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sure, this is called VERTICAL FARMING

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A Nigerian farmer, Samson Ogbole has devised an agricultural model that grows crops in the air.

Ogbole is using these processes called hydroponics and Aeroponics to grow massive crops and make great sales from them.

Sourced from his twitter handle @samsonprolific on Tuesday, April 20, NatureNews reports that the farmer has grown lots of crops like cucumber, pepper, vegetables, among others through these processes.

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The United Nations has named 18 countries that will soon experience famine.

Two UN agencies, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) published the “Hunger Hotspots Report” on Tuesday.

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Orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) is a special specie of sweet potato that contains high levels of beta-carotene, a rich source of Vitamin A in the body.

OFSP, as described by the National president of Potato Farmers Association of Nigeria (POFAN), Chief Daniel Okafor, is cultivated and harvested within 2-months and is orange in colour.

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Farrmers have called on Nigerians to embrace peace, unity and stop the blockage of food to the Southern part of Nigeria.

The farmers made this call on Tuesday while reacting to the effect of the food blockage.

READ Further https://naturenews.africa/food-blockage-we-want-unity-farmers-react-after-counting-losses/

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OOndo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has banned the operations of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, (NURTW) and the Road Transport Employers’ Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) from all motor parks in the state.

Naturenews gathered that both unions were warned to stop collecting dues and levies from commercial drivers in the state.

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The Federal Government has fixed a meeting with state governors and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Thursday to discuss the increase of Premium Motor Spirit(PMS).

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, said this while speaking with newsmen at the end of a meeting between the Federal Government and Organised Labour in Monday in Abuja.

Ngige said that the meeting with the organised labour, which was the continuation of the series of meetings held in 2020, was peaceful and productive.

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Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) has entered a bilateral agreement with the Republic of Togo to supply the country with 70 Megawatt of electricity under the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA).

The Executive Director, Generation, NDPHC, Engr. Kassim Abdullahi made this known over the weekend, during the inspection of the Calabar Power Plant in Odukpani, Cross River State.

NatureNews gathered that the expected power export, would be generated from its Calabar Power plant under the National Integrated Power Project (NIPP) programme.

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Nigeria is set to host West Africa’s largest solar photovoltaic farm which is to be constructed in Delta State.

The project which is spearheaded by a Singapore based renewable energy corporation, B&S Power Holding PTE and Sunnyfred Global, a Nigerian investment entity, have concluded arrangements in collaboration with other stakeholders and Technical Partners, to design, develop, finance and construct West Africa’s Largest Solar Photovoltaic Farm in Nigeria.

READ FURTHER: https://naturenews.africa/largest-west-africas-solar-photovoltaic-farm-to-be-constructed-in-nigeria-industrialists/

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The Centre for Reproductive Medicine at Peking University Third hospital in China, has revealed in a study that air pollution has a significant effect on reproduction as it increases the risk of infertility.

Qin Li, who led the infertility research, said prospective parents should be concerned about air pollution.

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The National Bureau of Statistics has announced that headline inflation rose by 0.71 per cent to stand at 16.5 per cent in January from 15.8 per cent in December 2020.

NBS stated this on Tuesday in its Consumers’ Price Index Report for January 2021.

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Researchers from Canada’s Simon Fraser University have revealed that sawfish are already presumed extinct in 46 countries.

“At least one specie of sawfish is missing in 18 countries, and two species have disappeared in 28 countries,” the researchers said.

READ MORE: https://naturenews.africa/sawfish-declared-extinct-in-46-countries-researchers/

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Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami has given reasons Nigerians must obtain the National Identity Number (NIN) issued by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC).

Pantami stated this when a delegation from the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) paid him a visit on Thursday.

Read more https://naturenews.africa/why-nigerians-must-have-nin-pantami/

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday stated that the Kano-Maradi rail project when completed, would serve import and export of goods for the Niger Republic and other countries in the sub-region through Nigerian ports.

“The country would earn revenue through expansion of trade and commerce, while the people of Niger Republic will benefit from the ease of transportation logistics at an affordable cost in their import and export business.

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The UAE’s Hope spacecraft, which launched in July 2020, has arrived on Mars at around 10:30 am on Tuesday.

Sarah Al Amiri, chair of the UAE Space Agency and minister of state for advanced technology called this complex maneuver the “most challenging phase” of the mission.

Read further https://naturenews.africa/uae-chinas-spacecraft-arrives-on-mars-after-6-months-of-launch/

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The Federal Government has stated that three new seaports will be constructed across the country.

The Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, stated this on Monday while delivering the 2021 Founders’ Lecture, at the University of Port Harcourt, UNIPORT, on the topic, “The Role of Transportation in Nation Building.”

https://naturenews.africa/fg-to-construct-3-new-seaports-to-boost-gdp/

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A team of engineers have developed a system that adapts one of the oldest forms of energy storage, hydropower, to store and release electricity from gentle slopes rather than requiring steep dam walls and mountains.

https://naturenews.africa/where-hills-are-used-as-energy-batteries/

Frank Lampard says Chelsea won’t be ‘jumping up and down’ to do lots of business in the January transfer window and admitted he will be looking at opportunities to trim his bloated squad.

Read more at: https://daybreak.ng/2021/01/01/frank-lampard-explains-chelseas-approach-to-the-january-transfer-window/

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A Grade I Area Court in Karu, FCT, on Wednesday, sentenced three men to 13 months imprisonment each for stealing vintage shirts.

Read more at: https://daybreak.ng/2020/12/30/3-men-bag-13-months-imprisonment-each-for-stealing-vintage-shirts/

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WhatsApp will stop working for some iPhones as well as Android smartphones starting January 1, 2021.

There are several Android and iOS phones that may not be able to run the app as the company will withdraw support for older versions of OS from next year.

Read more at: https://daybreak.ng/2020/12/30/whatsapp-releases-list-of-phones-to-blacklist-from-january-1/

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The organized labour in Ekiti State will begin protest in the first week of January to demand payment of minimum wage and consequential adjustment to public sector workers.

Read more at: https://daybreak.ng/2020/12/30/organised-labour-to-begin-protest-in-ekiti-over-minimum-wage/

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A Russian lady, Rain Gordon, has finally tied the knot with the love of her life, which just happens to be a briefcase.

The teacher, 24, has always been sexually and romantically attracted to objects, despite having had relationships with human men in the past.

In August 2015, she met the briefcase that would become her ‘husband’.

Read more at: https://daybreak.ng/2020/12/29/woman-marries-her-briefcase-after-five-year-relationship/

The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has appealed to the Federal government to arrest Bishop Mathew Hassan Kukah after his statement on Christmas day.

The group in a statement on Monday, December 28 described Kukah’s Christmas message as unguarded and open incitement to military coup and insurrection against the democratically elected government.

Read more at: https://daybreak.ng/2020/12/28/hate-speech-arrest-bishop-kukah-arewa-youths-appeal-to-fg/

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Officials in Brussels have approved the provisional application of post-Brexit trade deal, a spokesman for the German EU Council presidency has said.

Read more at: https://daybreak.ng/2020/12/28/breaking-eu-approves-post-brexit-trade-deal/

Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa has stated that he can’t score the current administration ”excellent” on areas that concern insecurity.

The governor, who is a member of the President’s ruling All Progressives Congress, stated this on a television interview on Sunday night.

Read more at: https://daybreak.ng/2020/12/28/i-cant-score-apc-excellent-in-this-administration-gov-sule/

Bill Gates has said that he is happy over low cases of COVID-19 Africa after his prediction.

Recall that Gates and his wife, Melinda, had in more than one occasion, warned that there will be dead bodies all over the streets of Africa if the world does not act fast enough.

Read more at: https://daybreak.ng/2020/12/27/im-happy-my-prediction-about-africa-has-not-happened-bill-gates/

The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Dr. Mathew Kukah, yesterday deplored what he called nepotism by the Buhari Administration and accused the government of institutionalizing northern hegemony while reducing other parts of the country to second class status.

Read more at: https://daybreak.ng/2020/12/26/buhari-saved-nigeria-from-imminent-coup-buhari-kukah/

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Gabriel Magalhaes will miss Arsenal’s next three matches.

The Brazilian centre-back has been a key player for Mikel Arteta’s side this season after joining in a £23.1 million deal from Lille in September.

But Arsenal have been dealt a fresh blow as the 23-year-old has been ruled out of their clash with Chelsea on Boxing Day

Read more at: https://daybreak.ng/2020/12/26/gabriel-magalhaes-others-to-miss-arsenals-next-3-games/

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Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu has responded to defection reports to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

Ikpeazu in an interview on Friday said he believed that people from Abia State are comfortable with PDP.

Read more at: https://daybreak.ng/2020/12/26/gov-ikpeazu-responds-to-defection-reports/

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Ian Wright has named his Premier League Team of the Season so far, including just one player from league leaders Liverpool.

Read more at: https://daybreak.ng/2020/12/23/ian-wright-names-his-premier-league-team-of-the-season/