The Kwara State Polytechnic farm harvested 25 tonnes of maize from its farm, estimated at N30m according to the market survey. The volume of harvest also amounted to about 10 per cent of such produce that enters one of Ilorin’s grain markets at Ago daily. The Rector of the institution, Dr Abdul-Jimoh Mohammed, who disclosed this, recounted how the institution turned its land encroachment challenge into a blessing. He added that the farm’s cassava yield would give an estimated 180 tonnes when harvested later in the year. “Today, we are harvesting our first farm produce and I believe it necessary…
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Heartbreak continued for Nigeria at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on Thursday as Ese Brume, Ruth Usoro, and Prestina Ochonogor missed out on the podium in the women’s long jump event. Brume, who won bronze at Tokyo 2020, leapt 6.70m to finish 5th in the final, while Ruth Usoro and Ochonogor were 10th and 12th with jumps of 6.58m and 6.24m, respectively. Tara Davis-Woodhall of the United States claimed the gold with a jump of 7.10 m, Germany’s Malaika Mihambo jumped 6.98 to bag the silver, and Jasmine Moore of the US jumped a distance of 6.96 to claim…
The Grand Challenges Network has awarded $5m to 50 recipients to develop health solutions leveraging artificial intelligence. According to a statement, the GCN launched an AI funding call to promote equitable and responsible AI use as emerging technologies, including machine learning and quantum computing, are transforming the world at an unprecedented pace. The GCN said the initiative builds on the success of an earlier global cohort of AI innovators supported by the Gates Foundation’s Grand Challenges program. The collaborative effort involved partners from across Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Americas, including Grand Challenges Africa, supported by the Science for Africa…
Organised labour in Nasarawa State has given Governor Abdullahi Sule, a three-week ultimatum to begin the payment of the N70,000 new minimum wage. Labour also called on the governor to commence the payment of backlog of workers’ entitlements running into N250m. The Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress in Nasarawa State, Ismaila Okoh, made the call at a press briefing in Lafia on Thursday. Okoh spoke at the end of an emergency meeting held by labour with workers in the state. He warned that failure to meet the demands, workers in the state would embark on a strike. “We are…
No fewer than nine people have sustained various injuries and many vehicles burnt after a gas explosion triggered a fire at the Mobil Filling Station near the Airport Hotel in Ikeja, Lagos State. Our correspondent learnt that no casualties were reported at the filling station when the explosion occurred around 10:49 a.m. on Thursday, causing panic and fear among residents and business owners. Speaking to our correspondent, an attendant who did not want his name in print for personal reasons, said the fire that emanated from the point spread immediately, affecting about nine vehicles parked at the premises. He said,…
World record holder in the 100m hurdles, Tobi Amusan, will be back on the tracks at the Stade de France on Friday (today) for the semi-finals of the event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, The PUNCH reports. Amusan cruised into the semi-finals on Wednesday, running a time of 12.49s to beat USA’s Alaysha Johnson, who was second in 12.61s and Janeek Brown third in 12.84s. The Nigerian will line up against reigning world champion Danielle Williams, USA’s Grace Stark, Devynne Charlton of the Bahamas as well as four others in the first of three semi-finals. The first two in…
Four more bodies have been recovered from the collapsed mining pit in the Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. The Village Head of Galadima-Kogo, where the incident happened on June 14, Alhaji Umaru Aliyu, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday. Aliyu said four bodies, believed to be the last of the 14 trapped miners, were recovered on Wednesday. NAN reports that about 14 miners were trapped when the mining pit collapsed on June 14. Ten victims were earlier brought out dead while a search continued for the rest. It was learnt that…
The Borno State Police Command said it prevented hoodlums who hijacked the #endbadgovernance protest in Maiduguri from looting and vandalising private businesses during the August 1 protests which led to the death of four persons and left 34 others injured. However, while the Borno Police gives its officers the thumbs up for a job well done, Hadjia Halima Ali, the mother of Habilu Ali has accused the Police of indiscriminately shooting at innocent citizens; the result which is the fatal shooting of her son who is currently recuperating at the state specialist hospital where other victims are also receiving free…
In this report, MATTHEW OCHEI delves into the heated controversy surrounding the proposed creation of Anioma State, following a bill sponsored by Senator Ned Nwoko, a move that has deeply divided political stakeholders across Delta State The controversy over the creation of Anioma State as an additional state within the South-East zone has continued to generate issues, with a group threatening to recall the Senator representing Delta North Senatorial District, Ned Nwoko, for sponsoring the bill which has scaled the second reading at the National Assembly. Anioma is an Igbo-speaking group of people in Delta State, covering nine Local Government…
Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo claimed a surprise Olympic 200m gold medal as Noah Lyles was denied a sprint double at Paris 2024. Tebogo, 21, stormed clear of his rivals to clock an African record of 19.46 seconds and finish ahead of American Kenneth Bednarek, who crossed the line in 19.62. Lyles, crowned the world’s fastest man by five-thousandths of a second in a historic 100m final four days earlier, was unable to compete at the head of the race and matched his Tokyo bronze in 19.70. Having burst out on to the track to huge cheers before the race, Lyles was…