Press focuses on reason given for rising violence in South East, others Nigeria-Press-Review May 27, 2021 to 10:05 93 APA – Lagos (Nigeria) The explanation by the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Prof. George Obiozor, for the rising violence in the South East is due to the attention the Igbo quest for the 2023 presidency has generated is one of the leading stories in Nigerian newspapers on Thursday.
The Guardian reports that President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Prof. George Obiozor, yesterday, told the British Deputy High Commissioner, Peter Thomas, that rising violence in the South East was due to the attention Igbo quest for the 2023 presidency has generated.
NESG lauds signing of PVP Bill which generates $2bn in five years NESG lauds signing of PVP Bill which generates $2bn in five years
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The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has applauded the Nigerian Government for signing the Plant Variety Protection (PVP) Bill into law on May 21, 2021.
NESG said the implementation of the law would generate $2 billion from seed export in five years.
It can be recalled that the Plant Variety Protection Bill was passed by the House of Representatives on the 17th of December 2020 and the Nigerian Senate on the 3rd of March 2021, following several months of deliberation.
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As the Buhari-led administration harps on diversifying the economy through agriculture, the National Agricultural Seed Council, NASC, has maintained that Plant Variety Protection Law remains critical to food security
AFAN throws weight behind Plant Variety Protection bill
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By Gabriel Ewepu, Abuja
The All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, has thrown weight behind the Plant Variety Protection, PVP, Bill following the bid to give protection to Nigerian plant breeders and researchers.
Speaking on the issue and why AFAN is supporting the passage of the Bill, the National President of AFAN, Arc Kabir Ibrahim, said the Bill will further strengthen the nation’s seed industry and boost farmers’ productivity along various value chains.
Ibrahim assured that farmers in the country are backing passage of the PVP Bill, Biosafety Bill, and Seed Act, which he made their stance known at the National Assembly public hearing while making input.