FG, Dangote sign $1bn agreement on rice production

THE Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and Dangote Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, of $1 billion investment on rice production.
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, described the MoU as landmark and historical in the country’s rice production, as Nigeria will soon become a net exporter of rice.

Adesina who lauded the huge investment proposed by the Chairman, Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, said by 2017 and 2018 Nigeria will be self-sufficient in rice production and become a net exporter of the commodity.

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Ebola: Lagos confirms 2 people who came in contact with dead victim had fever

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►The Lagos State Government on Friday said two persons out of those who had contacts with Mr Patrick Sawyer, the dead Liberian Ebola victim had manifested symptoms of fever.
►The Commissioner for Health, Dr Jide Idris, made the disclosure when he addressed newsmen on the update of the country`s first Ebola case in Ikeja.

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TV fund: Goodluck Jonathan raises N58bn for victims, promises judicious use

NIGERIANS have shown their unanimous disapproval of insurgency by donating N58.79 billion in support of victims of the Boko Haram insurgency in northern parts of the country.

They made the hefty donation at a presidential fund-raising dinner held Thursday night at the Banquet Hall, State House, Abuja.
The donation was N8.79 billion more than the N50 billion targeted by the Federal Government.

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Jonathan lacks political will to fight terror – Atiku

►FORMER Vice President Atiku Abubakar has taken a cursory look at the present security challenges in the country with massive killings and wanton destruction of property in some parts of the country by members of the Boko Haram sect, saying President Goodluck Jonathan lacked the political will to nip it in the bud.
►He also described  the situation as worrisome and appalling, just as he stressed that there  was the urgent need to restore law and order as well as protect unarmed civilians whom he noted were often victims of terror attacks carried out by the insurgents.

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Boko Haram taking Control in our Northeast

Nigeria’s Boko Haram Gaining Control in Northeast, Analyst Says

The Islamist militant group Boko Haram is carving out a territorial base in northeastern Nigeria as the military loses control of rural areas, an analyst said.

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