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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?

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

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Boko Haram abduct UN worker in Borno State posing as soldiers in military uniform

NIGERIA'S ongoing security crisis suffered another major setback this weekend after Boko Haram terrorists dressed in military fatigues and posing as army officers abducted a United Nations (UN) member of staff along the Damaturu-Maiduguri road in Borno State.

 

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Nigeria grounds 100 travellers for six months for refusing to take coronavirus test

NIGERIAN government officials have published the passport numbers of 100 travellers who failed to undergo the mandatory Covid-19 test upon arriving in the country from overseas who will now be barred from travelling for six months.

 

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Nnamdi Kanu throws his weight Benue government as it opposes turbaning of Sardauna of Otukpo

 

INDIGENOUS People of Biafra (Ipob) leader Nnamdi Kanu has waded into the ongoing furore over the turbaning of a Sardauna of Otukpo saying he will oppose it vehemently because Benue State in part of Biafraland.

 

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British exploration firm Panthera Resources commences drilling for gold in Nigeria

BRITISH exploration giant Panthera Resources has announced that its associated company Moydow Holdings has commenced drilling at its Paimasa Project in Nigeria in a major gold mining operation aimed at developing the country's solid minerals industry.

 

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Former PDP publicity secretary Olisa Metuh arrives in the UK for medical treatment

FORMER Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) publicity secretary Chief Olisa Metuh currently standing trial on corruption charges in Nigeria has arrived in the UK for medical treatment on a protracted spinal cord ailment.

 

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India’s Tata Industries is showing Nigeria exactly what we need to do

Ayo Akinfe

(1) Last week, India’s Tata Group increased its stake in AirAsia India to 84% from 51%

(2) Do you know that the Tata Group owns Jaguar Land Rover?

(3) Tata Tea bought Lipton Teabags to consolidate its domination of the global tea market

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Nigerian Osaremen Okolo named as a member of Biden's Covid-19 response team

 

NIGERIAN-American health policy adviser Osaremen Okolo has been appointed as a member of US president-elect Joe Biden's Covid-19 Response Team with a mandate to ensure all Americans are vaccinated against the virus next year.

 

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Nigerians travelling to the UK using Air France-KLM now need transit visas following Brexit

 

NIGERIANS travelling to the UK using Air France-KLM now have to obtain an airport transit visa under new rules that have come into effect following the finalisation of Britain's exit from the European Union (EU).

 

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