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mrvitalis:
IMO state is the most educated state in Nigeria there is no debate on that

Igbos are the most educated tribe followed by the old bendel state and then the yourubas

Anyone who thinks otherwise is just lying to himself

Old Bendel is the Delta area and in Delta it's the Igbo area ie Anioma.

Lalasticlala, this thread deserves a seat on the high table.

nwabobo:
In the five years, the four states — except Anambra — remained in the top five, an analysis of the data by PREMIUM TIMES has shown. Anambra took second position for four years, before dropping to sixth position in 2015.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/261340-exclusive-jamb-report-reveals-four-nigerian-states-leading-medical-education-five-years.html

All indices from the education sector point to the fact that Obiano is destroying Anambra's education sector

cc: globemoney, nonsowow, .

There must be something this Igbo people are doing right. The more you suppress them, the more they grow and develop.

If you leave them unchecked, we may just wake up one day to find they've taken over the country.

What would have happened if they didn't fight a war or if Biafra was allowed to go?

With more universities opening across the country in the last decade, the number of students gaining admissions into specialised and competitive degree courses has steadily grown.

But when it comes to Medicine, four states have dominated admission trends for at least five years, consistently trouncing the other 32 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

The states are Imo, Anambra, Delta and Enugu.

Between 2011 and 2015, these states had more students gaining admission to study Medicine than any other state, data from the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) show.

In the five years, the four states — except Anambra — remained in the top five, an analysis of the data by PREMIUM TIMES has shown. Anambra took second position for four years, before dropping to sixth position in 2015.

Only two other states managed to break into the top five briefly. Osun took fifth position twice and fourth position once; while Edo took third position once, and fifth position once.

The data, covering 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015, are for students admitted through test-based examinations conducted by JAMB.

JAMB’s admission process is guided by merit, university catchment area and grants advantage to educationally-less developed states.

The JAMB data were verified and validated by the National Bureau of Statistics, the bureau said.
Together, they provide an important glimpse into how the nation’s 36 states and Abuja compete when benchmarked by university admissions into various academic disciplines each year.

PREMIUM TIMES analysis is focused on three of the most competitive courses: Medicine, Engineering and Law.

In follow-up reports, this newspaper will evaluate the trend in Engineering and Law.

For Medicine, while Imo had 1,940 students admitted into various universities in 2011, Anambra followed with 1,536 and Enugu was third with 1,280. Delta came fourth with 1,137 and Abia was fifth with 931 students.

In 2012, the four states again made the top five. Imo emerged first with 1,841 students, Anambra followed with 1,473 and Delta came third, while 1,305, Enugu came fourth with 1,247.

That year, Osun placed fifth with 958 students admitted into Medicine.

Imo continued its leadership of the chart in 2013 with 2,395 students admitted to study Medicine, while Anambra again followed with 1,645 and Delta came third with 1,618. Enugu came fourth with 1,422. Fifth position was snatched by Edo with 1,256 students.

In 2014, Imo had 1,588 students, Anambra followed with 1,511; Delta came third with 1,170, Enugu came fourth with 1,161.

Osun reclaimed the fifth position with 1,146.

In 2015, positions changed significantly, with Delta jumping to first position with 1814 students.

Imo dropped to second with 1,727, while Edo came third with 1,510. Osun was fourth with 1,447 and Enugu, with 1,390, took fifth.

For the first time in five years, Anambra slumped to sixth position.

Hassan Soweto, who coordinates a civil rights group, Education Rights Campaign, said the admission pattern reflects the funding of education in the country.

Mr. Soweto assessed the states doing better as “one-eyed kings in the land of the blind”, saying even they have poor funding for education.

“It means that some states are doing a bit better while some are doing poorly in the midst of crisis because it does not mean the sector is well funded,” he said.

At the lowest rung of the admission table are FCT, Yobe, Zamfara and Jigawa.

FCT had the least in the five years with only 24 students admitted into Medicine in 2011.

It had 20 students in 2012, 46 students in 2013, 38 students in 2014 and 40 students in 2015.

Six other states also had a poor record of students who got admission to study Medicine.

In 2011, Yobe had 64 students, followed by Zamfara with 68 students. Jigawa had 74 while Taraba had 82 students.

