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From Marcel Duru, Owerri Imo State government is to unveil an Agricultural Revolution programme with a target of 500 million palm trees in the next 5 years. Already, the government has engaged the services of some consultants to install an agricultural road map for the state, just as a world class technical
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From Chris Gaga, Makurdi The Benue State Government has clarified that it did not at any time reject the National Livestock Transformation Plan (NLTP) approved by National Economic Council(NEC), which has the 36 state Governors as members. In a statement by governor Samuel Ortom's Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase, the state
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From Chris Gaga, Makurdi Benue State Government through its stakeholders have accepted the proposed National Livestock Transformation Plan as brought forward by the Federal government. This is few hours after the Benue stakeholders had rejected the plan at a meeting between the committees in government house in Makurdi. The Federal Government delegation from Federal Ministry of Agriculture
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By Mathew Dadiya, Abuja The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in Ondo State, Sunday said it had directed the police in the state to arrest and even prosecute any of its members found to be grazing at the airport in Akure. Chairman of the group, Alhaji Bello Garba, said
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By Mathew Dadiya, Abuja The presidency has refuted news making the rounds that President Muhammadu Buhari has restricted the importation of agricultural products into the country. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu made the rebuttal on Sunday while reacting to a letter to the editor
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of plot to punish Nigerians through his recent policy directive to withdraw foreign exchange on food importaion. PDP said the directive to the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) was "mean, ill-timed and completely against the
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From Chris Gaga, Makurdi Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has applauded President Muhammadu Buhari for giving consent to the change of name for the Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi to "Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi." Ortom also scored President Buhari high for placing restriction on foreign exchange for
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Nigerian Prisons sertvice Now Correctional Service By Mathew Dadiya, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law a bill that changes the name of Nigeria Prison Service to Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS), which is viewed as part of his administration's effort at reforming the prison system in the country. The signing
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By Mathew Dadiya, Abuja with Agency Reports President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, said the directive to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to stop providing foreign exchange for food importation was to improve agricultural production and attain full food security. Buhari stated this when he hosted All Progressives Congress (APC) governors
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The Chairman, Board of Trustees (BOT), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Walid Jibrin, has urged Nigerians to embrace the establishment of Rural Grazing Areas (RUGA) programme of the Federal Government. Jibrin told newsmen at his Nasarawa country home yesterday in Nasarawa state that the proposed settlement policy for herdsmen would
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