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‘Strange’ diseases destroy our onion farms —Kebbi farmers Dailynaijamode The National Association of Onions Farmers, in Kebbi State, has said that it has lost over N1 billion worth of onions to two strange diseases affecting farms and storage facilities in the state. The Chairman of the association, Bello Uba, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Birnin Kebbi on Wednesday that no fewer than 20,000 farmers were affected. “We have lost over N1 billion to two strange and unknown diseases that emerged and affected the seeds we used as well as the shells of the already ripened onions that we put in our local storage facilities. “We have never witnessed such kind of diseases in decades as no fewer than 20,000 farmers are now affected by the bizarre scourge,” he said. According to him, the farmers believe that the two diseases, coined Zazzalau and Raba, have no remedy for now. The chairman, however, said the association had not reported the outbreak to relevant government agencies for in

The Supreme Court on Wednesday delivered its first ruling against atiku and buhari Dailynaijamode The Supreme Court on Wednesday delivered its first ruling against the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. Atiku and his party are before the apex court to challenge the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari at the February 23, 2019 poll. The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, who leads the seven-man panel of the apex court, in the lead ruling consented to by other members, overruled Atiku and his party’s request that their seven interlocutory appeals should be heard after the main one must have been argued. The seven-man panel held that it would be unnecessary to hear the interlocutory appeals when a judgment on the main appeal marked SC.1211/2019 would cover the field. The post The Supreme Court on Wednesday delivered its first ruling against atiku and buhari appeared first on Dailynaijamode . source http://dailynaijamod

National Youth Service Corps To Receive Minimum Wage Dailynaijamode The National Youth Service Corps has  said corps members will enjoy the N30,000 new minimum wage once the Federal Government commences  payment. The NYSC Director-General, Brig Gen Shuaibu Ibrahim, stated this in Abuja during an interview with reporters on Tuesday after a meeting  between the body  and  the representatives of state governments. The  Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr Sunday Dare, and the Chairman of NYSC Governing Board, Fatimah Bala, attended the meeting. The DG said, “We are going to commence  payment as directed by the Federal Government. I spoke to corps members when I visited Jigawa State about four days ago. I told them that they had  also benefitted from the minimum wage. They were so excited and were praying for the Federal Government, saying it will engender them to perform more duties for the country. “Once the government commences with the civil servants, the corps members will enjoy the