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Fadama farmers benefit from fish feed productioll training in Akwa Ibom ANIEFIOK UIXINQUAK. Uyo
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than 50 fish fa rmers drawn
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(My, MinistlyofAgriallture, Ita
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In reducing the ceSt of fish farming as 80 petrent of fish breeding goes (or fish feed. Represented by the Pro-
gramme Manager. Gabriel Udoma, he lauded the National Fadama ~opment Project forcarrying out needs ing aim!!d m Impuving their assessment of fish farmers Inoome and pr<)fit margln which gavt: rise to the wortc:The training o xxiuaed by shop. adding thatAkwa lbom experts from the National Inis selected due to the impresSlitute lOr Fresh ~larer FIShersive performance of the state Ies Resean:h hI LJannen.hip . Fadama roordlnating office with lhe ~rlllnal Imtirute and the prevailing harmoniofTropi~ Agriculture (UTA) ous workshop relationship hWlf1ghtOO tedu1k!lJe5in peIJers with the Akwa Ibom Agriculixmulation anc pmuaion. tural Development Project. Aaxmling 10 the eq>ens. In his remarks, the prothe habitatoffi! h UJuUes that gramme manager who was the mixrure of fe!d provided represented by the Diredor forlhem should bc:i:mnedmto of Technical Services, Oken pellets to In:run ds eleachlngof Ndehedehe, hoped that at the nuuieDls bt-fon ·omsumption of the workshop fish fanners while h'iO ma}!: .,- cypes of fish would be able to produce fish feed based on xnsity of peIfeed themselves and urged Iets,.sinking ane n l3tingfeeds. them 10 avail themselves of Il<M! been iderdf ed the opportunity offered by Declarl'lg Ih, - workshop
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WorM Bank expert endorses Rivers; water reform initiative IGNATIUS CHtK'NU=_ _
1e Rlvers State ere-nn initiative goir g an for yeaI! co d ~liverwater in me f2st expanding garden dl" has won the endorselD !!:nl 0: the World Bank water alErt. DomInIc
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The upe n said in Pon Han::oun that tlle sophlsti-
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approach tha~ ,\ould rightly position Hhd St ate to attract the needro tet.r ieal support andlnV1!SUnen l The ComQ,1isloner for Water ResoujU!S and Rural Dcvelo pme_1t, Patricia Simon-Hart.htd mumerated the new initiafu.,~ Sil)'ing the ongoing RiVl!ls State water sector reforms! w,~ aimed a1 ensuring that!the abundant water re!'Ourt:l::s In the state were prmkJed sustainable
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meats In the vt ter reforms thus: clearly JE fined roles and responsi!Jilities for all key player.; In th ~ sector. the development <u d adoption ofthe~sSU:lI!waterpolicy
by the ~-;uc ext"cuttve round.! anti tht: ~ o fRiveIs State Water SEctor D,!velopment UlW by me Slau-'s House of Assernbtr as weI itS the sub· sequent signing into law by GovmKll 'L1Li1:uiIreAmaechl.
Others Include completion of the design for the Pon Harrowt Urban Water Scheme, master plan for water sector development in the govenunent areas and training programme for the staff In order to build their capacity in relevant areas. Simon-Hart stated this at the presentation made to WaterandSanllatfonPmgramme (WSP), a multi-donor partnership administered by the World Bank. on visit to RM:rs State 10 explore areas of assistance In the provision of potable water. WSP has led and supported several advances in the wllterandsanltationseclor for about three decades; providing various foons oftedmical assistance In 25 countries aausstltev.rorldthroughtheir regional offices. The commissioner e:xplained that the ongoing Iefoons designed to restructw-e and strengthen the institutions in Rivers State waler sector were 10 improve the overall effidency and ensure sUSlainablewaterde~ry,
Acoordingtoher. the need for the reforms was based on the challenges enrountered in achieving .sustai.nable waler supply and the need fOr a strategy to ensure a permanent solution in the sector; Simon-Han saId that so far; the ministry has driven
the refonns to the point where
future investment In infrastructure will be secured. In his response. leader of tile WSP Cl!ml from the World Bank. Dominick De Waal, commendedthevisionaryapproach taken b). the rommissioner and said it has rightly positioned the stall! to attract the needed technical suppan andfnwstmenLHegavea$Uf-
ancesthatthisll!amwouldnot only provide such technical assistance but would support !he Slate to ensure the realisation of the objectM!:s. He said. "\YSP shall focus its assIstana! In the first year to Port Han:owt Water Corporation (PWC)~ According to Waal the technical assistance willlnVtllve [We broad elements: dearly mapping out the reform process, by de\o'tlloplng actlon plans wltll deliverables and deadlines 10 providing the needed focw to move the refonns forwaId and assistIngin devdopingan emergencywurk programrru! beginning with a selected pilot area wtJ.ere 24 hours seMce shall be sustained throughout the period. The emergency work programme that is expected to commence in d1e next couple of weeks shall provide the needed basis for extending the programme 10 the entire city and attract the finance required for the entire project.
