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The Federal Government has commenced training for 120 cassava farmers from Ondo, Edo and Ekiti states.
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mohammad Abubakar, who was represented by the Ondo State Coordinator, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Tony Otunoye, stated that the training centered on control of pests and diseases, particularly white flies on cassava.
Abubakar, noted that the white flies had infected cassava plant with cassava mosaic disease, leading to a consistent reduction in output in some cassava-producing states in the country.
The Minister added that the training became necessary to sensitize farmers and other stakeholders along the cassava value chain from the three states.
The Supreme Court, has affirmed the six years imprisonment imposed on a former Federal Director of Pensions John Yusuf and also ordered him to refund N22.9b to government covers. Justice Tijjani Abubakar in a judgment of an appeal filed by Yusuf, upheld the decision of the Court of Appeal which in 2018 sent him to six years imprisonment, in addition to the refund of the huge sum. Justice Abubakar said […]
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