200,000 Nigerians apply for UK Visa ByBDt!) idel
OVER 200,000 NiguiAns have so far applied ror visa (0 Brilai n this year. British H igh CommiMioner (0 Nigeri a An urew Llor d has said. Llo yd who said th is Saturday at Ihe lnaugu rallon of C hc\'ening Alumni Association of Nigeria (ChAN) uid - th:11 the incrcan In number, which is 20 pcr cent more th;rn 1.$1 year's. had not rti uhe.! in a domp down on vb;
issuance . He said the Brit ish gove rn ment ..."Ould continue to ensure <In effutivc border conlrol. stressi ng thai it was ve r y pleased with the inte raction be lw~n Nigerians and Brito ns.
tioos. peoplr h" "r a !-rol\'in g sensr of connde nce :mJ crtin:ism 300ul Ihe fulure ofNil!rri.. :lnJ:1h~I' can start mvellinguoun;' Ihe " ·l'rM. but when we had military rule. IhinS-! wer~ tar.lm predict.
According to him. "Nigeria's Kon a my is improving. 50 more people can
Cheveninf! IS br:ded by the British gOI'erlllnenl by \)ji.er.nf ~ .:hol arships to Nigerian gra."mt~.s io) :.lr.:!,'.ersit ies in Lo n do n for poSI~'";\ l'lUlt sll...diu. The Bri li~h Hlgh Comminione r said more 111;111 1,000 " igeri3ns who
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Nigerian female farmers to get lab_our-s~ving technologies By O}oma
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THE Feder.d Gm'ernmenl will soon int roduce labour'sa"ing lech nnlogies for femal e farmers In thecountrytn boost agricultural prod uction. Th e Minl5ler of Agriculru re and Ru r.d De\'elopment. Dr, Akinwumi Adesina, disclosed in Abu)a whUr rcceivlng his (ountrrpMlln the r-,'Iinlstry of Women Arrairs and Sod~ 1 De\'el<' pmenl. H~jiya 7..aillab ~hina. He uid thl!' Irch nologies ,,'Ould limillhe time lYalited o n processing farm produce and reduce tl lt number of school-age gi rls enga ~ In f.lrmi ng and rood processi ng aC1iv1Ues. Accordlng lo him. ~ Ln" Africa,e.sp«ia1lr ill Nigeria, WOnlen rep resent over 70 prr· cent or the fol rm ing population: produce mOl e thMl 80 prrcenl farm produ(e, mostly
Unemployment: ILO. Nigeriato strengthen ties
at subsistence lc:vd and use traditional and time·wasting Implements. ~ a mull or this. women In agricu lture are faced with triplr chaJle:nges induding socialiution process, l~ ck of access to modern laboursaving technologies. and agncuhural cxten5ion !;U"lcO: Hr plc:dgtd to conduct a celldrr audit in his minisln'-wuh a " iel"to mainslreamingge:nder into its progr-amrnesillld operalions': Earlier, Wonlrn Affairs Minister Hajiya "Iaina uid her minist ry cUlTC'ntl)' has o\'r r 1.000 registered wumen cooperath'e socie· tirs and women- ~ NGOs focused o n women and gender mainstreaming. ~ In ~ddilion 10 r!!Cords or women enlIepre· nrurs, f~rm rl"$,and traders whoscacti\; lies afl~ greatJ)' limited d ut:' to lack or !5Ources andsupporC
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h ad receivni scholarship awards. back ill home. were al lhe lop of lheir professions contributing posilh'ely 10 the devtlopmenl o f the nation, UO)'d sa.id II had ~n a hallmuk of Brilaln , in iu commitment 10 Nigeria 10 build lcad ers.. IO invest in education. Tom Odewingie, Chairman , CAAN National Steering Committee. (all rd on members 10 inl'est in t he association as tht)' could not 11"'ars rely o n the British gove rnment for funding.
Consumer Council raises alarm on contaminated radioactive goods THE Consum.' r I' rolfition Council (CrC) has ~scd an :.Iarm (,l\.'l.'r an imprnding shipment o f .:nnlamL-;aled radiOilcti~ goods from Ollt.' n(th~ .\sian c(luntries lo Nigeria.. _ , A statemrnt from th~ Council Deputy Oim::tor of Puhlic R..-Iations. Abiodu n Obimuyiwa, a.h·iS<!J :-.Iig.uians to br consciuus of all matrri .. 1supports from rxternal bodies as th r cont..l:nilljued aid could also be channelll-d Ih roc~h other routrs.
~Although the gO\'ernm en t is taking proactive slrps 10 pre\'enl such shipmrnl from riltering the shores of Ihe coulltf)', NIge("ians are, however, cautioned 10 be more alert. Acco rding 10 lhe inronn~ti on made al.. U~blc to the Council, Ihe co ntaminated radioacUvr goods Include ilr.ms such :IS vrhides, rice, \'egelables, alllong othrrs. The CouncU has IIlready com municatrd the illfo nn~tiun 10 rete "~nl org.ani13lioll5, espcdallr those Ih~l regularly rcceh'e aids fOf t hcifoperatlons~ tht:' slatrmenl read.
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B, Fl'i!nos Ok,' ,! T HE I n t ern~tion:ll l..3bour Organisation (I LO) and Nigr ria a rr sel to strengthen th eir collaboralio n 10 tacklr unemplor ' ment in thl!' countr~·. OfflcJals <'flhr ILO ,viii br in the (uc ntr)' to mret with laboul stakehold· ers o n ho w t(. c reate more deernt Job~. A stll.leOl'!1II front the I LOs office in Abuja, disclosed that officials o f lhe: orgallb:1Ition will be in Ni gl!' ria 10 lI1('rl stakeholders o n hn\\' t(, errate more jobs. It hlnl~ that Exrc:u· th'e Dir«lor and Deput}' Oirrcto r-Grn ernl uf th e ILO in charg ! of Em ploy· me nt ~ I r. Jose Manuel Saln ar - XiI;nach s will hold consul ~ t ion5 wi th ~nlo r gO\'rrnmrlll om· c1als In N igrri~ and multilateral J el'rlopment agencies ~to upsc;!le plans and ;telh'illes ainl ~ at pr('pa r' ing pm- ell1plorment ric h poliCies. capal:: Ie uf en hanc, in!! Ule ereali nn of decent jobs for u,\e lllp/o)'ed \'outh, WOl1lrll and men In ihl!' c(1 UnlryM
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