Similarly in 2012, Yobe had 36 students that studied Medicine, followed by Bauchi with 48 students, Adamawa with 56 students and Zamfara had 69 students.

In 2013, Zamfara had 117 students who got admitted to study Medicine, followed by Adamawa with 121 students. Yobe had 124 students while Taraba had 128 students.

In 2014, Zamfara had 49 students who got admission to study medicine. Zamfara had 49 students, Kebbi had 78, Nassarawa had 106 and Taraba had108 students.

Also in 2015, Zamfara had 54 students who got admission to study medicine , kebbi had 95 students, sokoto had 105 and Jigawa had 111 students.

Mr. Soweto said the resources provided for states that are educationally disadvantaged in the northern states especially are not used for what they are provided for.

According to him, the pattern reflects the decline in funding in the northern state, decayed facilities in schools in the far north and quality of teachers in schools.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/261340-exclusive-jamb-report-reveals-four-nigerian-states-leading-medical-education-five-years.html

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Timelines of violent deaths:

January 1

No fewer than 21 persons returning from a midnight church service to usher in the New Year were killed by gunmen allegedly led by the younger brother of an ex-Nigeria Delta militant leader, Johnson Igwedibia, popularly known as DonWanny, in Omoku, Rivers State.

At least 22 people died in two New Year road accidents in Jigawa and Ogun states, officials said. Abdu Jinjiri, Jigawa’s police spokesperson, told reporters in Dutse, jigawa State capital, that 15 people, including two children, died in an accident involving a bus and a truck along Gujungu-Gumel Road in Kaugama area of the state.

In Ogun, the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Sector Commander, Clement Oladele, said five people died and 13 others were injured in an accident on Lagos-Ibadan expressway. He said two vehicles and 18 people were involved in the accident.

73 people were massacred by herdsmen during co-ordinated attacks on communities in Logo and Guma LGAs of Benue State between January 1 and 6.

Three people were blown into pieces when a bomb planted by Boko Haram exploded in Madagali, Adamawa State. Herdsmen killed two in Awe LGA and three in Keana LGA of Nasarawa State. A traditional ruler, the Etum Numana, Mr. Gambo Makama, and his wife were shot dead and his son injured by gunmen in Southern Kaduna, Kaduna State.

A lady in her 20s was found dead by the roadside at Etta Agbor Layout in Calabar Municipal LGA, Cross River State.

January 3

14 people died when a suspected Boko Haram militant blew himself up at a mosque in Gamboru, Ngala, Borno State Nigerian troops killed a suicide bomber before she could detonate her IED in Kala/Balge, Borno. Four children died in a fire outbreak at Awala Filin-Jirgi In Gusau Metropolis, Zamfara State.

January 4

Gunmen killed seven in Emuoha, Rivers State. Gunmen killed six in Wukari LGA and one in Gassol LGA of Taraba State. 11 people died as the New Year day massacre in Omoku, Ogba Egbema Ndoni Local Government Area, ONELGA, reportedly spread to neighbouring communities in Rivers State. Security agents killed four gunmen and apprehended one near Ahoada, Rivers State. One person died while four others were injured in an accident involving the convoy of Taraba State Governor Darius Ishaku.

January 5

Nigerian troops killed no fewer than 10 Boko Haram militants in Monguno, around Lake Chad area of Borno State.

A middle-aged woman, Patience Salami, was hacked to death by herdsmen, with some body parts missing in Arodoye Community, Akure South Local Council of Ondo State.

Two persons were killed and a policeman was shot as cultists embarked on supremacy war in Iso Bendege Community in Boki LGA of Cross River State

January 6 *

Herdsmen killed 16 people in Logo area of Benue State. The sectarian violence led to the death of 13 people in Lau, Taraba State. Some herders raided and killed about 55 villagers in Lau Local Government Area of Taraba State.

Seven persons were feared dead in a clash between two rival cults in Ajakaja, Andoni LGA of Rivers State.

An ad-hoc staff of the Delta State Independent Electoral Commission, DSIEC, was killed by thugs at Onitsha-Ugbo in Aniocha LGA of Delta State during the January 5 local council poll.

