Gov. Tambuwal at Goronyo Dam in Sokoto state By Abdallah elKurebe Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state has called on the Federal Government to concession all Dams that are situated in various states for the state governments that are interested in managing them, observing that such state governments would put such Dams to better use for the benefit of their people. The governor who spoke when he inspected irrigation works at the Goronyo Dam in Sokoto further observed that it would be more economically viable if states were allowed to manage the Dams since they benefit directly from its resources.…
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By Abdallah el-Kurebe The President and Chief Executive of Erisco Foods Limited, Chief Eric Umeofia has called on the Federal Government to ban the importation of tomato paste into the country in order to encourage domestic manufacturing companies to invest in agriculture. He stated during the commissioning of a tomato processing plant, the first in Africa and fourth in the world, that domestic processing of tomato paste would ensure the consumption of fresher and healthier tomato by Nigerians. According to Umeofia, Erisco Foods revolution in tomato paste would stop the 75per cent annual waste in fresh tomatoes across the country,…
By Abdallah el-Kurebe > “Agriculture must cease from being treated as development programme; agriculture must be treated as business. Our goal will be to pursue government supported private sector agriculture value chain to make agriculture more productive, efficient and competitive.” -President Buhari > Most of those engaged in agriculture are the old people who are no longer strong enough to produce enough food for the population > The tedious nature of traditional methods of farming is not attracting the youth to embrace agriculture Since his assumption of office in May last year, Muhammadu Buhari, president of Nigeria has repeated at many…
By Abdallah el-Kurebe The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has confirmed the death of a 35-year old smuggler, Shuaibu Lawal as a result of a clash between a group of smugglers and men of the Service. Briefing news men in Sokoto on Monday, the Customs Area Comptroller (CAC) in charge of Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara states, Sani Madugu said that the ugly incident happened around Gwadabawa on Sokoto – Illela road. “A life was lost during clash between rice smugglers and men of the Customs,” he confirmed adding that “the Command immediately mobilised the Operations Unit and all those on duty were…
By Abdallah el-Kurebe During the past three months, one million children have been immunized against measles and other child-killer diseases in Sokoto state. A statement signed by the Special Adviser to Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal on Media, Imam Imam stated that the Commissioner of Health, Shehu Kakale briefed governor Aminu Waziri on progress of the ongoing immunisation efforts in the state where he explained that the renewed commitment by the government had resulted in reaching many remote locations for the administering of vaccines on children. According to the statement, efforts to improve quality, efficacy and storage of vaccines included the provision of cold…
By Abdallah el-Kurebe As Nigeria strategies for a final kick-out of poliomyelitis from its domain, Sokoto South local government of Sokoto state has recorded an improvement on targeted children to be immunized against the first round, which took place in January. On the first day of the Immunisation Plus Days (IPDs), which began on Saturday, the local government immunized 14,619 of the total target population (TP) of 17,268 children. Reports of Focal Persons from the 11 wards indicated appreciable improvement from what obtained during the January round. Of a total of 411 households (HHs), 611 children were initially recorded as…
Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi state By Abdallah el-Kurebe All countries that depend on agriculture hold smallholder farmers in high esteem. When this group of farmers, who are mostly on subsistence scale, are protected enough by government policies on Agriculture, food security is guaranteed. It is on this note that Atiku Bagudu, governor of Kebbi state is advocating for immeasurable support for this group of farmers in order to achieve the food security target of the federal government. The governor harped on this need when he hosted the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Zone A meeting, which is…
By Abdallah el-Kurebe Facts > The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says that degradation of about two billion of hectares of arable land is due to population pressures in 64 of 105 countries. > The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) says 11 states in Northern Nigeria -Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe and Yobe state in the northeast Nigeria and Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara in the northwest, are threatened by desertification. > Studies by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan show that the rate of deforestation in Nigeria is about 3.5 percent, translating to a…
L-R: Head of Investment & Technological Office of UNIDO in Nigeria, Mrs. Adebisi Olu Madimo, Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal and his deputy, Ahmad Aliyu in Sokoto By Abdallah el-Kurebe Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto state has said that his government would partner with the United Nations Industrial Organisation (UNIDO) to develop the capacity of the state’s leather industry in order to meet the required standards and boost revenue generation in the state. Speaking in Sokoto on Thursday when he received Nigeria’s Head of Investment and Technological Office of UNIDO, Mrs. Adebisi Olu Madimo, the governor said that…
R-L: Chairman/CEO of Prime Gold Fertilizer Company, Mr. Felix Okonti; Gov. Tambuwal and his deputy, Ahmed Aliyu By Abdallah el-Kurebe Sokoto state government is to partner with Prime Gold Fertiliser and Chemical Company, an indigenous firm based in Port Harcourt, Rivers State for the establishment of a new fertilizer plant in the state. A statement issued by Tambuwal’s spokesman, Malam Imam Imam, said the Governor spoke shortly after a meeting with the management team of the company led by its, Chairman/CEO, Mr. Felix Okonti, in Sokoto. According to the statement, while the state government would provide the needed incentives and…