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By Agency Report The Nigeria Institute of Soil Science, (NISS) has updated it's Agro Mobile App for effective service  delivery to farmers, extension agents, to help achieve food security in the country . Prof Victor Chude, the Registrar NISS,  disclosed this in Nsukka on Wednesday during a one-day training workshop for farmers, extension agents, agro dealers and other stakeholders in agricultural sector in South East. He said that, the institute was determined in its mandate of regulating the profession of soil science in Nigeria as well as providing a scientific base for enhancing productivity of soil resources. "It's part of our mandate to provide a scientific base for enhancing and sustaining productivity of soil resources, geared towards achieving food security. "The institute updates its NISSAGRO mobile application to  accommodate feedbacks from farmers and extension agents to ensure effective service delivery  geared towards achieving food security. &quo

By Agency Report Dr Ibrahim Arabi, National Coordinate, Agricultural Transformation Agenda Support Programme (ATASP-1) says the objective of Federal Government in establishing the programme is to improve food and nutritional security in the country. Arabi said this in  a keynote address  in Nsukka on Friday during the 1st Biennial International conference organised by Faculty of Agriculture University of Nigeria Nsukka with the theme "Tropical Agricultural Rebirth in a changing World". He said ATAPS-1, would enhance incomes and shared wealth of the programme beneficiaries on a sustainable basis through rice, cassava sorghum value chain. "The main objective of government in establishing the programme is to improve food and nutritional security in the country. "Enhance incomes and shared wealth of the programme beneficiaries on a sustainable basis through rice, cassava sorghum value chain. "Other objectives include  to creat job and improve rural infrastru

By Ikemefuna Ikem HRH Igwe Simon Ugwunweze, the Traditional Ruler of Umukashi Community in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, has applauded an industrialist, Chief Wilson Agbo for his Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to Umukashi the host community. Agbo is the Chairman/CEO of Wilson Nigeria Limited, Nsukka, producers of Solive Cooking Oil, Bestie Instant Noodles among others. Ugwunweze  said this in an interview with our reporter in Nsukka on Monday while speaking on many CRS of the company to his community, especially the recent asphalting of a 2- kilometre road in the community  He said that in the past two decades since the company came to the community, Umukashi people have enjoyed cordial relationships as well as many good things from the company. "Since the past two decades since the company started business in our community our relationship has been cordial and we have enjoyed so many things from the company. "The company has donated an electricity trans

By Agency Report Dr Abdulmuminu Isah, the Chief Imam of, the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) Central Mosque has blamed the high level of corruption in the country to lack of self-contentment and over-emphasis on money and material things . The cleric said this in Nsukka on Saturday in a seminar organized by the University of Nigeria, Nsukka Muslim Community (UNNMC) in conjunction with Mambayya House Amino Kano Center for Democratic Studies Bayero University, Kano . The seminar was tagged; "Promoting Accountability and Anti-Corruption Through Behavioural Change Approaches." He said that corruption had hindered national development for many years in Nigeria, blaming the negative trend on greedy Nigerians who lacked contentment and see money as everything. "These Nigerians, who many of them are elected by the people enrich themselves with money meant for development, at the expense of their people who elected them. "For us to eliminate corruption in this

By Agency Report A security expert, Prof. Usman Tar, says the influx of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALWs) is fueling the security challenges in the country. Tar who is the Dean, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Nigerian Defence Academy Kaduna, said this in a virtual presentation during a security conference organised by the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN). The 2nd Annual International Conference with the theme “Multiple Dimensions of Human Security: Prognosis, Challenges, and Panacea in a Globalized World’, was held on Wednesday. “One of the factors that contributes to high level of insecurity across the country and sub-African regions is the proliferation of SALWs,” he said. This, he added, was “as a result of their availability at cheap prices in the black market, facilitated by contemporary globalization. “This has greatly altered the object and subject of security, as the individual became the object of threat much more than the state. “While globalization provid