January 7

Police killed two Shi’ites in Southern Kaduna, Kaduna State.

Security agents killed Don Waney, the mastermind of the Omoku, Rivers killings and two others in a community in Enugu State.

Four girls drowned while trying to swim across a pond in Sakwaya village in Dutse LGA of Jigawa State.

January 8

Gunmen killed three in Sardauna, Taraba State.

112 people died during a battle in Mobar, Borno State. The dead include 4 Nigerian soldiers, 1 CJTF member, and 107 Boko Haram militants.

Herdsmen killed two policemen in Logo, Benue. Gunmen on motorbikes opened fire on a group of loggers collecting firewood at Kaje village, near the Borno state capital, Maiduguri. 20 People were killed in the attack and 15 others were declared missing.

Three died and six were injured during overnight attack on Maisamari in Saudana LGA of Taraba by a suspected militia group.

A grandmother was killed by four brothers, her grandchildren, for rituals in Ohovbe Quarters, Ikpoba Hill, Benin, Edo State.

A woman and her 3 children died in adulterated kerosene fire explosion at Ikot Omin, Calabar, Cross River State.

January 9

Soldiers killed two suicide bombers before they could detonate their IEDs in Ngala, Borno State.

January 11 *

10 people died in a ghastly auto crash on the Ogun State segment of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway at Alapako-Ogunmakin axis of the road.

January 12
Boko Haram killed one in Maiduguri, Borno.

January 13

Herdsmen killed 10 people in Birnin Gwari, Kaduna.

January 14 The sectarian violence led to four deaths in Khana, Rivers State. No fewer than five persons died in multiple accidents involving an articulated vehicle and a commercial bus at Onitsha, Anambra State. A man was killed by his two friends for his motorbike in Ugep, Yakur LGA of Cross River State.

Four persons were killed in a communal war that ensued between Gwara and Gwure communities in Khana LGA of Rivers State. Herdsman, identified as Bubaga Dengi, killed in Ekiti

January 15 *

Six people were killed by gunmen who also abducted five girls who joined the loggers to collect firewood from the Jinene woods, Ngala, Borno State Five people, including two suspected Boko Haram fighters, were killed in an attack near Madagali, Borno State. Two others were critically injured. A man was stabbed to death by members of a cult group, King Crackers, in a fight over chicken at a political gathering in Calabar, Cross River State. The remains of Mr. Hosea Ibi, member representing Takum I constituency in Taraba State House of Assembly, who was kidnapped on December 30, 2017, was found at SCC, Kwari along Takum Kashimbila Road, Taraba. Seven persons were reported dead while others were severely injured after a gas explosion occurred at Second Coming Gas Plant located on CMD road in Magodo area of Lagos State.

nwabobo:
This further confirms the UN's verdict that the South East is the safest place to live in Nigeria.

And further goes to confirm that Muhammadu Buhari's claim of tackling insecurity is a ruse.

This further confirms the UN's verdict that the South East is the safest place to live in Nigeria.

Violent death : 1,351 killed in 10 weeks EMMANUEL OKOGBA
• 676 in Jan, 526 in Feb, 146 in March • North-East tops list with 591, South-East least with 30


For many Nigerian families, 2018 has become a nigtmare on account of deaths resulting from auto accidents and violent crimes. Just about 10 weeks into the new year, the country has lost 1,351 to violent deaths,according to Sunday Vanguard checks.

Last month, no fewer than 517 people died violently, across the country. In January, about 676 Nigerians were cut down through herdsmen and farmers clashes, sectarian crises, communal clashes, Boko Haram insurgency, cult clashes, kidnapping, and ritual killings, among others. The deaths are 176 more than the 500 recorded in January 2017.

The 1,351 deaths recorded since the beginning of 2018 exclude those who died from illness, childbirth, Lassa fever, etc.

