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AATF Urges Nigerian Farmers To Adopt Hybrid Seeds For Greater Productivity, Food Security

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Nigerian farmers must shift from open-pollinated variety seeds to hybrid varieties such as Tela maize to cut production costs and strengthen the country’s food security, the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) has said. Sylvia Kyeyune, Vice Chairman of the AATF Board, gave the advice while leading a high-powered delegation on a visit to Kaduna State recently. She observed that Nigeria’s vast land resources have encouraged a mindset that tolerates low productivity, as farmers can plant large areas even with modest yields per acre. “You’re assuming that you have a lot of land and therefore productivity is not a very big deal,” Kyeyune said. “Someone can produce very little on a very large portion of land because they have the big land. But a country that has very small land must maximize the yield per acre... so in Nigeria because you have big land you somehow overlook productivity. That is why you end up using low yielding open pollinated varieties.” She explai...
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NEMA Completes Distribution Of 24,302 KSrelief Food Baskets To Vulnerable Households In Five States

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The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has successfully concluded the distribution of 24,302 food baskets donated by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) to vulnerable households in Yobe, Benue, Kebbi, Anambra and Taraba States. The humanitarian intervention, which was flagged off by the Director General of NEMA, Mrs. Zubaida Umar, on Thursday, 18th June, 2026, in Damaturu, Yobe State, was completed through direct distribution to profiled vulnerable households across the beneficiary states. A statement signed by Manzo Ezekiel on behalf of the Press Unit, NEMA, Abuja, dated  July 23,  2026, said that  a total of 6,403 food baskets were distributed in Benue State, 6,000 in Yobe State, 4,399 in Kebbi State, 4,000 in Anambra State and 3,500 in Taraba State, bringing the total number of distributed food baskets to 24,302. Speaking at the flag-off ceremony, Mrs. Zubaida Umar described the donation as another demonstration of the str...
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Apapa Port Command Intercepts ₦26.5bn Worth Cannabis Indica Concealed In Imported Vehicles

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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Area Command, has seized twenty-six billion, five hundred and sixty-five nine million, eight hundred and forty-seven thousand, seven hundred and seventy-one Naira (₦26,569,847,771) only worth of Cannabis Indica weighing 4,143.5 kilogramnes during a routine examination together with the personnel of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Command’s Enforcement Unit. This was contained in a statement signed by Customs Public Relations Officer Apapa Area Command, Chief Superintendent of Custom Isah Sulaiman, dated July 14, 2026. It said that relying on credible intelligence together with the NDLEA, the Customs Area Controller (CAC), Comptroller Emmanuel Oshoba had  directed that the 1×40ft container number FANU1933352, be subjected to thorough examination which resulted in the discovery on Friday, 10 July 2026. The container was found to contain Three (3)  used vehicles- Red Nissan Micra (2015 model) Black Toyo...
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Kaduna Hockey Teams Reaffirm Dominance In Nigeria, West Africa

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Kaduna State has once again reinforced its status as Nigeria's leading hockey powerhouse following another historic outing by its male and female hockey teams, Kada Stars and Kada Queens, who continue to dominate the sport both at home and beyond the country's borders. At the 2026 National Hockey Super League finals held at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, Kada Stars retained the men's title after edging Plateau Tigers 3–2 to secure a record fifth consecutive championship.  Kada Queens also successfully defended the women's title with a 2–0 victory over Plateau Queens, claiming their fourth successive league crown. Earlier in the year, both teams extended their dominance to the international stage by emerging champions of the male and female categories at the 2026 Median HFS West Africa Invitational Challenge Cup in Accra, Ghana.  The double triumph further established Kaduna State as a major force in hockey across West Africa. Since the 2023 Nati...
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Leadership, Governance Take Centre Stage At Maiden Omoniyi Salami Colloquium In Kaduna

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Prominent political leaders, business executives, academics, traditional rulers, religious stakeholders, and development professionals converged in Kaduna for the maiden edition of the Omoniyi Salami Colloquium, a one-day national dialogue dedicated to addressing Nigeria's leadership challenges. Held at The Neat Place Luxury Hotel, Kaduna, the event, themed "Nigeria's Leadership Crisis: Who Do We Look To for Solutions – Political Leaders, Business Leaders, Religious Leaders?", was organised to commemorate the birthday of the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of NEAT Microcredit and The Neat Place Luxury Hotel, Alhaji Omoniyi Salami. The colloquium attracted an impressive gathering of business leaders, captains of industry, policymakers, academics, traditional rulers, friends, associates, and stakeholders from across the country, who engaged in robust conversations on the future of leadership in Nigeria. Delivering the keynote address, Dr. Olusegun ...
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Ebonyi Group Warns Against Politicising Ezza New Yam Festival, Urges Respect For Tradition

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A socio-cultural organisation, the Association of Ebonyi Indigenes Socio-Cultural in the Diaspora (AEISCID), has cautioned against what it described as attempts to politicise the annual Okeaku (New Yam) Festival of the Ezza Ezekuna people, urging individuals and groups to respect established cultural traditions. In a statement signed on Saturday by its President, Ambassador Paschal Oluchukwu, the group expressed concerns over it called a departure from the customary process of fixing and celebrating the festival, which it said traditionally marks the beginning of a new calendar year for the Ezza nation. AEISCID alleged that a gathering organised on June 30, 2026, at the ancestral Okpoku Ezekuna (Nchionu) ground by a group identified as “Ezza Elites” was held without the guidance or approval of recognised traditional custodians of Ezza cultural heritage. According to the association, while every group has the constitutional right to peaceful assembly and freedom of associati...
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Gbajabiamila: Timi Frank Demands Forensic Probe Of How Principal Intermediary Tanimola Died Mysteriously In Hotel

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*Urges US, EU, other international community to uncover truth in the appointment, bribery scandal  Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank has called for a thorough forensic probe of how the principal intermediary in the appointment and bribery scandal Dolapo Babatunde Tanimola died mysteriously.  Frank said for accountability sake, the parents, family members, relatives and the nation at large, the public deserve to know what led to Tanimola's death at a time when his presence would have helped to uncover the truths in the current scandal rocking President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's government.  The presidency had in a statement by Bayo Onanuga dismissed allegations against the Chief of Staff to the president, Femi Gbajabiamila, over the scandalous activities of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) and its Director General, Adeniyi Adeyemi.  In the said statement, the presi...
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