The National Directorate of Employment, NDE, Lagos State is boosting job creation through skill acquisition training in Sustainable Agriculture Development
Sanwo-Olu seeks prompt approval, implementation of nutrition policy
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By Gabriel Olawale
The Lagos State First Lady, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu has made a passionate appeal to the State Executive Council for prompt approval and implementation of state policy on food and nutrition as well as a multi-sectoral plan of action for nutrition.
Sanwo-Olu who spoke last week at the Nutrition Policy Dialogue and Revalidation of State-Specific Nutrition Policy and Strategic Plan of Action said the approval and implantation of the policy would ensure equal access to food and nutrition that would eventually translate to high quality of life and socio-economic development.
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Food security: Lagos trains agric extension agents, assures priority attention
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By Olasunkanmi Akoni
Lagos State Government has expressed readiness to prioritize and place more importance on its extension officers to ensure that they are able to better help farmers increase their yields and enhance productivity.
The state Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya gave the assurance in Lagos on Tuesday, while declaring open a 5-Day Training Programme for Extension Agents in the state in collaboration with the Lagos State Agricultural Development Authority, LSADA, and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Olusanya described the training of the extension agents as a boost for the food security initiative of the State Government, adding that extension officers as teachers of farmers needed to be prioritized and motivated more.
Mr. Peter Kibo, Assistant Corp Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corp, representing Corp Marshal FRSC, (left); Mr. Nick Odinuwe, Chairman Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN); Elder Chinedu Okoronkwo, President Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN); Engr. Sarki Auwalu, Director/CEO, Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR); Mr. Ademola Adeyemi-Bero Chairman, Independent Petroleum Producers Group (IPPG) and Mr. Ibrahim Farinloye, Lagos State Co-ordinator, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) representing the Director-General, NEMA at the flag-off ceremony of the Oil and Gas Industry Search Rescue and Surveillance (SeRAS) program by DPR in Lagos on Monday.The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has commenced the implementation of its Search Rescue and Surveillance Programme (SeRAS) initiative in a bid to renew investors’ confidence and make Nigeria a destination for oil and gas investments.
He said that most of the 2020 Batch ‘A’ corp members behaved well.
The coordinator, who described the batch as ‘Pandemic Batch’, praised the batch for resilience.
According to him, corp members in the batch spent only 11 days in camp and were ordered home by NYSC, following COVID-19 pandemic.
”In spite of that, most of them showed resilience,” he said.
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This 2020 Batch ‘A’ corp members are very unique, they really distinguished themselves individually and as a set. I am highly impressed with their general performance.
”Even when the nation shut down because of coronavirus and we directed them to go home and work virtually, most of them were still eager to work.