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CASHEW INDUSTRY NEEDS MORE FUNDING, TO BOOST FOREIGN RESERVES-NCAN PRESIDENT
The cashew industry requires N100 billion to fund production and boost foreign earnings, the National President, National Cashew Association of Nigeria (NCAN), Pastor Babatola Faseru, has said. He spoke at the just concluded National Cashew Festival Awards in Ilorin,...
‘WHY HONEYBEES ARE FEWER’
With the constant disappearance of honeybees, researchers in Europe found one of the reasons for the disappearances during an examination of dead honeybees in Amsterdam, Netherlands. According to the researchers, the dead honeybees had 57 different pesticides. For the...
CASSAVA ETHANOL TO REPLACE PETROL AS FUEL
Cassava Growers in Cross River State are in talks with relevant stakeholders to find ways of using ethanol extracted from cassava as an alternative to petrol. The Cross Rivers State Chairman,Nigerian Cassava Growers Association (NCGA), Mr. Augustine Oqua, said this in...
WORLD WATER DAY: WILL THE NEXT BIG CONFLICTS IN AFRICA BE ON WATER USAGE? STRONG FOCUS ON WATER AT AFRICAN UTILITY WEEK IN MAY,2016
“The next big conflicts in Africa will be on water usage” was the chilling prediction made earlier this year by the recently departed Dr Lawrence Musaba of the Southern African Power Pool and last year’s recipient of the African Utility Week Lifetime Achievement...
GROUP TO BUILD N7BN POULTRY FARM IN NIGERIA
Multi-Net Group, Nigeria has hinted its plan to build in Nigeria a ‘world-class’ poultry farm at a cost of N7bn. This was made known to pressmen in Abuja by the Chairman of the company, Dr. Uzoma Obiyo. He said the company is also taking the full value chain of animal...
WATER: AGRIC’S FRIENDLY TOOL
However, one thing you can’t take away from him is his brusqueness. He cares less if any ox is gored while driving home truths to any quarter-be it the authorities, foes or friends. He is Abami Eda. Christened Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti, he was one whose...