... lost their most loyal customers, most of whom have relocated from the city to neighbouring cities and their home states in the wake of the violence. Impact on agriculture The violence has also affected the state ? s trade in Kola. The upsurge in violence has made it difficult for farmers in Kano to market their produce ...

... zones. ? We must, therefore, ask pertinent questions. How much did the federal government allocate to irrigation, construction of dams and storage facilities to boast agriculture in the Southwest?? Fayose advised leaders in the zone to respect political beliefs and opinions of others and never allow national politics to divide them. He ...

... he would visit schools, markets and other places without police escort just to ensure the people are getting value for money spent by his administration. In sports, agriculture, education, infrastructural development, the late Ogbemudia ensured that the state came first. At the ground floor of the Edo State Secretariat, along Sapele Road ...

... the State ? s economy, in order to create jobs. Wike assured that first-time investors in tourism and hospitality, housing and property development, as well as agriculture and ICT skills development, would receive attractive tax incentives and easy access to land in the State. The Commissioner for Information and Communication, Dr Austin Tam-George ...

... situation largely precipitated by a reversal of oil fortunes, is no longer news. No thanks to decades of overreliance on a monolithic economy and the utter relegation of agriculture, once the country ? s cash cow. Since this reality jolted everybody into retrospection, the federal and state governments have gone back to the drawing board ...