The North-East remains the killing field with 591 deaths. It is followed by North-Central, 270; North-West, 193; South-West, 136; and South-South, 131. At the bottom of the list is South-East, 30. Borno State, the hotbed of the Book Haram insurgency, recorded the highest number of deaths with a figure of 361. Borno is followed by Benue, 163; and Borno’s north-eastern neighbours, Taraba (107) and Adamawa, which witnessed 103 violent deaths; Kaduna, 71; Rivers, 66; Plateau, 54; Zamfara, 45; Lagos, 45. States that also recorded huge deaths include Ondo, 39; Ogun, 35; Jigawa, 30; Kano, 27; Nasarawa, 22; Delta, 19; Anambra, 18; Kebbi, 18; Akwa Ibom, 16; Kogi, 14, and Cross River, 14. The rest are Oyo, 12; Bauchi, 11; Yobe, 9; Edo, 9; Bayelsa, 7; Kwara, 6; FCT Abuja, 6; Niger, 5; Enugu, 4; Imo, 4; Ebonyi, 3; Katsina, 2; Ekiti, 2; Abia, 1; and Osun, 1.

There were no reported violent deaths in Gombe and Sokoto. Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari says all hands are on deck to tame the monster of violence in the country. Buhari spoke in Taraba State, last week, when he visited to commiserate with the people of the state after violent attacks killed many resident there. He later visited Plateau State. The President continues his visit to victims of violent crimes across the country tomorrow when he heads to Benue State. By the same token, the Federal Government is intensifying efforts to ensure that it rescues, alive, all the 110 abducted students of Government Girls Technical College, Dapchi.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/03/violent-deaths-1351-killed-10-weeks/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

diasporaman:
Against all odds, against the political permutations of Italian politics, Italy has elected its first black senator, a Nigerian immigrant who is a member of the country’s far-right, anti-immigrant League party. Toni Iwobi, the head of the party’s immigration department, was elected on Sunday (March 4) in Brescia, an industrial city in northern Italy.

His election didn’t go down well with some people who slammed his choice to work against his own fellow immigrants. Iwobi’s party is an anti-immigrant party that has campaigned vigorously against the integration of African immigrants in the past. His party has explored several means whereby the influx of African immigrants into Italy can be halted



Iwobi, 62, came to Italy in the 1970s on a student visa, got married to his Italian wife and became a councilor for the party in 1995. Iwobi said that he wasn’t against immigration but that he wanted people to travel to Italy.



However a video has surfaced where the first black senator vowed to deport all immigrants who are living in Italy illegally most especially his fellow Nigerians.


Nigeria has the highest number of immigrants in Italy, last year alone over 17,000 crossed the Mediterranean sea into Italy.

Watch video


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlyxC1yHBxA


https://diasporareporters.com/will-deport-nigerians-africans-without-papers-italy-first-black-senator-vows/

If you must migrate, migrate legally.

post=65694924:
Gov Obiano of Anambra State starts the distribution of Innoson motorbike Ambulances & medical equipments to over 500 Primary health centers in the State.

... all made in Nigeria by Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing company, Nnewi.

Look at what Anambra has become. Who cursed us globemoney?

Bia , o bughi akuko o buna ka ana e buputa na oha. Nke a na eme I here.

Amarabae:
If you swallow something and it does not pain you, then it does not look like a sore throat.
Since you say that it happens in the morning after waking up from sleep, it means that you may have an inflammation.
I suspect Tonsillitis

Your tonsils are infected. . The tonsils are round balls of lymphatic tissue in the back of your throat.
Everybody have two tonsils one on each side of the throat, just behind the tongue.
It can be caused by mainly by virus Or bacteria .

So Mr man, try penicillin oral tablet .
It's in a small bottle container.
It's very effective for the infection .

For the pain, try diclofen forte.
It will tackle the pain and inflammation
.
Also gargle with salt water regularly.
You will be fine

Tonsillitis for 8 months and dude is still comfortable enough to post on nairaland? Nah!

oneluv11:
Pls help a depressed soul

I have been having temporary sharp needle pain inside the left side of my throat and a dry throat every morning that does not go away for the pass 8months,I have visited 3 different hospital and I've done several test like sugar test ,RBT and my sugar level is ok, I even did 7 HIV test which d last one was carried out dis month and all were negative.The first hospital's doctor gave me antibiotic drugs for 5days after the test which I took but no sign of relief. I went back to him and he said I should repeat d drugs which i did bt still dsame,i went to another hospital and i was as well tested and said am okay nd gave me drug. still d feelings didnt go away i went back nd e said mayb is my anxiety and e priscibed another drugs bt d pain and dry throat keep disturbing me.

