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Chairman Amana Farmers urges the government to provide modern farming technology in Yobe
Chairman Amana Farmers urges the government to provide modern farming technology in Yobe
By: Yahaya Wakili
The new chairman of the Amana Farmers and Grains Suppliers Association of Nigeria (AFGSAN), Yobe State chapter, Alhaji Umar Adam Mamudo, has called on the Yobe State government to provide modern farming technology implements to farmers in the state in order to boost the agricultural activities as well as to produce more food security in the state.
The chairman disclosed this to newsmen in Damaturu. He said, “For now, I will try to make some necessary introductions to some government parastatals so that the association will be well known in the state, and I promise to make some changes in the association with a view to moving the association forward.”
He commended His Excellency, Governor Mai Mala Buni, CON, for the purchases and distributions of the multi-billion naira agricultural empowerment implements to farmers last year. These, he said, have encouraged many people to engage fully in farming activities in the state, adding that these efforts of His Excellency have also stimulated economic growth in the state as well as produced enough food security in Yobe State and Nigeria as a whole.
Mamudo revealed that the association is a combination of farmers and those that deal with grains, and we are also farmers and aggregators, and we know farmers very well—more than anybody—because we are the ones that buy from the farmers either in the market or in the farm or store outside the market.
“Sometimes the government used to give some assistance to farmers, but that assistance most of the time did not go to the real farmers directly; it used to go to some politicians, but I, as a grain dealer, and my colleagues, we know those that are the genuine farmers, the ones that are expected to receive that assistance from the government in order to boost their agricultural activities,” Mamudo said.
“But the way things are going, sometimes when you hear that there is some assistance related to agricultural activities, when you go there, many women and youths, most of whom are not farmers, will collect it and sell it immediately. We are not content with that kind of habit. That is why this is among the plans that I am trying to see how I can go over it.
“Once the association is well known to the government, I know the government will contact us before providing such assistance to the farmers, and we can try our best and put it in the right way, especially by giving it to the genuine farmers, and call on the state government to use how it can boost agricultural activities in the state.
He said, “Although we serve as advisers to the farmers, because most of the time farmers used to contact us about some new seeds or other things that came to them, we give them advice related to any new technology that comes into the farming activities.”
The chairman called on the farmers whenever a new innovation was developed to let them use it in the right way, because without having good advice or following the right guidelines, some of this new innovation, if the farmers did not use it in the right way, would end in loss instead of profit. Farming activities are like agribusiness; most of the farmers are doing it for business, not only for consumption.
Mamudo urged its members, either farmers or grain aggregators, to come together so that we can see how we can make our daily activities in farming and in the grain business perfect, so I solicit their contributions, support, and cooperation to move the association forward.
Chairman Amana Farmers urges the government to provide modern farming technology in Yobe
Zulum Receives Seven Ambassadors, UN Officials on Humanitarian Visit to Maiduguri
By: Michael Mike
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has received ambassadors from seven countries alongside senior United Nations and federal government officials during a high-level humanitarian visit to Maiduguri.
The visiting diplomats represented India, Egypt, Indonesia, the Philippines, Turkey, Malaysia and Qatar. They were accompanied by the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mohamed Fall, and the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Bernard Doro.
The visit was organised to give the international partners an opportunity to directly assess the humanitarian situation in Borno State and observe ongoing recovery and development efforts following years of conflict.
During the visit on Tuesday, the delegation was taken on a tour of key projects implemented by the Zulum administration in the areas of education, healthcare and human capital development. The tour was led by the Acting Governor of the state, Umar Usman Kadafur.
Addressing journalists after the tour, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator praised Governor Zulum for what he described as visible and impactful infrastructure development across the state. He noted that the projects showcased a different narrative from the usual focus on security challenges in the region.
According to Fall, initiatives in education, vocational skills training, girl-child education and malnutrition treatment demonstrate deliberate efforts to improve the lives of residents and address the underlying causes of the humanitarian crisis. He stressed that sustained investment in education remains critical to long-term peace and development in the state.
Also speaking, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation expressed satisfaction with the level of progress recorded in Borno despite more than a decade of conflict. He commended the governor’s leadership, describing the facilities visited as practical tools for empowering residents and lifting them out of poverty.
The minister added that the vocational centres, comprehensive schools and other social infrastructure reflect a strong commitment to recovery, resilience and inclusive development in the state.
Zulum Receives Seven Ambassadors, UN Officials on Humanitarian Visit to Maiduguri
Reckless police teargas firing sparks fire outbreak in Katsina cement shop
By: Zagazola Makama
A routine police patrol in Katsina State on Monday degenerated into a fire incident after officers recklessly fired teargas into a cement shop, causing a blaze and injuring a trailer driver in Charanchi Local Government Area.
Zagazola Makama learnt that the incident occurred at about 6:00 p.m. on Feb. 2, when personnel attached to the Malumfashi Division intercepted an unregistered cement trailer while returning from special duty en route from Katsina to Malumfashi.
Witnesses said that instead of handling the traffic offence with restraint, the patrol team fired teargas, which strayed into a nearby cement shop owned by Umar Abdullahi, and ignited a fire.
“The teargas landed inside the shop and immediately started a fire. People ran out in panic. We had to struggle to put it out,” a resident said.
The fire destroyed some goods before it was eventually extinguished by residents and emergency responders.
The trailer driver, Gambo Abdurrahman, of Gidan Dawa, Katsina, also sustained a fracture on his right leg during the incident. He was rushed to General Hospital, Kankia, and later referred to an Orthopaedic Hospital for specialist treatment.
Police sources confirmed that the situation had been brought under control and that the officers involved had been defaulted for disciplinary action.
“The Command has ordered a full investigation into the reckless use of teargas that led to the fire outbreak and injury. Appropriate sanctions will follow,” a senior officer said.
Reckless police teargas firing sparks fire outbreak in Katsina cement shop
Terrorists kill scores in Kwara village attack – lawmaker
By: Zagazola Makama
Scores of persons were killed in a terrorist attack on Woro Village in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, the lawmaker representing Kaiama in the State House of Assembly, Hon. Saidu Baba Ahmed, has confirmed.
Ahmed who disclosed this on Wednesday said that the death toll had risen to 35 as of this morning, while many residents were still missing in the surrounding bush after fleeing the community during the attack.
“I’m on my way to Woro where the mayhem took place yesterday, along with a detachment of soldiers from Ilorin. I have also been informed that other soldiers are following the attackers. I’m glad to say that I spoke with the Emir this morning and he is alive,” he said.
Security sources said the attack occurred on Feb. 3 at about 7:07 p.m., when terrorists suspected to be Boko Haram Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS) stormed Woro, setting houses and shops ablaze as residents fled in panic.
The assailants reportedly withdrew after spotting an approaching aircraft, but intelligence indicates they may still be lurking nearby and could attempt to return once security pressure eases.
Meanwhile, security sources warned that terrorist operations are escalating across the North-West and North-Central, with attacks spreading into border communities with the Republic of Benin, particularly in Kwara and Niger States.
The sources noted that terrorists infiltrating from the Sahel axis have merged with local criminal groups. Two major groups – JNIM/AQIM and IS Sahel are said to be competing for territory, using forest corridors and borderlands as launch pads for further attacks.
While parts of the North-West face encroachment from ISIS-linked elements along Niger’s borders with Sokoto and Kebbi, JNIM’s operations reportedly stretch from the W–Arly–Pendjari (WAP) Forest Complex into Benin, diverting into North-Central Nigeria.
Zagazola stressed that containing the threat requires strong regional cooperation, describing the violence as part of a wider Sahelian security crisis rather than an isolated state-level problem.
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