Today, 1/10/2020 is an important day by all ramifications. Apart from the day Nigeria celebrates 60yrs of nationhood, it will also go down in history as the day RiceAfrika.com goes LIVE..(we are open for business) RiceAfrika.com is Africa’s first rice ONLY online platform connecting all stakeholders in the value chain towards creating valuable interactions. RiceAfrika.com as a technology platform; • Will provide the needed data to match landowners with farmers. • Will provide the data and to assist farmers with the right inputs and supplies for improved production. • Will match farmers/merchants with a credible and guaranteed offtake of their…
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Located in southwest Nigeria, Ekiti State stands out as an agricultural and knowledge hub. Since his re-election in 2018, Governor Kayode Fayemi has been outspoken about his plan to make Ekiti an attractive investment destination, create jobs and pull its citizen out of poverty. To do this, he is focusing on what makes Ekiti unique. Dr. Fayemi says. “I want to make a difference and make poverty history in Ekiti. If you ask an average Nigerian, Ekiti is known for two things: the agrarian core of the southwestern part of Nigeria and our love of knowledge. We are the intellectual capital…
Federal government, through its Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, FMARD has concluded arrangements to to clear 400 hectares of farmlands at Iyemero Ekiti axis of the State’s agricultural processing zone as part of its intervention programmes code -named ‘Agriculture Jobs Plan’.The information was disclosed at a meeting of the State Coordinator of the FMARD, Mr Olufemi Daramola with the Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Dr Olabode Adetoyi in his office in Ado Ekiti.The state coordinator said that federal government was not unmindful of the huge capital involved in land clearing and preparation activities, which has been responsible for…
In our series of letters from African journalists, novelist and journalist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani considers the greatest challenge facing Nigeria as Africa’s most populous nation marks 60 years of independence from the UK. How to keep a multitude of ethnic groups united and satisfied? This was the greatest hurdle Nigeria faced in the first decade of its independence – and continues to be the case 60 years later. Heated national conversations usually revolve around which ethnic group gets what, when, and how. Or how fairly a person from one group was treated compared to one from another. A major policy…
Prof. Idowu Olayinka, the Vice Chancellor (VC), University of Ibadan, has reacted to a series of allegations levied against him and the irregularities in the process of appointing a new VC for the institution. Olayinka disclosed this in an interview in Ibadan on Thursday. He said due to the tedious process and difficulties encountered in manual voting, his administration as part of its programmes established e-voting in 2019. “A similar electronic voting platform was utilised for election into various Committees of Senate/Boards and the representatives of Senate on the Council on Monday, 29th July, 2019. “The electronic voting platform was…
The former Lagos State Commissioner for Home Affairs, Dr AbdulHakeem AbdulLateef has resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC). In his Independence Day message, AbdulLateef said his decision to resign was due to the rejection of his movement by some “close leaders” he respected in the party. The one-time lawmaker launched Iyepe 2023 on Tuesday, 29 September, 2020, a movement to galvanise Lagosians to develop more interest in politics and curb voter’s apathy. The action led to the termination of his appointment as the Special Adviser to the Speaker, Lagos state House of Assembly on Religious Affairs. Many Lagosians slammed…
The Ekiti State Police Command wishes to inform the general public that the 2020/2021 Common entrance examination into JSS1 in Police Secondary Schools is scheduled to hold as follows: DATE: Saturday 3rd October, 2020.VENUE: Police Children School, Iyin Road, Ado-EkitiTIME: 9:am prompt. All Candidates are requested to be punctual and come along with their entrance Exams number and writing materials as well as their face masks in strict adherence to COVID-19 safety protocols. ASP ABUTU SUNDAYPPROFOR: COMMISSIONER OF POLICEEKITI STATE COMMAND.
Today, our dear country marks its 60th anniversary as an independent nation. Sixty (60) years after the struggle to attain self-rule resulted in the Green-White-Green flag being raised to the sky to signal the birth of a new sovereign country. More…
President Muhammadu Buhari has said it amounts to impudence for those who “destroyed” Nigeria between 1999 and 2015 when he came to power to now criticise his government. The President said this in his early morning broadcast to Nigerians as part of activities to mark the country’s 60th independence anniversary. The Buhari Administration has come under strident criticism by former President Olusegun Obasanjo on several occasions. Obasanjo ruled the country from 1999 to 2007, elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party. The party has also been in the forefront of the criticism of the Buhari Administration. In his…
Akin Ricketts is the Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Ports Authority. In this interview with Premium Times, Mr. Ricketts talks about developmental plans for the ports and other challenges that needs to be surmounted. PT: You recently assumed the position of Chairman of the NPA, what impact do you think you can make to change the narrative? Ricketts: I intend to encourage closer ties amongst the agencies in the maritime sector. These agencies include Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), and others. You will agree with me that the…