This has really affected my social life,feeling really depress dont knw what to do.pls help me if U heard of someone that went through similar problem or a doctor here

PS: Whenever I swallow something I do not feel the pains, its occasional and mostly in the morning

Mods, please take it to FP for wider view and suggestions

Dude, get yourself referred to an ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat) consultant ASAP.

ufuosman:
Charge and bail

Lol

nwabobo:


This is the lawyer the refer to.

Globemoney's lawyer.

This is the lawyer they refer to.

globemoney:
Nna ndi Anambra are not complaining, if you want to test, conduct another election and peter obi will still lose in his ward and polling unit. Very simple. Education is not just about jamb and waec, if adaobi didn’t destroy education in the state by allowing ANSU to strike for over one year, obiano is indeed fresh air, or what do you think?

Out of point as usual.

OAFMods:
ABUJA—AS the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, begins the conduct of the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination Friday, Imo State has recorded the highest number of candidates that registered for the exercise,with a total of 92,890 candidates out of the 1.6 million candidates that are participating.

Oyo and Osun states trailed behind with 86,695 and 86,044 registered candidates respectively just as Sokoto,Zamfara and the Federal Capital Terriyory, FCT have lowest registration with 13,456, 10,077 and 6,418 candidates in that order. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, who released the candidates’ registration table at a press conference in Abuja, yesterday said the board recorded a decrease of 55,642 applications, representing 3.2 per cent in the sale of 2018 UTME application forms compared to that of 2017.

Prof. Oloyede also disclosed that 367 visually impaired candidates, were expected to sit for the examinations, saying the figure was higher than previous years. He identified stiffer and innovative measures introduced in the system to forestall multiple registration and other illicit practices by prospective candidates by the board as reason for the decrease.

He said the board under his administration would maintain the culture of transparency, professionalism and global standards. Recall that the nation wide exams is scheduled to hold simultaneously in the 602 Computer Based Test, CBT centres approved by JAMB across the country between March 9 and 17. “At the end of the two months application window, we realised that 1,662,763 candidates registered for the 2018 exam.

This was contrary to 1,718,425 candidates that registered for same exam within a month and two weeks period in 2017,”he said. He reminded both candidates and invigilators of the ban on certain items, including: wrist watches, calculators, Bluetooth devices, smart lenses and several others. Prof. Oloyede warned candidates against patronising syndicates who have positioned themselves strategically to lure and defraud them with “mouth watering” offers and scores.

“The 2018 UTME will be conducted in 602 centres across the nation. The examination is scheduled to commence from Friday, 9th March and end on Friday, 19th March, 2018. Every machinery has been put in place to ensure a smooth conduct. “The figure for 2018 shows a decrease of 55,642 applicants when compared with last year’s figure of 1,718,425, representing a decrease of 3.2 per cent.

“Findings also revealed that the drop in the number of candidates for this year’s UTME is largely due to measures put in place by the Board to forestall multiple registrations and other unwholesome registration practices by candidates. “A total of 367 visually impaired candidates registered for this year’s examination as against the 201 last year

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/03/imo-leads-92890-candidates-2018-utme-begins/

Obiano has finished education in Anambra.

cc: nonsowow, globemoney, ,

OAFMods:
Yet some deluded PDP / Ipob miscreant will have us believe everything Okorocha touches end up a disaster. I for a fact know that before the coming Okorocha Imo state was not leading this, also Amanbra is no where to be found on a list it use to top but the drunkard is still the next Jesus to the lost Jews.

I'm has always been number one since data on JAMB became available.

missiret:
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Were u there?

In spirit.....may be.

MercciLee:
The Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, has sacked the 18 commissioners in his cabinet.

Others fired were political appointees in ministries, departments and agencies.

A letter signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Solo Chukwulobelu, obtained by our correspondent in Awka, ordered the affected officers to hand over to permanent secretaries of their respective ministries, departments and agencies or to the most senior civil servants in the absence of permanent secretaries.

