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Govt targets 25% production of local food consumption By Mlrilim Ndlkllnwu
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P!I: cent of the food consumed by over 20 mil· lion residenls in the stale. We have engaged 120 youths in rice prOduction and additional 250 wou ld be engaged In he various agricunura l prl}gr.urunes 10 boost food proauction in theslilte,'" he said. 1be a:munissioner added tNl to emure food S«Uri!)' in the slale, more people would be ~ga~ in Cllp!ICity building, adding that plans lire afoot 10 make full ulilisalion of lands ~tly acquired by the state for farming in neighbouring stales. COOlahan said irrigation
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land acquired in Osogbo, Osun State, where he said the governm~t will focus on tile cu1tivabon of vegetable!. The commwiooer Iisled lOme of the challenges facing the farmers 10 Include lade of adll!<luate 'kills, J'OO! transportalwn system and errallC power supply. He blamed the low foOd production in Ihe country on these challenges He listed the provision of a 20,000 ton per annum rice mill al Imota, 10.000 broil· er house and 2,IXX) birds per day processing centre, es· tabiislunenl of modem fann service centre and inaugu. ration of Eko refrigerafed meal vaN among'!lt othen, as some of the ~en l inwvenlion in agriculture.
Lagos inaugurates Fela's museum today
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and Inte'8""emmental Relaliom!, . 1 culla )oralion with membtlfl nf the Ranlome-Ku ti ', fL'Nlf. nave concluded pl-l.N th anauguI1lle the mtlnumelh today.
By Sagun Balogun The penment had eAr' Iier in the year promised that tt.! late musician's resi· dence al 7, Gbemisola S~" orf Allen Aveue, Ike18, will be rehabililllied a.nd upgralled Into an interna· tional museum. Acrordlng to a press stalement from the ministry of
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With the opening of 'Fda· bration: II yearly festival held in cummemoration of the Jilte Afro-beat legend. Fela Anikulapo·Kuti.
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!le!Ving Nigerians, the mm· i.try assured that the ell' 5eJlce and content of the ' Kalakuta Republic' reo maiN intact. after the !'\"ha. bilitation. Stressing that the Museum will serve as a Slorehou.!le ...nd database for the Iille ico n', lifetimt>_ Ihe stalemenl said the prov15iort of a terrace lor drink!! would be an add~ attraction. The minL5tn' urged .u lovers of lhe late Afro-beal king 10 aHend the inaugu. ration and the celebration of ' Felabr... tion' ll!I II way of 1m· mortalising Fea - the phi. losopher and sodal critic.
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By Jude IIIguUl as!lCJCUtioo's Deputy PresI· dent COUiN OWr; Its ~eeal advbrr Fabian Onwu~u; 5«:retlry-General auefTh· om~ Okill and the Pub-lIcity Secretary Chief Louis Obfol Present at the forum where the decision was tak· en were: representatives and leaden of market liMociations, loca.l government chairmen, youths lind women wing of the state
chapler of the socio-politi· OIl ~p. They all paSsed a vote of no conf1dera on the swpended olficers over al· leg-ed acts "cap."1ble of CIIU," ing the dislnlegralion of Ndigbo lagO!l State and going 10 the pn!SS to dISCUSS a matter aIrudy oong han· dI. . by " " " ' -• Akubue.:r.e laid the"~ " allegations of gross mIsconduclaglllRst him got Iu.ro summoned 10 the ma-ting of II larger Igba body w~ he WII5 Cleared.
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I, AlImji Abdulwnsiu Adebisi, the MllJ1aging Director ofWesLfield Global ConslrUction LId
dfE.a'l1:ll!l {!Ofl9wJ:ulalu His Imperial Majesty. the Alaafin orOyo & Pennanenl Chainnan of the Oyo Slate Couoci l ofObas and Chiefs OBA (Dr.) LMUDI OLAYI WOLAADYEMIIII, JP, e FI!, LL.D
On his merilorious. highly rewarding and exemplary 74th Binhday, majority of which has been deYolcd to the preservation & reawakening of the Yoruba culrural and tireless service to Almighty Allah (SWT) and humanity in geneml. Once nguin. Kobiyesi, 1 join your millions of admirers acroo:.s the globe to wish long life, good health and abiding gmce of Allah in all
your endeavoUI1 (Amin).
Signed: ALHAJI ABDULWASIU ADEBISI. Managing Direc tor. Westfield Global Construction Ltd ,AbuJ~a. ABUJA : 6, Bonny CIose Area 2, AbUja, ' FeT OlD: 2. Adeoy. Adejumo. SAN Street
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