By Ikemefuna Ikem Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has commended the people of  Ugwunagbo proposed autonomous community in Edem-Ani Nsukka Local Government Area of the state for the existing peace and unity in the community. The Governor made the commendation in Nsukka on Monday when he paid a visit to Chief Jude Eze, the Traditional Ruler elect of the Ugwunagbo proposed autonomous community at his residence. He said that the unity and peace in Ugwubagbo were commendable and should be a good example to other communities in the state. "I am impressed with oneness, unity of purpose, and peaceful co-existanece among members of the community and call for its sustainability. "If you people have agreed together to have Ugwunagbo as an autonomous community, then I will not be the one to say no to your demand,'' he said. Ugwuanyi expressed appreciation for the maximum support and solidarity the people of Edem-Ani have been giving his administration since its in

By Agency Reporter Mr Clement Agba the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning has drumed support for Chief Samuel Ekwueme, the House of Representatives Candidate of All Progressive Party (APC) for Igbo-Etiti/Uzo-Uwani Federal Constituency of Enugu State. Agba said this in Nsukka during the flag-off of Ekwueme's campaign at Ogbede  Igbo-Etiti council headquarters. The minister said  his support  for Ekweme was because of many projects  he executed in the past  for  the constituency as an individual without an elective position. "I have know Ekweme for many years, he is my good friend, we were working together in Chevron before I was appointed a minister. "Because I know, he is good and intelligent, I told him to resign so that he will assist me in the ministry of Budget and National Planning. "I am overwhelmed by the huge crowd here today to  support Ekwueme House of Representatives ambition in 2023 general elections,"he said. He noted that, t

By Agency Reporter Chief Chijioke Edeoga, the governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Enugu State says the mission of the party was to pull down the wall of corruption in the country and rescue Nigerians from poverty. Edeoga says this in Nsukka on Saturday during the LP Gubernatorial Maga Rally in Enugu North Senatorial District of Enugu State. He said the presidential candidate of the party Mr . Peter Obi, his vice , and all the LP  candidates in the country have the capacity, integrity , and track records to rescue the country. "The mission of the party is to pull down the wall of corruption in the country and rescue Nigerians from poverty. "Nigerians will heave a sigh of relief by God's grace in 2023 when LP will take over the government of federal and states as well as national and state assemblies of this country," he said. The former Adviser to Ex-president Goodluck Jonathan on National Assembly Matters said if elected in 2023 he would ch

By Agency Reporter Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) University of Nigeria Nsukka chapter, on Tuesday officially agreed to resume academic activities during its congress. Dr. Christian Opata, the Chairman of ASUU-UNN said this while speaking with newsmen in Nsukka on Tuesday shortly after the union's congress in UNN. Opata said that the aim of the congress was to inform lecturers to resume academic activities following the suspension of the nationwide strike by ASUU National leadership on October 14. "After this congress members of ASUU-UNN are free to engage in any academic activity in the university. "The agreement to resume academic activities is in respect of directive from our national headquarters that suspended the strike on October 14 to enable students to return to school," he said. The ASUU boss, however,  urged Federal Government to do its part now that lecturers have done their part by resuming academic activities, to ensure industry harm

By Agency Reporter Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) University of Nigeria Nsukka chapter, on Tuesday officially agreed to resume academic activities during its congress. Dr. Christian Opata, the Chairman of ASUU-UNN said this while speaking with newsmen in Nsukka on Tuesday shortly after the union's congress in UNN. Opata said that the aim of the congress was to inform lecturers to resume academic activities following the suspension of the nationwide strike by ASUU National leadership on October 14. "After this congress members of ASUU-UNN are free to engage in any academic activity in the university. "The agreement to resume academic activities is in respect of directive from our national headquarters that suspended the strike on October 14 to enable students to return to school," he said. The ASUU boss, however,  urged Federal Government to do its part now that lecturers have done their part by resuming academic activities, to ensure industry harm