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Aba made shoes, leather products to wear special tags GODFREY QFURUM, ABA
hoes and other leather products made In Aba, the commercia l hub of Abla Stale, would soon wear special tags for Identification. It would also help government and other stakeholders to get accurate data on the s&tor as well as stop unofficial exports from the duster. Ken Anyanwu . National Secretary, Assoclation of Leather and Allied In dustrialists of Nigeria (ALAIN), an umbrella body of shoe, belt and bagmanufacturers, who revealed this to BuslnessDay, stated mal the tags are ready and would be Introduced as soon as discussions with sponsors are concluded. ALAIN signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with RFID cenue. AbuJa to develop the leather sector In the country. Radio-frequency Identification (RPlD) Is the use of a wireless non-contact system that uses radlofrequency el&tromagnetic fields to transfer data from a tug attached to an object, for the purposes of lIutOmatic Idenlification and tracking. The Aba leather cluster said to be the biggest In West Africa, with about
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40,000 people directly engaged (n the manufacture of shoes, belts and bags and a production capacIty of about one million pairs of shoes per week, produces for local and international markets, Ilowever, due to unofficial export that goes on In the sector, It has been difficult for policy makers to get accurate data to develop the sector and this Is one of the issues the RFID enabled technology would . help solve. Anyanwu explained that RFID would' deslgn and develop a manage ment technology system that would provide transparency and accountability in the leather sector, He revealed also that . Nigerians need an average of 320 mlliioll pairs of shoes per annum, regretting that there Is no data to show what quantity of that number Is Imported, wbat quantity is produced locally, the'country's present production capacity and how to Increuse local production with a view to creating wealtb and Job opportunities in the sector. He note'd that the RFlD enabled system would provide answers 10 mese questions as well as address the quality and InveSlment Issues 111 the sector.
Stop desecrating tlle Holy Montll of Ramadan, Ahmaddiya movement wams Bako Haram
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hm<ldiyya MovementIn-Islam, Nigeria has varnedBokoHaramarxl others to desist from the)\l3llton kiJlings and desrruaIon of properties of innocent citizens. describing h as dcseaation of the Holy Month of Ramadan. Spealdng at the movemertt'sannuainatiooalRamadan Iectwl! 2012 held al the y'P,O.ShodeindeAuditorium. Central Mosque, Simpson Street. Ebute Mena, Lagos, the guest 1ectureJ; Abdulfatai Ademola Odunaye, Chief Imam of Onun-Ota Mission of the movement. expressed' sadness OVl!r the continued ldIling of innocent N'tgerians particularly as the MusUms all over the world observed the Holy Month of Ramadan. Qdtmaye admonished me groups responsible for the senseless killing to desist from the act that was capable of de:stroylng the fabric that binds the rountry. A statement signed by the chainnan, National ThinkTank and Publicity Corrunittee of the M[M!tIlent. Muftau. B. Ayorlnde, noted that the movement was disturbed that such act of killing and bombingrontinuelntheHoly Month or Ramadan which supposed toservt: asamonth thatallmankindshouldmave closer to Almighty Allah (5.W.A) to seek {orgiVl!ness and repentance from act that are contrary to the wishes of Allah for manIdnd.