AATF, IAR develop insect pest resistant cowpea
THE African Agricultural Technology Foundation, AAFT, and Institute for Agricultural Research, IAR, have succeeded in developing insect pest resistant cowpea called Maruca and for bumper harvest by farmers.
Ondo poll: Our members ‘re being harrased, arrested – PDP
LESS than 40 days to the governorship election in Ondo State, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday, raised alarm over alleged harassment and arrest of its members by security operatives.
Court sacks 2 Reps, to refund N73m pay
ABUJA—Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja, sacked two members of the House of Representatives from Enugu State, yesterday.
Poor agric budgetary allocations worry economists
OWERRI—The Nigeria Association of Agricultural Economists, NAAE, has advised that the nation may not actualize its paradigm shift to agriculture if the country’s agricultural budget was not beefed up.
ECCIMA raises alarm over increasing housing deficit in S-East
ENUGU—Determined to reduce the high cost of accomodation in the South-East geo-political zone, Enugu State Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, ECCIMA, yesterday, revealed that its maiden Enugu State Housing Forum scheduled to start tomorrow, will bridge the gaps responsible for high cost of accommodation.
CHILD TRAFFICKING: Delta devises plan to apprehend culprits
Following recent media reports on child trafficking in Delta State, the state Commissioner for Women Affairs, Mrs. Omatsola Williams, yesterday, said the ministry had devised a new plan to tackle the issue.
Kidnapping: Police raid Aba black spots, arrest 50
ABA—POLICEMEN from Aba Area Police Command, Abia State, has raided some black spots and arrested 50 persons suspected to be members of kidnapping and armed robbery gangs operating in the city.
Justice Musa Haruna Kurya quizzed, Ofili-Ajumogobia risks arrest
Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja, Tuesday, sacked two members of the House of Representatives from Enugu State.
US Academy of medicine appoints Tomori as member
The President of Nigerian Academy of Science, Professor Oyewale Tomori has been elected as international member of the US National Academy of Medicine, Class of 2016.
We’re facing crisis in aviation sector, FG laments
AS many international and local airlines in the country are having challenges as a result of the current economic recession, the Federal Government yesterday lamented that the nation’s aviation industry was facing serious challenges that required the collaboration of all stakeholders to tackle.
Nigeria, its kitchens, cabinets and other rooms
A JOURNALIST of Reuben Abati’s calibre has been reduced to writing about “witches and dildos”. Why? To excuse the poor performance of the government he served and by extension, to blame the bad policies and choices of successive Nigerian governments on “witchcraft”.
