LocalFARMERS: There is need for more Nigerians to go into Pig Farming. The Market to sell Pigs are readily available in all parts of this Country. So many People love Pork meat.
However, it is recently discovered that, the Chinese expatriates in Nigeria are the major consumers of Pork meat. They also buy their Pigs with more monitory value.
There are Mordern Pig Farming that can have less or zero smell when done the right way. Pigs are easy to train. They produce in large numbers. Female Pigs get pregnant two to three times in a year. And when a female Pig birth her Piglets, She birth between 6 to 12 piglets.
This means, within two years, your female Pig can reproduce between 30 to 84 Pigs. Adults Pigs are sold between 100k to 550k. This depends on the size and weight
Skoonheid: Bolaji Badejo (23 August 1953 – 22 December 1992) was a Nigerian visual artist[1] and actor who became known as one of Hollywood's most unlikely on-screen performers[2] in the role of the Alien in Ridley Scott's 1979 film Alien, his only film role. Born in Lagos, Badejo was of Yoruba descent and was the son of the director general of the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation. He first studied in Nigeria, then in the United States before finally moving to London to specialize in graphic design. He was eventually discovered in a Soho pub by a member of Scott's casting team. Standing 6 ft 10 in tall, he was chosen to play the part of the Alien due to his height and "very long legs".
Dripping with menace, the alien in Ridley Scott's 1979 space horror classic was quite literally the movie's break-out star.
With an extendible jaw that salivated acid, it wasn't enough that "Alien" could capture and kill; it wanted to use humans unfortunate enough to cross its path as a surrogate womb as well.
Yet while enthusiasts know much about the film's cast -- its heroine Ripley, played by Sigourney Weaver, and the unfortunate crew of the spaceship Nostromo -- the man behind the titular creature was nearly as elusive as his enduring on-screen character.
Alien" was sold with the strap line "In space no one can hear you scream." Fittingly the actor in the suit, Bolaiji Badejo, was largely silent in his part in one of the 20th century's most celebrated films.
The six-foot-10-inch tall Nigerian is no longer with us, dying from sickle cell disease in 1992. But by talking to those who knew him on set we can piece together the story of one of Hollywood's greatest villains -- and one of its unlikeliest actors.
I wonder if Bolaji knew how important the role was... Perhaps he did after the event. I doubt it at the time."
Badejo wouldn't have been the only one -- when Sigourney Weaver signed up, she thought "Alien" was a "scrappy little independent film." No one knew the film would go on to make over $100 million at the box office from a $11 million budget, or win an Academy Award for Allder, Giger and their team for Best Visual Effects.
P/s : unlike the gangly and lanky world champion of borrowing , Nigerians are a people to be proud of, so long as you don't originate from the futa jallon mountains .
Insightful.
Bolaji Badejo acted in a 1979 Hollywood movie... and Pa Orlando Martins an indigene of Lagos Island acted alongside the actor and former U.S. President, Ronald Reagan in a 1950s Hollywood movie.
Niger bans cooking gas exports to Nigeria, stop gas pipeline project
Niger bans natural gas exports to Nigeria in order to punish Nigeria for missing payments on its debts. This is a big deal, as it will have a huge impact on the economy
One out of several unintended consequences of bad military dictatorships.
Glimpsetv: A chilling video captures the moment a sizable aircraft, identified as a Boeing 747-8 by FlightAware, bursts into flames mid-flight after taking off from Miami International Airport on Thursday night. The incident necessitated an emergency landing, as confirmed by a spokesperson from Miami airport, with the cargo flight safely landing just after 11:00 pm local time. While the aircraft was being recorded from the ground, a voice on the ground could be heard screaming, "Oh my God, it's on fire."
According to an Atlas Air spokesperson, the aircraft faced an engine malfunction, and the crew, following standard procedures, skillfully returned to Miami International Airport. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue promptly responded to the situation, and fortunately, no injuries were reported.
Thank goodness! The pilot and crew of the 747 cargo plane made it back to base. The pilot would have jettisoned some fuel within split seconds to further minimize extensive damage during the emergency landing. Respect to the pilots and the firemen on the ground as well.
