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Planting trees in arid land to fight degradation By TIMA.Hassan
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miuce the ~ing impact ofdcscrtificadon which isslowty
"lhisismyownwayofconttibudng 10 food security. If ~ protect the eJwtronmmt. we can plant crops and they would yield good fOod but in this our cnvirorunent. WI! cannot pbnI IOmC' things bcc:ausc !he land hasbccomedegradcdO\'Cf"dmc.
According 10 Urnar, he intends to go into other types orfnming like fish farming and mix cropping after tht lfet: crops and waler melon in his farm hl\'C res tored some balance to the soU that has been d~lUtw by extreme heal from Ihe sun and wind IS a result of the
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This is to infonn our esteemed shareholders that agenda no. 7 (a> was amended by the Board to allow you benefit more from the hybrid offer as fo llows: 7(a) That subject to the approval of the authorities, the Board be and is hereby authorized to raise up to a maximum of N45,000,000,000 (i) by way of rights issue of N30,000,000,000 Oi) secured convel1ible debenture of NI5,000,000,000 to ex is tin g shareholders of the Company whose names appear in the register of members at close of business on 8" July, 20 11 on such terms and condilions as the Directors may deem fit in the interest of.the Company for the purpose of erecting a new production line of 1,000,000 metric tonn es of clinker per anll urn togelherwith coa l grinding mill and accessories. A ll other items on the agenda remain the same. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD.
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UNIVlIlSITY Of MAlDUGUIII TEACHING LIOSPIW P.M.B. 1414, MAIDUGURI SCHOOL Of POST BASIC PERIOPERATIVE NURSING STUDIES
. AOMISSION INTO THI' !;CHOOL OF POST BAsiC . PERIOPEAATlVE NURStNIi STUDtES ~
AppIicaUons are invited from suitablV qualified candidates fOl admlssl.1n into the school 01 post basic per\oper..tive n~ng sb.JdIes, university of ,,\aldugun l€adling ho;pkal, 8omo state 0/ Nigeria.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: 1. candidate must be a registered nurse with the nursing and Mldwirery coundl of Nigeria
2. Must have a minimum of two yea~rs post registration experience 3. SponsorshIp by an Institution, government is most accepted or self-sponsored
METHOD OF APPUCATION AppIlclItioo fonn could be obtained at the School of post Bask: peflOperal.JVe nlJrSlRg 5lud1cs u~ of r·laldugwi Teaching Hospital M~ur1 following the pa)'ment of five thousands naira (5,000.00) Into university of f>1aiduguri Te<iChlng HcspItal I<laldugurl Sc;hooIs aa:ount No. 6OOOCl82010 wiUI the AFRI BANK PLC, and on praser.lation 01 the rec:eJptJtdIer at the office of the cc.use c.oordlflbtoc ClOSing d&~ for
w receipt of applicition Is 2'"' ~
exams and Intel\1ewwtH beonthe6"' -'1" 5epcember, 20.11.
All enquiries should be directed to:
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H< b<gun about a )'t'M ago anI!!' 0btaining a loan from a Ii!deraI PfNffllITlrnt p;nstalnl that aims to boost food availability but imtead c:i planting the ~ crops Ukt rirz, maize and otho" crop. Umar chost to plant tRc crops thai would proIOct lht: entire land lhat was once bare and bancl because it has been
After these tree crops lta\'c grown and coverw. Ihe soU, I CIll then plant my crops and Ihey would su rvive. I ha\'c to start like lhis using the irrigation facility I got 50 that once the trees have f1ourish«l well, the soil would ~ in a better foml to support farming because they are too barren to grow croPS; he exolained
absence of ~etation cove r. Tree planting is one of the most viable solutions to overcoming the: challenge of desertification, wind erosion and soil degradation because theyprotcctt hesoil from the forus of wind and wlIter ero· sion as vegetation cover, pro· vide manure 10 the soil whm the leaves fall off and decay and also allract rainfall.
The Course CoordinatOl", School 01 Post Basic ~rative Nursing Studies, Unlvertsty of Maiduguri Teaching Ho5P1ta1, P.f"oI.81-414, Maiduguri, BomoSlate.
Signed: ANTHONY NGBALE
Course Coordinator for; Chief Medical Director.
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