The memo directed the affected appointees to hand over any project/vehicles in their possession to the office of the Secretary to the State Government on or before Friday, 16th March, 2018.
The memo read,”His Excellency, Chief (Dr) Willie Obiano, Governor of Anambra State, has directed that all political appointees and non-civil servant, heads of MDAs in the state submit their handover notes/reports on or before Friday 16th March, 2018 to the Permanent Secretary of their respective MDAs, or to the most Senior Civil Servant there in the absence of a Permanent Secretary.
” All SSAs/SAs are to submit their Handover notes/reports to the Permanent Secretary, Office of the SSG.

“A copy of the Handover Note/Report must be submitted to the Secretary to the State Government on or before Friday, 16th March ,2018.

“Further to the above, Political Appointees and non-civil servant, heads of MDAs and SSAs/SAs under reference, are to also handover any Government Project/Utility Vehicles in their custody to the Permanent Secretary, Office of the Secretary to the State Government on or before Friday, 16th March 2018.

“The contents of this letter are for your attention and necessary actions, as I assure you of my high regards”.
The memo was copied to the office of the deputy governor, amongst others.

A Senior Special Assistant to the governor on media, Mr Oliver Okpala confirmed the development.
He said,” It’s the proper thing to do in the circumstance “.
” When a government is transiting to a new term, it’s proper to disengage all those who served in the former tenure.
“Governor Willie Obiano will start his second term on 17th of March. So, all those who served in the first term should go. If the governor wants to reappointment anybody; then it a fresh contract. So, the disengagement of the political appointees is normal and proper”, Okpala stated.
Obiano was reelected on 18th of November, 2018.

SOURCE: https://streetnetngr.com/breaking-obiano-sacks-18-commissioners/

My son, this is how globemoney became jobless.

Rice Production: Audu Ogbeh’s reported claim is untrue – Thailand Ambassador


Wattana Kunwongse, Thailand’s ambassador to Nigeria, has faulted a claim reportedly made by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh, that Thailand accused Nigeria of being responsible for the collapse of its seven rice mills following the drastic fall in rice importation from the country.

The ambassador, in a letter sent to PREMIUM TIMES on Tuesday, described the minister’s claim as “misleading and a distortion of the actual discussion that transpired between them”.

A News Agency of Nigeria report published on PREMIUM TIMES on Friday showed that Mr. Ogbeh made the claim, at a meeting of the Presidential Fertilizer Initiative (PFI) and the leadership of the Fertiliser Producers and Suppliers of Nigeria (FEPSAN) held at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

According to the report, the minister said “just like two weeks ago, the Ambassador of Thailand came to my office and said to me that we have really ‘dealt’ with them.

“But I asked what did we do wrong and he said unemployment in Thailand was one of the lowest in the world, 1.2 per cent, it has gone up to four per cent because seven giant rice mills have shut down because Nigeria’s import has fallen by 95 per cent on rice alone”.

However, the diplomat said Mr. Ogbeh may have lied.

“The report is not only misleading but a distortion of the actual conversation between myself and the honourable Minister of Agriculture at the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on 30th January 2018, which was nothing short of positivity and optimism on both sides.

“During which I praised President Buhari’s Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP), the essence of which is the endeavour to move the country to a self-sufficiency and export-oriented economy, and to that worthy cause, Thailand stands ready to work closely with the Nigerian Government in the field of technological transfer and agricultural machineries.

“At the same meeting, the honourable minister and I had reached the conclusion that I as Ambassador 0f Thailand to Nigeria will be working closely with the Ministry of Agriculture and rural development to establish a platform to discuss our mutual benefits in the form of MOU on Agricultural Cooperation and by forming a bilateral Working Committee toward that end.”

He added that the report could not have been farther from the truth as Thailand’s official figures demonstrate that its rice export to the world in 2017 reached 11.48 million tons worth $5.1 billion.

“Thailand’s rice export to the world in 2017 (January-December 2017) reached 11.48 million tons equalising to $5.1 billion (USD), a 15.54 per cent increase compared to previous years, which is one of the highest figures on the history Thailand’s rice exportation. There is no proof of any shutdown of Thailand’s major rice mills,” he said.

