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Awosika: ‘The Era of oil is long gone’

Ihesiulo Grace 22 October 2017 0

The Chairman Board of Directors, First Bank Plc, Mrs Ibunkun Awosika, has urged the Federal Government to diversify its economic resource into agriculture. Awosika, who was the Guest Lecturer at the Agricultural and Rural Management Institute (ARMTI), made the call on Saturday in Ilorin at the

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Bauchi state govt to expend N118.2bn on construction of dams

Ihesiulo Grace 14 July 2017 0

The Bauchi state government has said it has earmarked the sum of N118.2 billion for the construction of nine earth dams across the state aimed at boosting the social-economic activities and food security of its citizens. The Commissioner for Water Resources, Mohammed Abdulhameed made this known to journalists during a ministerial press briefing held at […]

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NiMet boss advocates better use of climate information in agriculture

Ihesiulo Grace 21 April 2017 0

Director-General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Prof. Sani Mashi, has advocated better use of climate information in agriculture in Nigeria to rebuild the sector and make it sustainable. NiMet’s Head of Public Relations, Mrs Theresa Ushie, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. Mashi said that effective climate information and services […]

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Buhari in 5 minutes call with Dogara, seeks closer executive-legislative ties

Ihesiulo Grace 10 February 2017 0

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday evening reportedly called the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, from the United Kingdom where he is vacationing. The President was said to have called the Speaker at around 9pm Tuesday evening and the two leaders spoke for five minutes. Although the President and the Speaker discussed many national […]

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Food Security: Gov Bello cautions against export of food items

Ihesiulo Grace 12 December 2016 0

Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger state has called for caution in the freighting of essential farm produce to neighbouring countries for monetary gains at the expense of the masses, saying the act is capable of undermining national security. He made this call at the weekend during the commissioning of a modern integrated rice processing and […]