U.S. CONSULATE INTRODUCES DRONE SOCCER COMPETITION IN LAGOS
The United States consulate said it has launched a drone soccer competition in Lagos to promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, among Nigerian students.
The US Consulate General in collaboration with the Global Air Drone Academy and the Lagos State Ministry of Education on Saturday hosted Africa’s first drone soccer competition in Lagos., according to a statement by Temitayo Famutimi, an Information Specialist at the consulate.
The statement was titled, ‘U.S. Consulate Promotes STEM Education, Introduces Drone Soccer Competition in Lagos’.
Agricmoney: wow sometimes we are the problems to ourselves. That's a banned chemical you went ahead to use, knowing fully well its adverse effects on the human system in the long run. We should be careful on the agro products we consume because many have darkened their hearts in a bid to maximize profits, sold out agro products which are harmful to the human body.THATS WHY WE NOW ASK FARMERS TO GO INTO ORGANIC FARMING TO CURTAIL ALL THIS EVIL DEEDS.
lomzy1: CASHEW NUTS TRADING.. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW.
CASHEW NUT is an agro export crop. Though active to South America, it is cultivated in some parts of West, Middlebelt and Eastern Nigeria. Areas like Ogbomosho, Ilorin, Oyo, Anyigba, Enugu, Lafia, Keffi etc.
The cashew nut tree is mostly cultivated for its nuts: the raw cashew nut is gray in color with about 3mm thick shell, inside this shell is the edible kernel covered by a light brown skin. It is either exported as raw cashew nut, i.e. in-shell or as processed cashew nut kernel in special packaging.
Most raw cashew nut is exported to India and Vietnam while the processed cashew kernel is exported to Europe and America being the largest consumer in the world.
The crop season in Nigeria is from February - May. But trading is usually all year round, some traders usually store the raw cashew nuts and sell when it is out of season and scarce.
HANDLING. A raw cashew nut that looks good on the outside may have bad kernel inside. The yield of the kernels, percentage of defective, average size of the nuts and moisture content are used to determine the quality of the nuts, which usually determines the price a buyer may offer for any raw cashew nut. Hence effort should be made to improve or conserve the expected good quality derived from proper handling.
THE FOLLOWING GOOD PRACTISE CAN HELP TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF CASHEW NUTS.
Do not harvest or pluck unripe cashew nuts because the kernel may be shriveled or immature. Hence, only mature and ripe cashew nuts should be harvested and this be done daily.
Do not let the nuts remain on the ground for more than a day before gathering to avoid long contact with soil moisture, sprouting and deterioration e.g. decay.
Sundry the harvested nuts as soon as possible for two or three days depending on the intensity of the sun.
Sundry on a clean surface and should be lightly spread (not higher than 3 inches) and turned regularly to allow uniform dryness.
Do not expose dry cashew nuts to moisture. This is a major requirement for agricultural commodities.
Use only jute bags to bag raw cashew nuts. Do not heap it un-bagged or in plastic containers to avoid deterioration especially if not properly dried.
Do not bag it in poly-propylene bags.
QUALITY STANDARD. Cashew nuts meant for export must be thoroughly dry and reasonably free from extraneous matter such as sticks, stalks and other vegetable matter other than cashew nuts. It must also be free from stones.
Total impurities (stones, sticks, stalks and other vegetable matter) shall not exceed 0.5% of 1kg sample analyzed.
Note: 170 – 210 nut count is usually the benchmark for exporting raw cashew nuts. But some importers may not be willing to buy RCN that is above 200 nut counts.
In Nigeria, the nut count per 1kg sample varies from zone to zone. While zones like Ogbomosho has between 170 and 180/185, kogi – 190 to 205/210, ondo – 190 to 205/210, Ilorin – 190 to 205, lafia/keffi – 200 to 210, etc.
MOISTURE. Exportable quality shall not be more than 10%. You have to make sure the raw cashew nuts are properly sundried and the moisture content must be properly analyzed.
