President Bola Ahmed Tinubu launched a national agricultural extension policy aimed at improving the dissemination of innovations and technology to farmers to achieve food security. The policy, unveiled during the Sixth Africa-Wide Agricultural Extension Week, will benefit various stakeholders along the agricultural value chains, including extension administrators, subject-matter specialists, extension agents, and farmers.<\/p>\n
Tinubu emphasized that the extension policy is designed to provide a demand-driven, efficient, and ICT-enabled extension service that caters to the needs of different stakeholders, including youths, women, and individuals with special needs. The goal is to promote sustainable agriculture and socio-economic development across the country.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Yoruba Ronu Leadership Forum (YRLF) commended France’s decision to refund the $150 million looted by the late Military Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, back to Nigeria as a grant. The group also expressed gratitude to foreign countries assisting Nigeria in recovering stolen money from various financial institutions worldwide.<\/p>\n
The President of the YRLF, Akin Malaolu, urged Tinubu to use such repatriated funds judiciously, considering the rising food crisis and unemployment challenges in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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