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NlJeria.n Tribune Mondav. 25 Juni"e.'-'2;;;o;'12' -_ _ _ _ _
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Govt debunks rumour on land allocation in Dorin
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Bioi. A1eu. Dorin AlNSf the speculaUon making lhe
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iand81stdd\Abr;iJlkadk-Cd~ Dortn. hm1:! been albCIdt'd 10 marila-s d the state tllECUU\l! IXUIdL IlE Kwam Slate GoYemment has debunked It dcscr1blng the rumour II!I basdc9a. Speakblt with the (bnIlU1I!I Neus In IIoI1n cturtrc the ~ the DIn:dcr OmcraI. Bwuw d Lands. Mr Tope DaramoIa. said there "''85 no Iota cI tJuth In lhe rumour. saying tiE land k1 cp..atIan was taJ:gtud ir the System Urban Renewal ~clthcstall:w--
c:mment He also said that the project was atmed a t ~~ ductng undcr-uUllsaOon of urban lands borne out r::J thenewpobcythru5toflhc. stale government. Mr Daramo&a.sakl that a situation ",'ben: some: parts d a ctty was In a state d dbrepair. such IlJGlS was oItOl characlertsed by W1frImdly urban 1and!Jcape. uncompleted or abondooed buDdtngs and crtmes. Stft:s51ng that IllC e58eflCc: or the UrbBn Renewal ~ne c:J the government was to
Farmers urge FG to increase support for cocoa production Ylnka Oladoyinbo. Akure
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planung 8tason.
Uu~ counlry'.
farmers .
government would pro-
Apan from this. they faTTllcrs also demanded the Incluston of UZUrnax phu In the list of agrochemicals whlch the mlnIlIlry wanted to procure for the use of fanners tn
TIle letter reads tn part. ·Aa Ule end U5t:rs of the chemicals. It l!t Important that the mlnl5lr}' should consider the InclU5lon of (1Itimax plus because DC 115 popularity among the
"Vanous :uale governmmL! had been procuring It over the years and v.-e find It e\-ery useful and dfectfve. We <y,'OUkt be gratefuJ If It was among the chcmlCab that the federal
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According to the leuer. signed by the CFAN Na~ tiona I Presldenl. Chid RaIm1 l\denlJI and Sc:cretruy. Mr AdeolB Adt:goke:. the ranners wanted the FtdcraI Govanmcnt to put In mo re effort at reJuvenaUng cocoa farming and prnduCUon-
The rarmers also urgrd the miniSter to direct the relevant agmcte5 10 Slart work on the project. whJch had been agreed upon by him during an earlier meeting with the grou p In order to meet the cumnl
North Local Gollernmen.C councfl boss. lifT Lo:pade (I4/lJ.
MTN Foundation inaugurates centre at OOU to fl'ght HIV/AIDS
By Seye Ade nlyi I
N conUnuaUon o( lis ongOing errorts to stem the scourge o( HIV / AIDS In Nigeria. MTN Foundation. the cor~ porate SOCial Investment vehicle or MTN Nigeria. has completed and commlssloned a youlh
(rlendly centre at lhe Olablsl OnabanJo Unlverslly 100U). to help combat the spread of HIV I AIDS among the youth In the soclely. The Inauguration of the centre took place at Ihe u n lverslty's Ago lwoye campus re«nUy. The centre will In-
crease access to HIV counselling and lesUng wIthin the university community which will go a long way In prevenllng Ihe sp read o( the dlsease_ -The centre will make It possible ror
youths and adults to check their HTV status and be counseled by prolesslonals In a friendly and condUCive envlronmenl," said Mr Den nis Okoro. Director. MTN Nigeria Foundallon. TIle Director GeneraJ.
Deputy VIce Chancellor o(the Unlvcnllty. Professor Feml Oyewo. said the UnJvenilty and lis communlty are gralerul 10 the MTN foundaUon (or selecting the unlvcnlily. considering the racl that there are other InsUtuHens that could have been selected (or the laudable project_ -The
Idoko. who was p res~t at the Inaugurauon. ap~ plauded the FoundaUon (or Its kind gesture. say~ tng -It Is very tJloughtful or MTN Foundation to provide such a centre as Utls to help reduce Ule scourge o( HIV/AIDS within the community. With the helporcarc:edueators. the prevalence oC the disease can be re-
health very VItal OW" and",uden"" now. they have (ree access to this wonderfuJracllJty Utal Will ~ble them to find their status and gel useful counsellJng. - said Oyewo. The youth friendly centre Is a componento( the MTN Foundation partners againsl AIDS and malaria In the communlly rPAMAC) project aimed at fighting the scourge of MTNF In the
'imObi lauds Ibadan North council chief over pro;J1ects :~';::t~r;'~;;'.:;~~o~~
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a V ERN 0 R Ablola Ajlmobl of Oyo state has lauded the Caretaker Committee Chalrman or Ibada n North Local Government. Mr Idrls 8abatundeLapade. (or the achlevemeDts recorded since hls Inaugu~ ration In August last year. He described !be
age and asphalt of Total Garden~ aJe Igosun Road. donation or reller materials to the flood victims that took place In cou ncil secretariat at Agodl Gate Ibadan. TIlegovemorsald the party had laking the right step by having him (Lapadel as the caretaker commHtee chalrman or the council.
