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Lawan Advocates For Youth Employment To Avert Another #EndSars Protest

By Sahel Standard Magazine November 9, 2020 295 Post a comment

Senate President Ahmed Lawan on Monday warned that Nigeria as a country, may not escape another citizens’ restiveness in the mode of #EndSARS protest if it failed to effectively address the issue of youth unemployment. Lawan advised the government to make provision in its national budget to meaningfully engage the youths noting that there was […]Continue Reading

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FG Hands Over Feed Mill To Ondo State Government

By Sahel Standard Magazine October 28, 2020 122 0

The Federal Government has handed over Feed Mill machines and feed block mould to Ondo state government. The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), Dr, AbdulKadir Mu’Azu at the handling over ceremony, said it was part of federal government’s interventions to cushion the effect of high food prices and […]Continue Reading

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Ministry Of Agric Set To Hold Engagement On Donkey Value Chain

By Sahel Standard Magazine October 18, 2020 173 0

Stakeholders Engagement on Promotion and Development of Donkey Value Chain. Aim is to dialogue with stakeholders on the way forward to achieve increased productivity of Donkeys and income for the farmers as well as ways to avert extinction of donkeys in Nigeria. The Meeting is shceduled for 20th of October 2020, at Wuse Zone 6 […]Continue Reading

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AHAN Mentors Women, Youths In Agro Processing, Productivity Enhancements

By Sahel Standard Magazine October 6, 2020 153 0

The Special Adviser to the President on Ease of Doing Business was recently the Special Guest speaker at the Aquatic Hub Afrique Network (AHAN) mentoring session for women and youth participants in the Agro Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) Project. AHAN focuses primarily on Aquaculture within the Agriculture sector with the Continue Reading

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FG To Revitalize Rice Farm In Anambra State – Mustapha Shehuri

By Sahel Standard Magazine September 30, 2020 165 0

The Minister of State, Agriculture and Rural Development, Mustapha Shehuri has said the Nigeria Government Rice Farms in Anambra State will be revitalized to boost rice production, create jobs and also improve the living standard of the people in the State and the region. The minister said this while assessing the Federal Government rice farms/mills […]Continue Reading

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IFAD Commences Distribution Of Inputs For Rice, Cassava Farmers In Taraba

By Sahel Standard Magazine August 23, 2020 147 0

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) through its Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP) has commenced the distribution of inputs to 2, 971 wet season cassava and rice farmers in Taraba State. Governor Darius Ishaku who flagged off the distribution at a brief ceremony in Jalingo on Saturday, warned the beneficiaries against selling the items […]Continue Reading