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Rep calls for renewed focus on agriculture, agro-industrial value-chain
The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions, Kwamoti La’ori, has called on Nigeria and other African nations to harness their internal strengths for economic growth, regional collaboration, and a renewed focus on agriculture and agro-industrial value chains, which present significant opportunities.
He stated that Africa’s growth and development would not be achieved through aid, but through mutual cooperation, strategic investment, and a shared vision of prosperity.
Addressing journalists on Tuesday following his visit to Tanzania, La’ori said one such opportunity lies in Tanzania’s globally renowned sisal industry, a sector with deep historical roots and immense potential.
According to him, Tanzania stands as Africa’s leading producer of sisal, accounting for more than 35 per cent of global output.
“Sisal is not only vital to traditional applications such as ropes, mats, and sacks—it is also a key input for modern uses including carpets, composites, and biodegradable geotextiles, making it a strategic commodity in today’s environmentally conscious global economy,” he said.
La’ori, who served as Chairman of the House Committee on Cooperation and Integration in Africa prior to his recent appointment as Chairman of the House Committee on Public Petitions, emphasised that the sisal industry in Tanzania is supported by a comprehensive institutional framework that encompasses cultivation, processing, research, and export.
He averred that, from his engagements with the High Commissioner of Tanzania to Nigeria, H.E. Selestine Gervas Kakele, and the Director General of the Tanzania Sisal Board, Mr Saddy Kambona, the sector presents a clear, ready-made opportunity for strategic investment by African partners.
He urged Nigerian investors, cooperatives, agro-industrialists, and development partners to look beyond national borders and seize the opportunity to invest in Tanzania’s sisal value chain, including plantation development, fibre processing, finished products, and export logistics.
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Man in shock after lady he lodged with in a hotel in Abuja flees with his car and other valuables
A Nigerian man is currently in shock after a young lady identified as Precious Chinyere , whom he took to a hotel in the Asokoro area in the FCT for a romantic getaway allegedly fled with his car and other personal belongings on Thursday, February 5,
The distraught man and Precious had visited the hotel and opted for a short time stay. Things took a different in the evening when the man noticed Precious had left the hotel room without notifying him and took along with her some of his personal belongings including phones and laptop and also his car.
The victim immediately reported the incident to the police.
When contacted, the spokesperson of the FCT police command, SP Josephine Adeh, told LIB that the matter is currently being investigated and that efforts are being made to apprehend the suspect.
The United States Mission in Nigeria has condemned the k!lling of more than 200 civilians in recent attacks on communities in Kwara State.
Recall that terrorists launched de@dly attacks on Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday night, k!lling unsuspecting citizens.
It was gathered that the gunmen invaded the villages, opened fire on residents and burned homes.
According to reports, the de@th toll from the unfortunate incident hit 200 on Thursday night.
Reacting, the US Mission Nigeria condemned the k!lling via a post on its official X handle.
The post reads, “The United States condemns the horrific attack in Kwara state in Nigeria, which claimed the lives of more than 160 people, with the de@th toll still unconfirmed and many still unaccounted for.
“We express our deepest condolences to the families of those affected by this senseless violence.
“We welcome President Tinubu’s order to deploy security forces to protect villages in the area and his directive to federal and state officials to provide aid to the community and bring the perpetrators of this atrocity to justice.”
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“I’ll never settle for a barber, yahoo boy or a poor man” — nail tech’s list of men she says she can’t marry sparks reactions online
A Nigerian nail technician has set social media talking after openly listing the kind of men she says she can never settle for.
In a now-viral post, she stated clearly that she refuses to “settle for less” and went on to mention professions and traits she considers a no-go area.
According to her, she can never settle for a barber, an aza man, a yahoo boy, a mechanic, an actor, a laundry man, a hype man, or a plumber. She also added that she wouldn’t marry a man with a high body count or a poor man.
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