said the scheme will also complement existing major agricultural initiatives and focuses on improving large-scale public irrigation in Sokoto and some selected states in…
By Abdallah el-Kurebe Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto state has instructed the Sokoto Primary Healthcare Development Agency (SPHCDA) to absorb 50 nurses and midwives trained by SURE-P into the state civil service. A statement issued by his spokesman, Malam Imam Imam explained that the nurses and midwives formed the backbone of SURE-P’s maternal health project executed in eight local government areas of the state in the last two years. “We intend to continue with the maternal health project in the state even though the Federal Government has decided to halt the SURE-P programme,” the statement read in parts. Tambuwal also…
By Abdallah el-Kurebe In order to actualise the establishment of a $250 million food processing factory in Sokoto, Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has set up a technical committee that would work with the company, Erisco Foods Ltd, to ensure its realisation early next year. A statement signed and issued by Tambuwal’s spokesman, Imam Imam said the Governor spoke when he received the management team of Erisco Foods in his office in Sokoto. According to statement, Sokoto is open to business for all investors that were willing to invest in the state. “My policy of looking for Nigerian investors will continue…
By Abdallah el-Kurebe Federal Government’s (FG)determination to diversify the economy as a result of the challenges in the oil sector has set it to develop immutable strategies that would ensure the creation of, at least, 25,000 jobs annually from the biotechnology sector. A statement by the Director General of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NABMA), Mr. Rufus Ebegba issued on Tuesday said modern biotechnology under legal biosafety regime had great potential to develop products, materials and living systems that could be used to expand the economy, especially in the area of agriculture. According to him, the direct and indirect jobs would…
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By Abdallah el-Kurebe Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto state has vowed to prioritise mechanised agriculture in order to revive the sector in order to make it meet the current demands of the people for full commercialisation. The Governor spoke in Sokoto on Sunday when he received the report of the committee set up to revive agriculture in the state, assuring that the new policy would capture the needs of small and large scale farmers. Tambuwal further assured that government would provide initial incentives to top political office holders and individual businessmen to own and operate large scale farms as…
By Abdallah el-Kurebe The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) has pledged Togo on regulatory frameworks in the area of the advancement of science, technology and innovation in the country. A high-level advocacy team led by Prof. Aggrey Ambali, who represented the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NEPAD Agency and the Michigan State University, expressed the availability of NEPAD Agency to support the work that is being done in Togo to advance science, technology and innovation. The team encouraged Togo authorities to work towards the adoption of the revised biosafety laws in order to allow Togolese scientists to properly carry…
By Agbmadamyiloh Shekwoduza In considering the importance of agricultural value-chain, governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has assured that his administration would continue with providing fertiliser subsidy to farmers across the state. According to the governor, this was aimed at boosting food production, as well as increasing farmers’ purchasing power, thereby resulting in an ultimately improved farm yield in the state. Tambuwal who spoke at an informal meeting with members of commodity associations in Sokoto, said that the ultimate goal was to stimulate economic growth and ensure reduction in poverty level among rural populace. He said all over the world,…