DAILY TRUST
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Business
88 farmer groups get $6m World Bank support from MIIpmAlmlClu-Sub, bdun.
EIGHTY ~Ight Commodity Interol Croupi (aGs) have benefited (/Om the World Dank lnt~utlo:.t found In the 2J \ocaI govmtr:'Im am.sofKadunaStatt. Coer-writer of the Kadu~ StIle Con~ Agriculture Devdopmrnt Pro;«t (CADP), Ma1Wn DaIh~ MIUtapha said this In an interview with Daily
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dUburset1 a tota1swn ofS6,222,389 imp~ .seeds, fcrtil.lzers. mclric tonne per bKlare as wdl million. representing 23.6" inscctiddes, pestlddes among as improve In the quality of maiZe. Hcalsodlscloscd thai thcprotcct across lhc three value chains; achievement &om the intcrvcnioo other things. as support from the hu IinUd maize I"annns with tlimo maize. fruit and cWry. and support given 10 small and He noted thai oul ol l-i I rocdiwn tcaIe commercial. farmers TIle il3Le prn;ect coordinator up taken namely: Ndmaco. Ugo fu.rthctstated thai with fum and Green DonI being agenJ registered commodity Interest In thellatc. fanner g.roops which Nive 3.,717 He maintained that 124 OGs intervmlkm, awareness creation, of Nestle. adding tMl under- fruit membtts. 88 of lhmt have undcrMaizc ValucOWn. ll under and ttchnc»ogy demonstration devdopmmt. there is an inatt5e benefited from the World ~ Dairy and 5 for Fruit Valor OWns liktsafa-ways mmaiu production. In yieldofJwnboGuava, and other inlcrvmlion fund. haft 10 far indicated interest roc tllCJ"C have been inause in yield new improved seedlings such u dtrus and mango whkh waf' MaIbm DalMu Mustapba the intervention of the pro;ect 00 of maize from an avenge of U aplatned that the prc;ect bas so fv work-bu.1ls. threshing nurdtine5, rndri&:: tonne per llccaR to 3.75 Introduced to the Wmen..
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Dangote deploys robots in cement labs By Yunus Abdullwnld THE Dangott: Ce.mt'IlL Pic IlOW U$C:5 robots in its labor-uorit:$. Tbls hu furthu Slvcn an ledge to the conglomerate that has hem dubbed the kmg of cement m:mufacturers in Africa.. Tht group this week announad that II is crnung ye:t another 2.000 lobs m Ill: transport 5«tion_ This ~i11 add tothrabout 40,000 join It has 50 f~. anted. The Dar t is the blgg~t "I' .• comp West Alrie. with a marid IUIionofSI ~. •.. ~mm, Group Mau;lgmg DirKtor of the Dan· goteCtmenl Pic, Mr_ DVG Edwm said the group resorted to u..sing robot because of its determination to keep to global best prac-
tices. He said: -Nigerians art: the
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PZ Cussons profit slips on Nigeria, higher cost BRITISH ;(lap and sh.am!'QO maker pZ : ISSOns Pic said its fLlal-y.-ar ",06t fdl on higher
11 costs and won·t:n nl col,dU'OIlS in Nigeria And
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The '"Mler oClmperial Leather <;ClIps rod (ares: anti-bactr-nal hand Wl..§ht .... ,.;tid prollt befon' tu :dJ to.as nlllion pounds from 108.1 m,Uio IJ<oundsa rarallief. P'"£ l»,'ons said il5 full-vear pftl:U proli' ulduded4J.B mlnon pounds In v a ptlonal COSts rd.IIN
to a supply chain optimisation project, acquisitions in ilS be:.auty care division and a write down of one of ilS Australian home ure
b",,"'The company said in Junr that
profit bef()("l! aaptional items for the year would be lower, citing rising tnput cost.s. social and economic I1llfC5t in Nigeria and tough conditions aJ its home can businesli in Australia. Revenue incre;ased about S pcrcenlto 858.9 million pounds.
Revenue from Africa, whkh accounl5 for over 40 perc.mt of total revenue, grew 7 percenL II~er. Ala from ACna in tM s«ond half were hurt by the social unrest in the north of Nigeria and the impact of SCJ1Ipping II fuel subsidy in the country. the company said. Africa's mo5t Nigeria. populous country and PZ Cussorn;'s largcst marUt. has been rocked byrdlgious vio\cn« and an eight-day strike against
the remonl of an $8 billion fud subsidy in January. Revenue from Mia fdl 10 percent hurt by difficuil tnading conditions in its Austra.han home ~ category, the company s;tid.. Thecompanycounl5 Australia in Its.Asia segmenL The comp;:!-f1y's London· listed sbaus. which have shed 10 percent since the start of the year. fell aboutJ pe1UllttoJ 1fi.30 pence on Tuesday monnng. (ReulC1"S)
om:s managmg tht robot lab
The Obajana Cement is the most sophlstlcalled «ment plant in the world. We use the most modem technology. Every single d~t men! in this plant is technologically superior or equal to any cement plant in the world. -Every section uses the mosl 50phisticatled and advanad t«Jtnoiosy found in any part of the world.. We t~in, train and will continue 10 LBln. We also scnd our people oul5kie the- country for training. We have also startled aporting skilled people to othu Afrk:an counlnCS where we ha\"e investmt'Il1.1. Technology wise. Nigerians an: tdJ.ng charge of the crment sector in AfriOl.-
Railway corporation increases train frequencies in Lagos TliE :1l.;U1an Rai way CorpoTillkl11 (NRC) lw Inaust:d Ihe nunlber o' its passenger tlains
within Lagos Metropolis from 12 to 16 daily effrcuve from Monday, lulyZ3. ThiJ is in response to ~ demand for tndn services fonawing
the partial closurt: of the Third MalrtlllOd Bridgefor n:habilitatiOIL A statement from NRCAid the first passenger tnin takes gff from AgOOdo by S.I5nm and arriYe$
Iddo T~rminus by 6.29am whll!: the second train moves (rom IJoko by S.4Oam 10 mivt' Iddo by1.29am. The third train takes off from rJOko by 6.2Oam and arrives Apa~
by 8.18am. The fourth and fifth trains begin tMlr journey from ljoko by 7.00am and 9.JSam 10 arrivc Iddo, one afttt the othu, by 8.4Dam and 11.I7am respectivdy.