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Stakeholders In Agric Business Seek Better Support For Vegetable Farmers

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4 years ago

November 28, 2021

Our Reporter, Ado Ekiti

The federal and state governments have been tasked to institute a well structured system that will provide a standardized procedure for vegetable farming in Nigeria.

A centralised market where all vegetable produces that will ensure regularisation of price and access to healthy products was also recommended.

These and many more are resolutions reached by farmers, consumers and experts in Agric business during a summit organised by RAFI to educate its new graduands on the challenges and prospect of farming.

At the summit held in Ado Ekiti, the panelists opined that the proposed standardisation will give room for quality control, enhance food production and encourage more youths to venture into agriculture.

The panelists affirmed that farming remains the best profession that could surmount the challenges of poor economy, unemployment and poverty, urging government to invest more in agriculture and support farmers with necessary tools and fund to enhance their productions.

They identified lack of access to tools, insecurity, labour, lack of market and cost of production as major factors militating against farming profession, just as they urged government to it, if the nation desire to achieve food security.

One of the panelists who represented consumers, Dr. Folakemi Olomojobi, sympathized with farmers over the numerous challenges facing them but stressed the need for production of quality organic foods due to its importance.

She explained that food consumption constitutes 60% of various health challenges in the society, hence there is the need for farmers to do more in providing healthy produce and access to vegetables.

In his remark, Ekiti State Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr. Olabode Adetoyi, commended RAFI for putting up the programme and appealed to more youths to embrace agriculture, following the proper laid down procedures.

Mr. Olabode noted the various challenges confronting farmers with a promise that government would continue to work harder to give them the necessary support to enhance their production.

According to him, the government of Dr. Kayode Fayemi places premium on agriculture due to its enormous benefits.

He urged youths interested in Agriculture to apply for land to farm in some of the already opened spaces by government.

He, however, announced that government would soon clamp down on eateries and hotels making use of unhealthy vegetables procured at cheap rates from the open markets.

Earlier, the convener of the summit, Mayowa Ekundayo known as Farmer Lawrence said the initiative was to create a platform for stakeholders to share experiences, brainstorm and reach a compromise on how best to go about farming in a profitable manner.

He advised youths to stop looking for white collar jobs which according tom him are not available but venture into vegetable farming to make ends meet for themselves.

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Indian Court Denies Bail To Nigerian Man Over Drug Charges

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May 28, 2026

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A court in India has denied bail to a 44-year-old Nigerian national, Cristian Soporuchukwu, who is currently facing drug trafficking charges in the country.

Cristian Soporuchukwu initially entered India on a business visa but was later arrested over allegations of involvement in the sale of hard drugs.

Reports indicated that after arriving in India, Soporuchukwu travelled through Goa, Delhi, and Mumbai, where he allegedly established links with suspected drug traffickers.

He was accused of purchasing MDMA crystals and distributing them to college students and information technology workers.

According to reports, operatives of the Beguru Police arrested Cristian Soporuchukwu in April 2025 for allegedly selling MDMA crystals around Begur Lake and the AECS Layout Road area.

The New Indian Express reported that the High Court of Karnataka subsequently dismissed the Nigerian’s bail application.

“The anti-narcotics wing seized about 1 kg of MDMA crystals, a pocket weighing machine, 10 zip-lock covers, a mobile phone and a scooter from him,” the report stated.

Justice V. Srishananda, while ruling on the bail application, reportedly held that errors relating to the grounds of arrest could not automatically justify bail in serious narcotics-related offences under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, NDPS, Act.

The court further noted that Cristian Soporuchukwu had allegedly overstayed his visa in India, according to the report.

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Strait Of Hormuz: US Announces Sanctions Against Iran

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May 28, 2026

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The United States Treasury has announced sanctions against Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority.

Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, said this in a statement on Wednesday.

The statement extended the threat of sanctions to anyone paying the fees, saying they may be providing support to and receiving services from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, and therefore may be exposed to sanctions risk.

“The Iranian military’s latest attempt to extort global maritime trade is proof that Economic Fury has left the regime desperate for cash.

“Treasury has deprived the Iranian regime of revenue for their weapons programs, terrorist proxies, and nuclear ambitions,” Bessent said.

Bessent added that the US has succeeded in disrupting tens of billions of dollars’ worth of revenue from being accessible to Tehran.

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The United States has launched new airstrikes in southern Iran.

The strike shot down four one-way attack drones that posed a threat around the Strait of Hormuz and then a ground control site.

A US official revealed that American forces struck an Iranian ground control station in Bandar Abbas that was about to launch a fifth drone.

The official described the strikes as purely defensive, saying the US intended to maintain the ceasefire.

Report says this is the second time in three days that the US has carried out self-defense strikes against Iranian military targets in southern Iran.

Recall that on Monday the US carried out airstrikes against Iranian missile locations and boats that US Central Command said were preparing to launch mines in the Strait of Hormuz.