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  The Executive Chairman of ENSUBEB, Associate Professor Hyginus Banko Okibe, on Wednesday flagged off the 2022/2023 Agricultural Education training programme for headteachers, teachers, and pupils at Independence Layout Primary School, Enugu. In his remarks, Professor Okibe emphasized that agriculture is a veritable tool for economic development and growth, stressing that the country's major problem is hunger due to people not engaging in farming activities anymore. He noted that schools should be exposed to agricultural skills and technology, and announced that there will be an agricultural trade fair where produce from all schools will be showcased. Commissioner for Agriculture and Agro Industrialization, Dr. Patrick Nwabueze Ubru, delivered a keynote address, highlighting the importance of agriculture, stating that without it, there will be no life. He announced that 12,000 bags of fertiliser will be distributed to registered farmers in the state and emphasized that non-farmers...

… Throw weight behind new minimum wage, Fubara   … Warn against presidential interference in Edo, Ondo elections Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, rose from their extraordinary meeting in Enugu, Wednesday, denouncing what they described as an abysmal and lackluster performance of the All Progressives Congress, APC-led Federal Government, while also commending the Governors of PDP-controlled states for their innovative approaches resulting in developmental projects in across the country. The meeting, which has in attendance 12 of the 13 governors of the PDP extraction physically present, also warned the presidency against political interference in the conduct of off-season gubernatorial elections in Edo and Ondo States, while also throwing weight behind a new minimum wage and the embattled Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State. Presenting the communique, Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum and governor o...

Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has rewarded the champions of the just concluded Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL, the Rangers International Football club of Enugu with a cash of 50 million Naira The governor who made the pronouncement on Saturday when he officially hosted the NPFL champions and received the trophy at the governor's lodge, government house Enugu, also pledged non cash rewards for the Flying Antelopes. Our government house correspondent Fred Nnaji reports that the Flying Antelopes defeated Gombe United in Jos, Plateau State to lift the trophy for the 8th time. While noting that the state government will continue to support the club, Dr. Mbah commended the General Manager, the coach and indeed the entire players for re-enforcing the never-say-die spirit of the club, saying success abhors complacency. The governor said the history of Rangers cannot be complete without the players, hence the need to reward them with non cash incentives to immortalise their...