Despite the minister’s “misquotation”, the Ambassador said he remains optimistic and looks forward to working together with the Nigerian Government in all fronts in the development of Nigerian agricultural sector.

He noted that based on the warm reception from Mr. Ogbeh when he visited the ministry, he believes the minister is “a great man of integrity who has been working so hard to help Nigeria achieve the goal of self-sustainability in food and agriculture.”

When asked to respond to the ambassador’s rebuttal of Mr. Ogbeh’s statement, the special adviser to the minister on media and publicity, Olukayode Adeleye, said he would have “to crosscheck facts” before responding. He was yet to respond as at the time of this report.

Self-sufficiency in rice production is one of the cardinal objectives of the Muhammadu Buhari administration with different officials calling for a ban on the importation of the product.

In his New Year broadcast in January, President Muhammadu Buhari pledged that his administration will further reduce rice import in 2018. Earlier in August, a director at the agriculture ministry, Muhammad Adamu, announced that Nigeria’s rice production reached 15 million metric tonnes annually.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/260948-rice-production-audu-ogbehs-reported-claim-untrue-thailand-ambassador.html/amp?__twitter_impression=true

SamoaJoe:
Its either you guys are trying to be myopic or cunningly ignorant.

Please brothers lets stop all these inferiority complex that makes us celebrate anything including iddiots and terrorists. Its obvious that you guys didn't read the news well.

This so called Iwobi is a member of a party stirring up serious xenophobia in Italy. And you can also see that he is A member of the anti-migrant League

Abum ezigbote Nwafor Igbo. Obughi ihe obula ka unu gana ashout Igbo Amaka Upandan!

Learn to read the news biko. This Igbo man is nothing short of a terrorist! How can you despise your roots and expect to be celebrated? More like "The House Nigga" during the American slave trade. Otherwise what else explains making him a Senator just like that? Nobody should tell me a dint of hard work biko. There are so many white Italians working harder than him.

Nwanna, is it that you can't read or what? His organisation is against illegal and uncontrolled immigration.

“The League supports healthy and controlled immigration which can act as a bulwark against racism,” he said.

Chetimah:
WHY BLAMING 2 years OF APC WHEN U COMPARE WITH 16 YEARS OF PDP?

Talking about 16 years of PDP Vs less than 3 years of APC.....

1. PDP met a bag of rice at less than N2,500 in 1999, but left it at N11,000 in 2015 when they left power.

2. PDP met the Dollar at N18 when they came in 1999, but left it at N220 in 2015 when they were leaving.

3. PDP met petrol pump price at N20 when they came in 1999 but take it to N280 in most state and after subsidising it, left it at N87 for the purpose of winning the election when they were leaving in 2015.

4. PDP met a bag of cement at N360 but left it at N2,200 while they were leaving in 2015.

5. PDP met a tin of milk at N13.50k in 1999 but left it at N120(peak milk) when they left in 2015.

6. PDP met only OPC in 1999 but left us with Niger Delta militancy, Avengers, MASSOB, IPOB, BAKKASI, Herdsmen militias and Boko Haram as at when they left in 2015.

7. PDP was ushered in with a free and fair election in 1999 by the military but they left us with ballot box snatching, rice sharing for campaigns, do-or- die politics, political assassinations, and high rate of corruption etc...

All these outlined problems are the legacy of the PDP led government. The people and party that brought Nigeria and Nigerians to their knees are again offering Nigeria advice on governance! God forbid. If PDP have no sense of history, Nigerians are not altogether amnesia...

Can someone help us to tell them to please let us give this administration its four years, before judgement.

What they couldn't do in 16yrs, they demand this administration should deliver in one year. Are these people serious? May God help Buhari bring back our lost Glory..

PMB is far better in all ramifications. We will have patient with him. Nigeria will surely better..

God bless Nigeria.

PDP met minimum wage at N1200 in 1999 but left it at N18000 in 2015.

PDP left minimum wage at $91
APC has reduced it to $45.


You think this place is populated by your fellow almajiris who can't reason beyond their anus?

TunezBlog:
Nigerian fitness coach, Amara KANU, the wife of Nigerian football legend, Kanu Nwankwo has decided to stretch the olive branch to her in-laws, Ogbonna Kanu and Laura Ikeji.

