Sokoto Inaugurates Animal Insemination Center, 5,000 Litres Milk Processing Factory

BusinessSokoto Inaugurates Animal Insemination Center, 5,000 Litres Milk Processing Factory

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 10, 2021

SOKOTO — Sokoto State Government has inaugurated a modern animal artificial insemination center and 5,000 litres daily capacity milk production factory to enhance the state’s income generation. Commissioning the center on Friday, the President, Veterinary Council of Nigeria (VCN), AIG. A’ishatu Abubakar-Baju, lauded the efforts of the Sokoto state government and urged other states to emulate what she described as a distinct initiative. Abubakar-Baju said the center along with other auxiliary veterinary places has placed...

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Lagos Assembly Passes Anti-open Grazing Bills

BusinessNewsPoliticsLagos Assembly Passes Anti-open Grazing Bills

Beloved John (Staff Writer)September 9, 2021

LAGOS — The bill which seeks to prohibit open grazing was passed by the Lagos state house of assembly on Thursday. The anti-open grazing bill was passed after two public hearings with different groups. They were invited to air their views on the bill on Thursday The assembly also passed the bill on value-added tax (VAT) during the plenary session. Both bills were passed after unanimous votes by the lawmakers. Thereafter Mudashiru Obasa, the speaker,...

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FG Trains Farmers on Controlling Diseases on Groundnuts in Bauchi

AgricultureBusinessFG Trains Farmers on Controlling Diseases on Groundnuts in Bauchi

PilotnewsSeptember 9, 2021

BAUCHI — The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has trained more than 50 farmers on controlling the effects of pests and diseases in groundnut production to improve production in the country. The Minister of the ministry, Dr. Mohammmed Abubakar, stated this at the capacity building workshop for groundnut farmers on good agricultural practice and groundnut production on Thursday in Bauchi. He said the aim of the workshop was to educate farmers on the...

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Customers Stranded As Imo Government Shuts Banks Over IPOB Sit-At-Home Order

BusinessNewsPoliticsCustomers Stranded As Imo Government Shuts Banks Over IPOB Sit-At-Home Order

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)September 7, 2021

OWERRI — On Tuesday, hundreds of bank customers were left stranded as the officials of the Imo State Government shut all the banks on Bank Road in Owerri, the Imo State Capital. Journalists who visited the area around 9am saw hundreds of banks customers waiting at various banks. The affected banks included Access, Polaris, First Bank, Eco Bank, and United Bank for Africa. The journalists observed customized ribbons the officials of the state government used...

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NAFDAC Sealed 25 Water Factories In Kwara

BusinessStandards & Consumer ProtectionNAFDAC Sealed 25 Water Factories In Kwara

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 6, 2021

ILORIN — The Kwara Coordinator of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), says the agency has sealed 25 water factories for illegal operation and poor quality products in Kwara. A statement, in Ilorin, said the suspects were caught in the act and confessed that they had been operating without NAFDAC registration numbers. The statement said: “the agency had shut down five illegal packaged water manufacturing factories that were operating without...

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Miyetti Allah Kauta Hore Sought Stoppage For Implementation Of Anti-Grazing Laws

BusinessLaw & JusticeNewsMiyetti Allah Kauta Hore Sought Stoppage For Implementation Of Anti-Grazing Laws

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 6, 2021

The National Secretary of a Fulani socio-cultural association, Miyetti Allah Kauta Hore, Engr Saleh Alhassan has called on President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Assembly to stop state governors (especially in the South) from implementing the various anti-grazing laws. Alhassan while addressing a press conference said Nigeria should adopt strategies in responding to the challenges of climate change as it affects livestock production. He described the anti-grazing laws as satanic and a ploy to cripple...

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NCC Propose N200,000 Fine for Telcos Over Failure to Verify NIN

BusinessNigeriaTelecommunicationNCC Propose N200,000 Fine for Telcos Over Failure to Verify NIN

Beloved John (Staff Writer)September 6, 2021

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has proposed the imposition of an N200,000 fine per line on telecommunications companies that fail to verify and validate biometric, National Identity Number (NIN) and other personal information of subscribers. This proposal was contained in a draft regulation on registration of telephone subscribers 2021 published on NCC’s website. NCC also stipulated that the mobile communications services providers must ensure that NINs are verified and validated before activation. Those who breach...

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Enugu State Passes The Open Grazing Bill, Gives 6 months Transitional Provision

BusinessLaw & JusticeNewsEnugu State Passes The Open Grazing Bill, Gives 6 months Transitional Provision

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)September 3, 2021

ENUGU — Enugu State has joined the league of states in the southern region of Nigeria that has complied with the resolution of Southern Governors to pass the open grazing bill a day after the deadline; Southern Governors agreed in Lagos to domesticate the bill in states on or before 1st day of September 2021. On Thursday 2nd September, the bill for a law to prohibit open grazing and regulate cattle ranching and for connected...

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Open Grazing Ban: Miyetti-Allah Seeks For More Time In Enugu

BusinessLaw & JusticeNewsOpen Grazing Ban: Miyetti-Allah Seeks For More Time In Enugu

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)September 1, 2021

Despite the widely acknowledged stance of southern governors on open grazing of cattle in the region and a five days’ notice of a public hearing on the bill, the Gan-Allah Fulani Development Association of Nigeria, GAFDAN, has posited that 30 days be given them for the group to come up with a position. Presenting their position before the joint committees on Agriculture, Youth and Security matters and Judiciary, Public Petitions, Ethics and Privileges at the...

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Governor Akeredolu Signs Anti-open Grazing Bill into Law

BusinessNewsNigeriaGovernor Akeredolu Signs Anti-open Grazing Bill into Law

Beloved John (Staff Writer)August 31, 2021

Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has signed the anti-open grazing bill into law. This development was disclosed in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Donald Ojogo. According to the statement, Akeredolu signed the bill on Tuesday after it was passed by the State House of Assembly. Justifying the move, the governor described the bill as worthwhile and a very laudable development aimed at ensuring peace and preserving the stability of the...

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