Commander Anselem Odo of Central Body Neigbourhood Watch Organisation, Igbo-Eze North Chapter, and his team, yesterday, the 27th day of September 2022 sensitized  Amachalla Autonomous Community Youths and others. The sensitization centered on security due to the recent killings and vandalization of properties without provocation in Igbo-Eze North Council Area and beyond. Addressing the crowd at Central School, Amachalla in Enugu-Ezike, Commander Odo noted that critical investigation has revealed that the root cause of the unlawful activities of the youths in the recent time is as a result of abuse of drugs like Marijuana, tramadol, cocaine, and others. He, therefore, urged the youths to desist from drug abuse and every activity that could endanger their lives. Onyekachi Eya Community Youths leader, Amachalla Autonomous Community, on behalf of the youths commended Commander Anselem Odo for identifying the root cause of the insecurity in their area and pledged his readiness to cooper

By Our Reporter  As the campaign for the 2023 general elections is set to officially kick off tomorrow (Wednesday), a coalition of youth presidents from Senatorial Districts in Enugu Stata has urged political leaders and stakeholders from various Political parties to adopt an issue-based campaign to ensure peace and stability in the state . This was contained in a statement jointly signed by Roy Ekwueme, President Nsukka Youths General Assembly, Edeani Edeani President Nkanu Youths Assembly and Nebo Samuel Ebube, President Enugu west Youths forum on Tuesday and was made available to newsmen. The coalition also exhorts youths to resist any attempts to be used by politicians to cause chaos in the state before, during, and after the elections, that was even as they urged governorship candidates to develop policies that would be geared toward curbing youth unemployment and youth restiveness. The statement reads, "as the campaign for 2023 general elections kicks off tomorrow 28 Se

By Our Reporter The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has called on Igbos to explore the various practices associated with traditional presentation and breaking of kola nut (Iwa Oji) and preserve them for upcoming generations . The call was contained in a communique issued in Nsukka on Friday signed by Prof Damian Opata, Chairman of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Nsukka Local Government chapter after its one-day seminar, tagged; 'Iwa Oji' held at Adada Hall of Nsukka LG council headquarters, Enugu State, on 21st September 2022. The communique noted that the reason for the seminar was anchored on the need to explore the practices associated with the traditional practices of presentation and breaking of kola nut in Nsukka LGA and the need to maintain them as well as pass them over to the younger generation. Opata added that the kola nut remains a symbol of hospitality in Igbo cosmology which plays an important role in the celebration of Igbo culture and tradition, stres

By Williams Nwodo Amufie Autonomous Community in Enugu-Ezike, Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State was agog on Thursday 15th September, 2022 as HRH Igwe Engr. Ikenna Ujah (Soo Chukwu Bu Eze 1 of Amufie Kingdom) received Chief Anselem Odo, SP rtd/ Commander Central Body Neighbourhood Watch, Igbo-Eze North Chapter and his team, who visited the Community to Sensitisation youths on Security . Chief Odo's visitation was propelled by the recent killings, commission of arson, issuance of threats to people's lives by a group that identified themselves as unknown gunmen in the recent days within the Council Area. Addressing the mammoth crowd at Community Secondary School, Amufie in Enugu-Ezike, Commander Anselem Odo, maintained that the leadership of of His Excellency, *Rt. Hon. Dr. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi's, Executive Governor of Enugu State in collaboration with Hon Ejike Itodo, have done wonderfullly well by beefing up the security in Igbo-Eze North thereby bringing

By Agency Reporter Sen Chukwuka Utazi, representing Enugu North Senatorial District in Senate says, it's giving him concern about who succeeds him in senate 2023. Utazi said this in Nsukka while speaking with newsmen on the recent award given to him by Starlite Newspaper, a leading community newspaper in the district, as the Most Valuable Senator. The senator said that he would be happy if one who succeeds him would be somebody who is prepared and knows the job of a parliamentarian very well. " I am concerned because I want a successor who will be seen in the red chamber regularly and can contribute meaningfully to motions and debates in Senate. "And not one who wants to be in the red chamber just to answer a Senator. "It's my first month in Senate that I moved my first motion, because as Lawyer, Political Scientist, former Deputy Speaker, Enugu State House of Assembly. "And former Secretary of Adada State Movement, I was prepared before going to S

