Army commander tasks soldiers on tolerance P RISCIlLA D ENNIS
MINNA
NGO seells NSbn for grazing
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reserves in N'Central,
otherzone astorll Resolve, an NGQ. 18 champlonlna a pOot project toe:.1alllish graz-
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tna ~rves lin
Kogl.
Nasarawa
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ard
states. PARE llioo plans
to extend Ute :nsttln to parts of the north east·
ern part d til! countrx estimated to mst N5 bUUon. ThIs in. UaUve is aimed at 5{!lvtog Ute pe.
rennlal eonru~t benn!en pasto~ farmers
aqd
occaslooed. b:f poor access 10 If,nd ~d water, RmOOS other CadlUies. The bq.ted .~ot stat" are
Adamnwi,
Baucbl.
Benue, Kogl Nasarawa andN""", Pastoral
~e!oIYe
b the project In collaboration with
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Enhancing Nmtrlan Ad,
vocacy for n 8t.!tt er Envl· runruenL
meers and men
or the Nigerian Army haft been enjoined to inculcate the spirit of love and toler· anee [or one another and above all, patriotism to the Nigerlan nallon in the minds of their chil· dren/wards. The Commander, TraIning and Doctrine Command. M.u-Gen Joseph Okunbor. stated this whUe addressing of· Dcel"S and men of TRA· DOC and 31 ArtUlery, Ntgedan Army during the 'Padre Hour' In Minna. Accordlng to him. the 'Padre Hour', organized by the TRADOC Commander for both Christians a.nd MosltD\!, WI..! designed to build mutual understanding. trust, lo\'e and above all, good neighbourliness among all that reside in the barrnd<. "We are trying to build good nelgbbourliness among adherents of every religion by promoting love for one another lrrespecti1.-e of religloU&, tribal and re-
gional dilferen~", He then urged the soldiers to at aU tlmes con· sider their obUgatlons to the nation first In whatever they do or say, and be conscious of the fact that their children! wards are watching and
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bearing whatever they say or do_ In hls speech, the chief Imam of TRADOC. represented by Cpl Amlnu Jubrln, said aside the demonstration of complete commit· ment to the protection
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the r-*I 01 _
of the nallons' territor laJ integrity, the two major religions preach good character that should be adhered to by every soldier, SpeakIng also, the Assistant Director Chaplain (Protestant)
01 thW coIeagun to
TRADOC. Lt_ Col (ReV), Jonah John. s~ the need by aU to respect one another, pointing out that lack of good nelghbourtlness breeds dlsorganlzed. lawless and undlsclpllned chil· dren.
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Poverty alleviation: Borno spends Nib Northern F irs' scribe, Za;jock dies al 54 OwoUBI ADEHU~
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or Sa· dtaina Kingdom in AdI.Dla\t;a tate. Homun Asapb ::Idock Is dead. He dJed a result of protract cancer in a Cairo I8lIltal in Egypt at age tI 54 on Thursday _moon. Until his des 1, he was
the 0( the Northern ... 1lUonal Rulers Counc Confinoln the ira dJtlonal rtJ.1 'l death
_thspokesIJef8OJ'I 0( the Nzob)ulata chama, Chi Ti.m3WUs. sa died tround Th~
ruler and &lna
a.
Mathias Zadock tpm
on
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Urne) adding that his body would rive Abuja by Ipm on rlday:
INUSA NDAHI o.wcuG\JRI
A
totaJof NI bUllon has been spent by the Borno State G<M!rnment on povertY aUeviation and youth empowerment across the 27 loca1 government areas m the state, the state commlsslonerof Poveny Alleviation and Youth Empowerment. Dr. Zainab Glmba. ha5 said. The commissioner d1sdosed th15 yesterday at a press briefing to mark one year anniversary oC Governor Kashlm ShelUma in office, which look place at the Conference Hall of the Ministry of Infonnatlon. Maldugurt. She said in the last one year, her ministry had distributed O\-er 5,(0) sewlng. mWlng, grading and waler pumplng machines and trI<)'CIes to youths and women IlCf'DIIII the state. She explained that the ministry had al90 ren0vated and equillped eight
skW-acqu lsltion cenln!s In Blu. Gublo, Gwoaza, MMC, Manguno, Lassa. Damboa and Gamboru Ngala to train youth and women in various skWs. Beside. Glmba stated that over 9.000 wlempklyed youths had so far been trained on various skUl acquisitions, where takeofT grants had been given to them to start their own businesses. addIng that foUowlng the ban on moton:yde transportation In the stat@, the ministry had distributed O\'W 5,(0)
tricycles to the youths in order to sen.'e as a palliative mea!Jun!. She also said 104 heet ares of land bad been cu1tlvated across the r7local goo.'emment areas of the state In line with the governor's agricultural sector transformation. In addition 10 th@ tralnlng 0( over 1,(0) youths on Irrigation in 'rhalland, Egypt, Togo, China and
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Aooording to the rommi.ssloner. flsh ponds wUl be establish In all the 312
wards of the state to
em- glnaJ Fistula
pov.-er women through cooperatlve societies. addlng that the mlnLsu-y wlll also distribute free uniforms, sandals and books to primary school puplb to assist their Indigent paren'" Abo, in a separate press briefing, the CommIssioner for Women Affairs and Social Development. Hajlya (nna GaladLma. saId the ministry was able to repair and integrate 58 patIents Ilvina with Vascular Vir·
(VVF), addIng thai the Fatima AU Sheriff Motherless Home In MaldugUri ls also un-
d~lng total renovation to make it cond uch-e ror the less privileged in the soclet)< She said the ministry in conJunc.tJon with mJnistry for local R'I)Vt'!'1UOent and Chlefiaincy AfTain and other Non Government OrganlzaUons have enlightened and educated ....,omen on Polio. Maternal Health and other db-
eases.
Bauchl farmers to benefit from e-wallet fertilizer distribution
M
ore than 120,000.
registered farm ers In Bauchl State are to benefit froID the newly' introduced electronic system of fer· ttlller distribution this farmms season. The Minister uf State for AgrIculture, Alhaji TUannl Bukat, saki this In GwantJu VIllage m AIkale:rI Local Governrnent area of the state. TUannl
was there to launch the distribution of the com modJty for the 2012 farm· lng!.e8SOfL
He said that about 300.000 hap of fertiliser would be distributed to farmers in the state Wlder the electronic fertllis er scheme. He added that the scheme was one of the new Carmer·support strategies adopted by the Federal Government to
enhance access to Certillscr. seeds and other inputs. to encourage productlvIty; In his remark. Gov. [sa Yuguda of Bauchl Stale urged farmel"S In thestate to complement the gestun! by ensuring effectr.-e utilization of the fertillser and other agricultural inputs distributed 10 them under the sch2me. Yuguda said Ute state
CO"'ernment had lnltiated various programmes almed at encouragtna the appUcation of modern techniques 0( farmin&. "Agriculture is the cat· alyst for soclo-economk development in the aocf e~" he said. and therefore. called on state BOYernments In the northern part ~ the rountry 10 v.'Orit towards Impruvtng the agricultural sectoc