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  • 350,000 farmers in Kaduna benefit from GES

    More than 350,000 farmers in Kaduna State have benefited from the supply of fertiliser and seeds under the Agricultural Growth Enhancement Scheme (GES) of the Federal Government, an official has said. The state Director, Agricultural Transformation Agenda...

    • Posted September 3, 2013
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  • Nigeria loses $800m to medical tourism yearly

    The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) said on Sunday that Nigeria was losing some $800 million (about N125 billion) annually to medical tourism. The National President of the NMA, Dr Osahon Enabulele, made the announcement in Sokoto at...

    • Posted September 2, 2013
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  • Bauchi Government secures $18million World Bank intervention fund to tackle unemployment

    In Its efforts to tackle unemployment, the Bauchi State Government said it has secured a World Bank intervention programme at the cost of 18m dollars to address the problem of unemployment in the state. The Commissioner for...

    • Posted July 10, 2013
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  • Borno Government partners NIMASA on Marine Engineering

    The Borno state government has entered into partnership with Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency ,NIMASA,through the sponsorship of 25 of its indigenes selected across the 27 local government areas of the state to study seafarers and...

    • Posted June 4, 2013
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  • 2013 Growth Enhancement Support Scheme: 106,915 farmers have been registered – Plateau government

    The Plateau State Government, through its Growth Enhancement Support Scheme said it has registered 106,915 farmers in the first phase ofthe 2013 farming season in sixteen Local Government Areas of thState. Mr Daniel Kakwi, the Director, Plateau State...

    • Posted May 10, 2013
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  • River Government, European Union to partner on rural transformation

    Rivers State Governor, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, says his administration will continue to partner with the European Union (EU) in its efforts at transforming the living standards of the rural poor and the less privileged in...

    • Posted April 5, 2013
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  • Kalabari threatens Shell over royalties

    Chiefs of Kalabari land have threatened to kick out Anglo- Dutch oil giants, Shell, from their land if it goes ahead with its plans to reduce royalties to the people of the area, a step the company...

    • Posted March 25, 2013
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