Nigerian farmers need hybrid seeds to boost food production — Expert
The Managing Director of a Kaduna-based agribusiness firm, ECOBasic Seeds Company Limited, Brighton Karume, has urged Nigerian farmers to embrace the use of hybrid seeds to boost food production in the country. Hybrid seed, in agriculture and gardening, is produced by deliberately cross-pollinated genetically diverse plants. Hybrid seed is common in industrial agriculture and home […]
N25,000 low-grade workers’ wage increase not enough, CDCs, groups tell Tinubu
Tribune Online N25,000 low-grade workers’ wage increase not enough, CDCs, groups tell Tinubu Leaders of Community Development Committees, rights groups, politicians and other Nigerians have reacted to the subsidy palliative and economic intervention plans announced by President Bola Tinubu on Sunday. In his Independence Day nationwide broadcast on October 1, President Tinubu announced a monthly […]
Nigeria @ 63: Still struggling to overcome energy poverty
From Uche Usim, Abuja Sixty-three years after independence, Nigerians are still suffering from energy poverty with no end in sight. Homes are dark and businesses are in ruins. Worse, access to affordable fossil fuel, non-fossil fuel and renewable energy is very narrow due to ravaging economic hostilities. While many uninformed citizens may not appreciate the […]
Hybrid seeds surest way to food security in Nigeria – Expert
From Sola Ojo, Kaduna A Kaduna-based seedlings firm has called on farmers to adopt hybrid seeds as foundation grains because it would accelerate the Country’s drive towards food sufficiency status. Managing Director, EcoBasicSeed firm, Brighton Karume who made the call further noted that most Nigerian farmers were into open-pollinated varieties (OPV) which he described as […]
EPL: Look at his form – Nevin upset over Pochettino’s decision to let Chelsea star leave
Former Chelsea ace, Pat Nevin has admitted he is ‘upset’ with Chelsea and their manager Mauricio Pochettino’s decision to let Joao Felix leave the club. Felix had joined Chelsea on a six-month loan deal from Atletico Madrid in January this season. Chelsea had the option to make the player’s deal permanent, but the Premier League […]
Messi’s Miami fans upset with season ticket price hike
Fans of Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami are up in arms after the Major League Soccer club doubled season ticket prices for next season, but the chance to watch the World Cup winner will still tempt many into forking out the cash. The club, co-owned by Miami businessman, Jorge Mas and former England player, David Beckham, […]
Sunnova secures $3 billion Department of Energy loan
The agreement will advance Project Hestia, a low-income distributed clean energy program. Sunnova Energy International, an energy-as-a-service provider, announced it has secured a $ billion partial loan guarantee agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO), equating to a 90% guarantee of up to $3.3 billion of term loans. The funds […]
Peter Obi reveals solution to security issues in Southeast
Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has said the security crisis ravaging the Southeast region can only be tackled if the leaders are united. The former Anambra governor stated this in a message he delivered during the Southeast Summit on Economy and Security, in Owerri, the Imo […]
California ends summer with 5 GW energy storage record
As fall arrives in the northern hemisphere, California sets a record for most utility-scale battery capacity instantaneous usage, with a long stretch exceeding 2 GWh of output. On Sept. 24, 2023, between 6:40 and 6:45 PM local time, the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) registered a power input of 5.223 GW into the grid from […]
Groups Applauds Police Over Arrest of Notorious Armed Robbery Kingpin In Delta
Ben Dunno, Warri Stakeholders in security and transparent advocacy within and outside Delta state, have commended the Delta state Commissioner of Police, CP Wale Abass, and his men over the recent arrest of the most dreaded armed robbery gang leader, one Emomotimi David, who had terrorized the state and the entire Niger […]