Aso Villa Reads for Tuesday, Mar. 16, 2021
Every day, we bring you the best stories that the Media is reporting about the Government of Nigeria
The Federal Government on Monday inaugurated the National Livestock Breed Improvement Programme with the aim of curbing incessant clashes between farmers and herders across the country. It said the programme would also address the development and transformation of the livestock value chain in the agricultural sector. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, who inaugurated the programme in Kano, said the NALBIP would improve the genetic makeup of the indigenous breeds of animals, especially dairy cattle to achieve increased milk and meat yields. [Punch]
The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday commissioned the Federal Secretariat road named after him, as well as that of Port Harcourt road, constructed by governor Hope Uzodimma in the state. The commissioning of the roads was done virtually by the President in Owerri. During the commissioning, the president thanked governor Uzodimma for delivering on his campaign promises to the Imo people, adding that he was laying strong legacies in the state. [Vanguard]
The Federal Government has decided to reopen Kano, Port Harcourt and Enugu airports for international flights. Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, announced this on Monday during the weekly briefing of the PTF in Abuja. He said: “Now that we have most of the things in place due to the work by the PTF, we will be opening Enugu airport on the 3rd of May 2012. We will be opening Kano on the 5th of April, 2021 and Port Harcourt on the 15th of April, 2021 for international flights.” [Nation]
Mini-grids, a component of off-grid solutions, are providing developing countries an opportunity to attain universal energy access at the least-cost and Nigeria’s investor-friendly regulations are some of the best in Africa. This is largely due to the efforts at developing a legal and institutional framework for mini-grids by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and the Rural Eletrification Agency. [Business Day]
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