Amara and her brother in-law have been at loggerheads for awhile, which at its peak, turned into a rampaging battle of words on social media. This led to reports that Amara had started experiencing a strain in her marriage, as her issue with Ogbonna put a bridge between her and Kanu.

She has finally apologised to her husband and family for dragging their rift online. See what she wrote on her storyline after the cut...

http://www.tunezmedia.com.ng/2018/03/amara-kanu-apologize-for-causing-rift.html

She's an idiot. If I were Kanu, she'd be issuing the apology from her mother's house.

ejioforjm:
The Catholic Bishop of Awka, Most Rev Paulinus Ezeokafor on Sunday described the Senator representing Anambra Central in the Senate, Chief Sir (Dr) Victor Umeh as a consistent and trustworthy politician.

The Prelate made this known at St. Joseph Catholic Church Ekwulobia, during a Holy Mass to mark the flag off of 2017 Awka Diocesan Laity Week.

He recalled that during the campaign for 2015 General Election, Senator Victor Umeh promised to renovate a ‘5-classroom block’ at Loretta Special Science School Adazi-Nnukwu. Though he was not declared the winner of Anambra Central Senatorial Election; Senator Victor Umeh went on to fulfil his campaign promise, unlike many politicians, who will disappear even after emerging victorious.

According to the Bishop: “Senator Victor Umeh has proved to be trustworthy and consistent. He is the kind of politician we need, a man who abide by his words.”

Senator Victor Umeh used the opportunity to thank the Laity for their support and prayers during his strenuous journey to the Senate.

Yes, he is

arinze198:
An Igbo woman, Mrs. Esther Nweke who went to Ohanaeze Ndigbo Social Cultural meeting wearing a trouser, got what she did not bargain after she was nominated to say prayer at the meeting in Lagos.

The traditional rulers, chiefs and other leaders present at the meeting sighted her with her trouser and immediately ordered her to stop the prayer and pronounced that she had committed an abomination.

P.M.EXPRESS reports that her offence was she came to the meeting on trousers and was said to have been erroneously nominated for the prayer.

Read http://pmexpressng.com/ohanaeze-ndigbo-sanction-woman-trousers/

However, Mrs. Nweke insisted that since she had been nominated to say the closing prayer she would go on. The leaders walked out of the venue of the meeting insisting that they will not partake in such prayer which will attract curses on them.

This caused serious amusement and embarrassment to other women who were present at the meeting.
Even the host, the traditional ruler of Ndigbo in Alimosho LGA, Eze Lawrence Eze did not participate in the prayer and had to turn his back on Mrs. Nweke in order not to be part of the prayer.

P.M.EXPRESS asked why the woman was treated in such a manner. Some of the leaders insisted that Mrs. Nweke had committed an abomination by wearing trousers to the Ohanaeze meeting, talk less of praying in the meeting which they claimed was against the culture and tradition in Igbo land.

It was gathered that her appearance may attract further sanctions to serve as deterrent to other women who might try such in the further.

Eze Lawrence Eze summoned the meeting of the Igbo leaders to proffer solutions to the lingering crises in Alimosho LGA CDAs over the years.
It was gathered that the Igbo people in the LG were divided as such every unit had to form their owner Ohanaeze group; to the extent that the monarch found it difficult knowing who to deal with among the factions.

At the meeting the leaders agreed to unite, pursue a common goal and resolved to set up a committee to look into the crises and resolve them finally.
It was at the meeting that Mrs. Nweke was nominated to say the closing prayer that another problem came up and the women at the meeting were not happy over the ugly incident.

However, it was gathered that in any Igbo social gathering that married women were not supposed to wear trousers to attend such meetings. The women were expected to tie their wrappers signifying that they were married and responsible, but it turned out that such rules were not complied with in the cities.

PM News? We know better.

AtomElect:
You have my vote sir but as usual Nigerians sorry north we always choose mediocrity.
People like you always make me think how southern Nigeria would have been without the north..

The North is seriously dragging Nigeria back.


It shall never be well with Lord Lugard.

How can we keep sending one legged men to represent us in a sprint competition when we are thus endowed?