The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has shut down 25 facilities across four states in Nigeria for various environmental crimes. The affected facilities are located in Anambra, Enugu, Bayelsa, and Rivers States. The companies that were sealed off by NESREA operate in various industries, including construction, energy and utilities, manufacturing, logistics and…
Farmers in Odokpe Community in Anambra State have expressed disgust at the alleged government’s lack of interest to support farmers in the area, alleging that they were being sidelined in the disbursement of agricultural loans in the state. Mr. Simon Odogwuocha, the former APGA Ward Chairman of Odokpe, expressed the feeling of the farmers…
DISTRIBUTES OKRO, PEPPER, WATERMELON SEEDS Wife of the Anambra State Governor, Dr Nonye Soludo, has launched the organic garden competition in Anambra secondary schools to encourage children to learn more about food production and farming. Soludo, while addressing Healthy Living teacher ambassadors in Awka, said the organic garden competition would help teach children the importance…
Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra state has reacted to allegations he used the palliative funds for Anambra State for the procurement and distribution of 800 tractors to farmers in the state. The governor said the report was entirely false and lacking in merit. In a statement by Soludo’s Chief Press Secretary, Christian Aburime, the governor…
In its bid to improve productivity and food security, the Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS), has distributed plant seedlings, fertiliser, herbicide and poultry feeds to 250 farmers in Anambra State. The items were distributed at a Training and Empowerment of Verified and Validated Beneficiaries of the National Poverty…