By Nze Williams Ejikeme Nwodo Cognizant to the insecurity ravaging the nation, where a lot of atrocities and crimes have been committed, like the wanton killing of people, incessant damaging of people's farms, raping of people's wives on the farms, etc. HRH Igwe Sam Momoh, ACP rtd. (Eze Igwurube 2 of Nkpamute-Ulo Kingdom) invited his subjects at his palace, Ugwuatama Community in Enugu-Ezike, Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State, telling them his observation and information at his disposal that a lot of negative things has been happening at Nkpamute Ulo community in recent times. Igwe Momoh noted that a fleeing suspect was gunned down at Nkpamute-Ulo by the Government Security Strike  Force  few days ago and rumours had it that the suspect  had a camp at Nkpamute. The traditional ruler, who blamed both Ugwuatama and Nkpamute-Ulo community town criers for not circulating his invitation to the meeting effect as he directed that all the Youths within Nkpamut

By Agency Reporter A university professor says, wet spell (rain for serveral days) is responsible for increase in cold weather in Nsukka town and its envions. Prof Chidi Nzeadibe, Head of Department Geography, University of Nigeria Nsukka said this in Nsukka on Monday in an interview with our correspondent while reacting to constant rainfall and cold weather in Nsukka and environs for some time now. He said  that, wet spell as result of climate change phenomenon was caused by increased human activities on earth surface. The don said that, the atmospheric weather condition  in 1980s and now were not the same, because of  increased in human activities that had depleted the ozone layer. " Indiscriminate cutting down of trees, bush clearing, bush burning,  dumping of wast, building on water channels have exposed the earth surface to more danger. "Using of fossil fuels and other human activities have increased emission of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, all these contri

By Agency Reporter Chief Andy Omeje, the new Commissioner for Transport in Enugu State has pledged to resuscitate  the state owned transport company, Enugu State Transport Company (ENTRCO). Omeje who said this on Monday in Nsukka while  speaking with newsmen shortly after his meeting with Ebube Adada,  a social political group whose membership is drawn from Enugu North Senatorial District. The commissioner said he had identified challenges of the transport ministry and would go ahead to tackle them as soon as possible. The immediate past Council Chairman of Igboeze-South Local Government Area said he would first resuscitate and reinvigorate ENTRCO to bounce back to life because of its importance in transportation in the state and beyond. "I know the important role  of ENTRCO  as transport company of Enugu State and other states in the country the company covers. "There is no ministry in this country that has no challenges, the good thing is to identify the challenges s

By Our Reporters Dr. Linda Agua-Onyekwelu, the Chief Executive Officer, Linda Agricultural Products and Services Ltd Lagos has alleged that some university managements in the country are responsible for crisis in Alumni Associations. Agua-Onyekwelu said this in Nsukka on Thursday in a remark during the  University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN),  Maiden Alumni Homecoming of Faculty of Biological Science. She said that as a result of the crisis many of that alumni feel reluctant donate to their Alma mater , hence they are not sure if their donations will be judiciously used for the development of the instructions. "Some of the universities in Nigeria, especially premier universities have alumni that are movers and shakers of the economy capable of taking their Alma mater to the next level in terms of infrastructural development . " But because of this crisis rocking many alumni associations in the country, they feel reluctant to donate since they are afraid of management inter

Aminu Kano Democratic Centre  urges councilors to say no to corruption By Our Reporter The Aminu Kano Centre for Democratic Studies (AKCDS) Monbayya House, Bayareo University Kano has urged councilors in Enugu West Senatorial District to say no to corruption while discharging their duties in order to impact positively on people who elected them. Mallam Abdulllahi Usman, the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer of the centre said this in Enugu on Tuesday during a sensitisation seminar for elected  councilors in the Enugu West district with the theme;  " Promoting Accountability and Anti-corruption Through Behavioural Approaches." Our correspondent reports that, the seminar was organised by  University of Nigeria Nsukka Muslim Community (UNNMC) in collaboration with AKCDS and funded by the John D and Catherine T MacAurthur Foundation. He said if councilors as elected public officers closer to the people would say no to corruption, they would leave good legacies at the end of