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Are the south-south governors aware of the fact that the bulk of the world’s rice is grown in delta regions? African News

Are the south-south governors aware of the fact that the bulk of the world’s rice is grown in delta regions?

Ayo Akinfe (1) Worldwide, about 80m hectares of irrigated lowland rice provide 75% of output (2) Irrigated rice is grown in bunded fields or paddies, which are surrounded by a small embankment that keeps the water in. Our Niger Delta is tailor-made for this kind of rice production (3) Rainfed lowland rice is grown in river...
CBN introduces new policy allowing diaspora remittances to be collected in foreign currency African News

CBN introduces new policy allowing diaspora remittances to be collected in foreign currency

CENTRAL Bank of Nigeria (CBN) officials have unveiled a new financial policy that grants unfettered access to foreign exchange sent from the diaspora and other money transfer remittances that come into the country through the likes of  Western Union and MoneyGram.   Diaspora remittances are currently the biggest source of...
Pope Francis I intervenes in Nigerian crisis calling for prayers to end the ongoing violence Headline

Pope Francis I intervenes in Nigerian crisis calling for prayers to end the ongoing violence

POPE Francis I has intervened in the ongoing crisis in Nigeria by calling for prayers over the current violence and widespread  looting that has spread nationwide across the country asking that peace be returned.   Last Tuesday, Nigerian Army troops opened fire on unarmed protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate, killing several of...
10 other matters that are angering our youth which also need to be addressed with the same seriousness as police brutality Politics

10 other matters that are angering our youth which also need to be addressed with the same seriousness as police brutality

Ayo Akinfe (1) The jumbo pay packages of our lawmakers are an affront to any decent society (2) The impunity with which corrupt people are running the country. Orji Uzor Kalu was convicted of fraud by a court but remains a senator, while Abdullahi Ganduje was caught red handed receiving bribes yet remains a governor (3) This...
Diaspora remittances fall by a staggering $2.5bn during the second quarter of 2020 African News

Diaspora remittances fall by a staggering $2.5bn during the second quarter of 2020

REMITTANCES from Nigerian diasporans fell to $3.3bn during the second quarter of this year representing their lowest level since 2008 as the Covid-19 pandemic affected the income of many Nigerians living abroad.   Historically, Nigeria has always been one of the top six nations when it comes to global remittances alongside the...
Nigeria desperately needs to float a National Seed Company with a mandate to immediately start producing hybrid seedlings of the following crops African News

Nigeria desperately needs to float a National Seed Company with a mandate to immediately start producing hybrid seedlings of the following crops

Ayo Akinfe (1) Cocoa - We need to boost our annual harvest to 1m tonnes from the current 330,000 tonnes (2) Rice - We need to boost our national harvest to 10m tonnes from the current 4m tonnes (3) Sugarcane - We need a 10m tonne crop, up from the current 38,000 tonnes (4) Palm oil - We need to boost output to 20m tonnes from...
 

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