Agriculture

Oyo Govt. to Partner Netherlands on Agribusiness

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By Iyabo Adebisi

Oyo state Governor Engineer Seyi Makinde has expressed readiness of the state government to partner Netherlands in areas of training for young agropreneurs, agro processing and expanding possibilities in agricultural tourism. 

He said this  when he received the Ambassador of Netherlands to Nigeria, Wouter Plomp on a courtesy visit at the Agodi, Secretariat, Ibadan. 

Governor Makinde while reeling out various efforts of his administration to connect agriculture producing zones to consumption zones in the state, said his government is committed to putting the state at the fore front of agro processing in the country. 

The governor also pledged to encourage investment in agro business and play a significant role in ensuring foreign investors succeed in building an agricultural business empire in the state.

Earlier, the Ambassador to the Netherlands, Wouter Plomp explained that Oyo state has a lot of potentials as a strategic partner for agric business, adding that the Netherlands intends to exchange ideas and learn from the state on ways to expand opportunities for the future of agric business in the state and by extension the South West region.

He also expressed desire to work particularly with youths in the areas of agricultural production, processing, aids & trades, and exploring opportunities in agric business in the state. 

Agriculture

Ondo Partners Netherlands on Fish Production

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Ondo State Government Is To Train About One Hundred Aquapreneurs in the Blue Revolution Fish Value Chain

Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu represented by the  Deputy Governor, Lucky Ayedatiwa made this known while flagging off the blue Revolution fish value chain training for participants in Akure. 

The Governor said the project was to improve fish value chain to open several opportunities such as fish farming equipments and materials, Agribusiness, enhance protein intake and improved IGR.

Governor Akeredolu said the country was still lagging behind in the United Nations standards in terms of animal protein intake stressing that the government would partner a company in Nether land in building Aquaculture Resource centre. 

Earlier, the SSA to the governor on Agric and Agric business, pastor Akin Olotu said the one hundred trainees would be exposed to mechanised way of rearing various species of fish for local consumption.

Participants from Ose local government, Thomas Monday, James Dupe and Adeyeye Oluwaseyi appreciated Ondo State governor for the opportunity to be part of the training.

Olufisoye Adenitan

Sport

Former Man United Manager Louis Van Gaal Reveals He has Prostate Cancer

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Former Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal says he is battling prostate cancer.

The Dutchman, currently in charge of the Netherlands national team, made the announcement on Dutch TV programme Humberto on Sunday.

Van Gaal, 70, said he had kept the news from his players during the recent international break.

“I didn’t want to tell it to my players because it could have influenced their performances,” he added.

Van Gaal is in his third spell as Netherlands head coach, having led them to third place at the 2014 World Cup and now to the 2022 finals in Qatar.

He added: “In each period during my time as manager of the national team I had to leave in the night to go to the hospital without the players finding it out until now, while thinking I was healthy, but I am not.”

In a two-year spell at Manchester United, Van Gaal led them to FA Cup success in 2016 before he was replaced by Jose Mourinho.

He has also won league titles with Barcelona, Bayern Munich, AZ Alkmaar and Ajax, where he led the Dutch side to Champions League glory in 1995.

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Health

Breaking: FG Places Travel Ban on Italy, China, UK, US, nine others

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The Federal Government on Wednesday placed a travel ban on 13 high-risk Coronavirus countries.

The countries are China, Italy, Iran, South Korea, Spain, Japan, France, Germany, Norway, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Netherlands and Switzerland.

The government said the ban would take effect on Saturday, March 21 and would last for four weeks

The travel restriction was placed on countries with over a thousand cases of coronavirus

Details later…

Culled from the Punch