KERNEL OUT-TURN RATION (KOR) It is the quality of good nut we get from 80kg of raw cashew nuts. The count is in pound per 80kg.
KOR REMARK 48 – 55 EXCELLENT 45 – 47 GOOD 40 – 44 AVERAGE BELOW 40 LOW/POOR
DEFECTIVES Diseased or mouldy – shall include all nuts which when cut reveal the presence of fungi growth or a milky patch or a spread of brown or black spot on the split kernel. This is often caused by high moisture for several days prior to proper dryings, wrong packing and improper storage.
BROWN RANCID ROTTEN (BRR) – shall include all brown, rancid, rotten and discolored kernels which are light yellowish in color. This is caused by similar factors listed above.
VOID – these are nuts which show absence of kernel, emptiness or absence of a kernel of useful size. This is probably caused by natural malformation.
IMMATURE/SHRIVELED – shall include all nuts which when cut contain space between the kernel and the shell, shrink or contain kernel that is not fully developed. This is caused by harvesting immature nuts.
SPOTTED – shall include all nuts which show the presence of a black or brown spot on the kernel. This is caused by insect bite at the early stages of the development of the nuts.
INSECT DAMAGE (WEEVILLED) – shall include all cashew nuts which when cut show a state of insect attack or weevilled or presence of bead-like or powdery particles. Poor storage condition is responsible for this.
CHECK TEST FOR QUALITY Carrying out a quality check test on cashew nuts like every other agricultural export produce begins with proper sampling. Samples shall be drawn from not less than 30% of consignment, sample shall be properly mixed, reduced and from which 1kg sample is drawn for analysis which include moisture, nut count, defectives and finally KOR.
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT METHODS: The quality of a bad cashew nut consignment can be improved by hand picking.
HAND PICKING – means picking or removing all suspected cashew nuts such as very small nuts, light weight nuts apparently rotten, broken or wounded nuts out of the consignment.
MORE TO COME... KEEP FOLLOWING.
CHECK OUT MY EBOOK ON CASHEW :
1. A COMPREHENSIVE TEXTBOOK ON CASHEW NUTS TRADING = #2500 (TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED NAIRA ONLY)
2. BUSINESS PLAN AND PROPOSAL ON CASHEW NUTS TRADING FOR LOCAL TRADERS, IMPORTERS & EXPORTERS = #4000 (FOUR THOUSAND NAIRA ONLY)
belsanol: Dear janedonez, application of DD force to your beans farm is not the reason why your beans farm is failing. DD force is not a herbicide like others have stated so it can't burn ur beans. It's an insecticide too but it cannot perform the function you it to perform.
There lots of insects and worms that attack any beans even when planted at your backyarf/garden. So you need some certain insecticides to ward off these insects and let me mention it here that there is no single insecticide capable of maintaining your farm from production to harvest but rather you need combination of chemicals, right dose and application at the right time.
Please find below step by step actions needed on your beans farm.
Hint: you will need atleast the combination of two chemicals with these two reaction ingredients.
1. Lambda cyhalotrin. 2. Dimethoate.
Depending on the variety of beans you planted, I. E, the 40 days gestation type or the normal beans of 60 days gestation. What these numbers stand for is they will start flowering at those days, 40 or 60 days depending on the type.
So soon as you noticed the first flower in your farm, then you commence spraying immediately. Note, it's better to ward off insects from your farm than trying to kill them after invasion! Beans insects are very STUBORN. This spraying at the start should be done every four days interval. This should continue until pods are developed and getting close to maturity. This will be like around 5 to 6 weeks spraying. Thereafter, your beans will be noticeable now as in big beans pods but not dried yet. You can then increase the spraying interval to once in 7 days.
In mixing your chemicals, the lambda cyhalotrin component should be like 80/100mls per 16ltr spraying can. The dimethoate should be like 30 or 35mls per 16ltr spraying can too.
Example of cyhalotrin is lara force, judo, CYPERKING, cypermetrin etc Example of dimethoate is dime force 40ec or sconpion.