Lapade. In hla re~ sponse. while praJ!llng the governor for tJle opportu n lty given to him to serve the people of the council. attributed his achievement to t h e er~ (o r t o( the state gover~ nor In his transrormalion agenda (or lhe people or the state. He said thai Ihe achievements were Just
the beginning. promising that tJte real rain was on the way In the local government_ TIle even t had In at· tendance members of the state house or assembly. commlnloners and local government chairmen. special adY1scu. party loyalists among others.
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Ogun Govt rids Sango-Ota bridge of hoodlums,squatters
of the local government area to lhe next level
torlsts In the area. Mr Adebayo Farl. the Stale Commiss io ne r (o r Environment. who led the operation. said thai the action was to aid rree now or vehicular and pedestrian movemenl. -The reason behind this Is the enhancement of (ree now o( vehtcles and It Is In collaboraUon with the Nigeria Pollee Force. Sango ZOne.Far! said that 10 ensure efTecUvencss and sWlitalnablllty of the ex~
T IE Ogun State gov ernment has dis ~~~;I~:e~~%U~ too~~~ lodged h ood lu m s transronnation agenda _ and Illegal traders (rom He gave the cemmen- under the bridge at datlonwtThursday ....iille Sango-Ota_ commissioning some of The operation was the compklCd projects In Jolnlly carried out by the council as pans th.e the state Mlnls'PO< o(En.... J cc:lebraUOO o( governor's vlronment and the one year to offIcc:. Sango Divisional Head1- The projects Included quarters or the Nigeria J the office complex con- Pollce_ structed for the use o( TIle New. Agency of the starr Orlhe local gov- Nigeria (NAN) reported emment. construcUon Or that lhe acUvlties o( the Major Salau Road. squatters had consU~ Agbowo !badan . lIe-Oke tuted nUisance to mo~ OJ<r-Apnn Road draln_
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The fanners pledged to patU1U With Un: fcdera! government to produce the noesl cocoa bean and Incnll!led 1t5
thecocoaproductngatates or the COWllry. The rarmers. In a letter addressed to Ule Mtolater or AgrlcuJture. Dr. Aklnwuml Adeslna. said the acUon became necessary in order to reJuvma te the various cocoa rarms with new yields_
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aid the producuon of
cocoa In the country. the Cocoa F'anners AssaciaUon of Nlger1a (CFAN) has appealed 10 the Fed~ era! MinIStry or Agr1cu1tl.m: 10 expedlte acHon on the cru.tion of nuBel1es in all
:=::::,;;,;,: functionalaer.;::esandrd ties aum as recreaUOnal ccnlRS ir lhe pq*. He also said that nobodyhadbeenaDocatedland In Sheikh Abdulkadir ColI~. urgtng the people to dt:vclopthelrlandslOavotd being confiscated by the
N order to further
erclse. the Police In Sange-Ola zone would continue to maintain sanity In the: area. H It ted th t e re era a government's determltl rid th I ( na on to e p ace 0 Illegal activities. warnIng that anybody (ound VIolating environmental rules would be prosecuted. He also expressed the government's readlness to provtde a sull~ able place for the trader5"to tra nsact~ theff buslnCflses .
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commlliecs. This ls the second YF'C to be commlasloned by MTNF' In collaboration with the NaUonal Agency ror the control o( AIDS INACA). The first WBS commlsstoned In Usman Dan
The centre houses a cosmauy.'::.aed'"un!u'o,en·a!· m'nl.Oter~ rta.ls:"confldenllal counselling 'ooms and a laborotory_ "11leccntreaJsoscrves F'adlo University In 2010. as a resources centre Other dignitaries and where students can gain ~_ .. 10 the Intennent at c1uded guests at the event In...........Dtrtttor General. a cheaper rate . It also SACA. agun Stale. Dr houses a mini MrN Con- Rant! Oladehlnde . Ihe ned servk:e centre where Executive secrera l~· . MTN customenll ean make MTN Foundation. his enquiries on available Nonny Ugborn" and MTIII 8CrvlcC5.~ Mr Okero oUler top omclals o( the addcd. .. foundanun 85 well as AlSlMi"pe.ak1ng-.ac lh e-stalis kild ijtildei'ilSOT commissioning. the the Inslltutlon_