Author: Adewale Kupoluyi
I’m Mary Olorunfunmilola Olusomoka. I am a shoemaker and I love to be addressed as such and not a shoe-cobbler because to my understanding, a shoemaker is actually a skilled artisan, who makes shoes from the scratch with pure leather while cobblers. On the other hand, cobbler only repair shoes; they don’t make shoes from plain leather and they don’t make shoes from the scratch. I produce highly decent, handcrafted and quality footwears for both sexes. I am the first child from a family of five. I’m from Ado Local Government Area in Ekiti State, Nigeria and a graduate of mass communication.…
The Anambra State Commissioner for Environment, Mr. Felix Odimegwu, has decried deforestation through felling of trees without replanting, bush burning and other environmental practices that are now serious offences in the state. Odimegwu called on the residents to brace up to key behind the ministry and tackle the challenge of working hard to maintain a safe, healthy, and clean environment. The commissioner said the government mapped out activities for this year’s World Environmental Day, as priority area on the manifesto of the state governor, Prof. Charles Soludo while affirming that the governor had tagged his ideal environmental goal to gain clean, greener, planned, sustainable cities, communities and markets that would transform Anambra to a smart state. “I call on the people of Anambra to leverage on the opportunity offered by this year’s World Environment Day with a…
The Nigerian Institute of Soil Science (NISS), South-West Zone has organised a train-the-trainer workshop for farmers and extension agents on how to use soil test kit in the farm. During the event held at the Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T), Moor Plantation, Ibadan, Oyo State; the Zonal Coordinator, Prof. James Adediran, said that to enhance food security, the problematic issue of soil in agricultural production should be accorded due attention and that NISS had made it mandatory to forge ahead in training stakeholders on the strategies required to manage various soils in Nigeria. “Soil is part of our environment and it is a vital input in agricultural production. Continuous land cultivation and improper handling of soil adversely affect…
It was a dawn of new era for agricultural financing in the country as the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) Plc and the Moroccan Bank of Agriculture, Credit Agricole Du Maroc (CAM), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on sustainable development in agriculture. The MoU seeks to promote inclusive growth of the agriculture sector in both countries through the facilitation of finance and investment, trade and support systems across agricultural value chain with emphasis on smallholder farmers. In 2016, the King of Morocco, His Majesty, Mohammed VI, had visited Nigeria to sign a initial pact, between NIRSAL and CAM, forming part of 15 bilateral agreements signed by the King and Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, on…
The Federal Government and the Nigeria Conservation Foundation (NCF) have admonished Nigerians to strive towards reducing light pollution to conserve migratory birds. A focal person for the conservation desk in the Federal Ministry of Environment, Abdulmalik Ogizi, said the government was concerned about the danger posed by declining bird species. He spoke at an event to mark the World Migratory Bird Day in Lagos, organised by the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF). Ogizi said migratory birds fly hundreds of thousands of kilometers to find the best ecological conditions and habitats for feeding and breeding. “When conditions at breeding sites become unfavourable, it is time to fly to regions where conditions are…
