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Rivers Backs Large Scale Farming, Food Production

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The Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has announced plans by the State to train and support young entrepreneurs, corporate and commercial organizations, research institutions that may want to engage in commercial farming.
Speaking through the Acting Permanent Secretary, Rivers State Ministry of Agriculture, Mr. Maurice Ogolo, he said: “My administration will support fish and other aquatic farming and live stock farming.
“Goverment will stimulate the growth of agro allied industries, encourage large scale production of palm oil, cassava, rice, sweet potato, and plantain, which the State has comparative advantage to undertake along their value chain.
“The government will also ensure that farmers have regular supply of fertilizers, improved seedlings, and other agriculture imput and support services”, he stated.
The State Governor, therefore, called on farmers, stakeholders, captains of industries and stakeholders to contribute in making food security achievable in the state.
He noted that the meeting would afford government opportunity to know the challenges the farmers are facing, and the achievements they have made to enable government proffer solutions to them.
Also speaking at a Town Hall meeting and Exhibition of Farm products from Rivers State, Chairman of Rivers State Council of Traditional Rulers, His Royal Majesty, Ohna Sergeant Awuse, stated that farming had been the tradition of the people long ago and today has huge potentials for economic growth.
Ohna Awuse said, “today, oil exploration had denied the people of the state some of the good things they used to enjoy as farmers”.
He commended them for refusing to give up in spite of the many challenges they are facing.
Represented by His Royal Majesty, King Suanu Baridam, Gbene Mene Bangha, Ohna Awuse called on Government at all levels and captains of industries to give support to Rivers State farmers in order to boost productivity to grow local economy and to guaranty food security.
He charged the youth to avail themselves of the opportunity provided by agriculture to better their lives.
The Chairman, Catfish And Allied Farmers Association Of Nigeria (CAFFAN), Dr. Momoh Mustapha, who underscored the importance of fish farming to the country, stated that Rivers State has the capacity to produce quantum of fish the country needed.
“Oilwell would dry up, stock market would fall, but the fresh water body that abound will remain in the states for fish farming. Disappointingly, 64 percent of the fish we eat in the country is imported”, Momoh said.
He emphasized that the greatest challenges the farmers face are the bottle neck in accessing loan from financial institutions, lack of storage facilities, poor funding by government, and yearly flooding that have forced farmers out of business.
Dr.Momoh appealed to Government at all levels to invest genuinely in Agriculture.

By: Kevin Nengia

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Tai Agric Sector Gets Emergency Attention …As Chairman Distributes Farm Inputs, Inaugurates Technical Team

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The Chairman of Tai Local Government Council of Rivers State, Hon. Matthew Nenu Bari Dike has declared a state of emergency in the agriculture sector of Tai local government.
Speaking while distributing farm implements and other agricultural support packages to the farmers at the council’s headquarters in Saakpenwa, yesterday, Dike challenged farmers to show their farms before requesting for financial assistance.
The council boss stated that as a government, they were committed to putting smiles on the faces of the people and assured that his administration would ensure that every person in the local government is happy.
“As a government we want to assure you that, we will stop at nothing to ensure you all are empowered and living happily”.
According to him, “the gesture is aimed at enhancing food production and security through agriculture, and enjoined all lovers of agriculture in the local government area to identify with the quest to redefine development through agriculture in the local government.
He encouraged everyone to cultivate the passion and return to agriculture, to guarantee self-reliance, maximum food production and security in the area.
His administration, he said, would purchase more yam seedlings in order to get greater production to encourage exportation beyond the shores of Nigeria.
“A boost in yam production will also empower farmers in the Local Government Area”, the elated chairman said.
In a related development, the Chairman has inaugurated a five, member Agricultural Technical Committee for the Local Government Area.
The committee is made up of Pst. Anderson Wariboko, Barr. Paul Newman,, Smith Nyor-Ue, Gladys Jumbo and Dr Keke Rammyson
Also speaking, the Director of Agriculture, Tai Local Government Area, Mr Anderson Wariboko revealed that the event was part of activities to mark the chairman’s 100 days in office.
Wariboko who led the chairman, and other leaders of the council on the distribution of the farm inputs to the farmers, was full of praises for the chairman, Hon. Dike whom he said has the interest of the people at heart.

Kiadum Edookor

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Moremonee Appointment Rivers Man As Brand Rep 

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One of Nigeria’s leading financial service provider, Moremonee M&M MFB, has appointed a Rivers State man and renowned  content creator, Mr.  Eche Ndubuisi,  as one its brand representatives in the state.
Ndubuisi said he was appointed based on his track records and achievements in marketing strategies, which has made him a celebrity in the content creation through the new media industry.
Speaking to journalists shortly after his endorsement by the company, Mr Ndubuisi said he was committed to marketing the company by bringing his wealth of experience to sell the bank to the world.
He thanked the company for the opportunity and assured that he will justified the confidence reposed on him
 MoreMonee Bank was established in 2008, securing the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) licence in July.
According to an official of the bank, who spoke anonymously, the Bank migrated as a Limited liability in October 2023, marking the start of a new era for the financial service provider.
He said with a bold vision to become Africa’s generational bank, MoreMonee aims to tackle poverty across the continent by offering accessible financial services that empower business owners and foster job creation.
The company, he continued, is committed to driving growth through innovative products, seamless transactions, and strategic technological integration.
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Group Faults Shell In Ogale, Bille Environmental Pollution 

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Fridays for Future Nigeria (FFFN), an environmental protection group, has faulted the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) for the environmental pollution in Ogale and Bille communities in Rivers State.
This is contained in a statement by the National Coordinator and Country Representative, FFFN, Mr. Kingsley Odogwu.
Odogwu, who in strong terms condemned Shell’s disregard for human and environmental rights in the region, said, ”The people of the Niger Delta, including Ogale and Bille communities, have an inherent right to a clean and healthy environment, a right that Shell has systematically violated”, he said.
The Ogale and Bille communities in oil rich Nigeria’s Niger Delta are experiencing ongoing and significant environmental pollution, primarily from oil spills.
Residents have claimed severe contamination of their water supply, farmlands, and waterways, preventing them from fishing and farming due to the chronic oil pollution.
This issue is currently the subject of ongoing legal action against Shell in the UK courts by members of these communities.
The FFFN National Coordinator urged the Nigerian government and the international community to support the Ogale and Bille communities in their quest for justice and to hold Shell accountable for its environmental destruction.
He lamented the decades of environmental degradation due to oil spills, gas flaring, and other harmful practices by Shell and other oil companies in the region.
According to him, the ecosystem of the affected communities has been severely damaged, and the health and livelihoods of its inhabitants compromised.
”The affected communities demand that Shell fulfill its legal obligations by cleaning up the pollution to international standards and providing adequate compensation.
”The FFFN stands in solidarity with the Ogale and Bille communities in their pursuit of justice against Shell Petroleum for its egregious environmental destruction in the Niger Delta”, he said.
He called on all citizens of the country to support the move for the actualisation of justice for all the communities and other victims of ecosystem pollution in Nigeria.
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