Author: Adewale Kupoluyi
The precarious security situation in the country should be accorded necessary attention to avoid the imminent hunger. In the last few months, terrorists, bandits and some criminal elements have targeted farms and farmers, destroying crops, raping women, carting away animals, killing and maiming their victims and in some cases, setting farmlands on fire. The increased invasion and security breaches have assumed frightening proportions as there is hardly any part of the country that can be said to be safe any longer. People are abducted, kidnapped and robbed with minimal resistance from the security forces. These bloody breaches have created millions of…
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…