So you should continue to spray your farm up until it start to dry and brown then you can stop spraying while you wait for harvest.
Warning: early stoppage of spraying can destroy your lovely beans farm so one or two weeks mistake can ruined all efforts put into your farm for 3months.
See here a sample of a very effective dimethoate.
You can reach me on belsanol@gmail.com for further discussion on beans farming please.
janedonez: I did Beans farming to help sustain livelihood, unfortunately, the DD Force Chemical I applied destroyed all my Beans. I don't know what to do.
When I was offered the Chemical, I objected but the Dealer insisted that it was the appropriate Chemical to use, after going through the Label I also read that it can used plants such as Maize, beans and others.
Moneywomen17: ignoring things can be gud some times but there is a lot of times u have to reply people so they don’t think the things they say are fact cuz if I did not reply that guy insulting my people food he would get away with it and soon others like him will rise up and keep saying the same thing and with times it will become truth. Tell me where did the stereotype of Yoruba doesn’t have soup come from if it’s not because Yoruba ignores. When next people create about themselves leave Yoruba out of it if u don’t want yoruba to reply.
Moneywomen17: e pain u well keep crying there. It’s common knowledge to who. Am a Yoruba man I want to eat this soup efo riro, ila alasepo, ewedu, gbegiri, obe shapa and efo with egusi. If I wan chop rice no stew beat the Yoruba stew for rice especially the ayamese stew for ofada rice. Am not one to argue about Ordinary soup hell I would not be here if u did not make attempt to diss my people soup but here i am. If ur soup is sweet to u gud it probably should be but if the “obvious truth” according to u is ur ibo soup is better u are living in winter wonderland
Juoflife1: Both hurt so bad. As a man in a relationship with me, you are not permitted to cheat, but I can. To your question op, second wife hurts some women more. Side chicks come and go.
rexlims: Good evening house. Pls I am asking for a friend who is contemplating getting either a honda odyssey or a sienna. Apart from d difference in prices, what about cost of maintenance, fuel consumption and durability? Thanks car enthusiast as I await ur response.
I'd prefer you go for a Toyota Sienna... That's one of the vehicles that I own. Whether brand new or pre-owned... Toyota anytime.
iLegendd: Crypto: 20 Cryptocurrency To Buy During A 50 — 90% Crash [Pic]
Financial advice is the last thing I give, so this is my list, not a financial advice, but it can inspire you to get yours and it will help you stay organized.
One of my new rules in crypto is checking my portfolios or apps only on Saturdays and Sundays. This removes stress, desperation, emotions, and over-trading.
So, below is my list. Do yours and post a screenshot let's see. Or, you can just type them below.
1. XRP 2. DOGE 3. SHIBA 4. FTM 5. ICP 6. ENJ 7.CRO 8. BTC 9. ADA 10. MATIC 11. ETH 12. DOT 13. XLM 14. EOS
No longer interested in any trading. Too much brain work, got no energy for all that research. Just going to do DCA and HODL all for the next 12-36 months God willing , we become zillionaires
iLegendd: Financial advice is the last thing I give, so this is my list, not a financial advice, but it can inspire you to get yours and it will help you stay organized.
One of my new rules in crypto is checking my portfolios or apps only on Saturdays and Sundays. This removes stress, desperation, emotions, and over-trading.
So, below is my list. Do yours and post a screenshot let's see. Or, you can just type them below.
merieam16: Below is the kite being flown by the Federal Government on Restructuring
Nigerian Economic Restructuring Bill 2021
[1] Nigeria will be made up of 42 states, with seven per each of her constituent geo-political zone. These shall be:
South-south [1] Bayelsa State - Yenagoa [2] Western Ijaw State - Patani [3] Rivers State - Port Harcourt [4] Cross River State - Calabar [5] Akwa Ibom State - Uyo [6] Edo State - Benin [7] Delta State - Warri
Northeast [1] Mambilla State - Gashaka [2] Taraba State - Jalingo [3] Adamawa State - Yola [4] Borno State - Maiduguri [5] Yobe State - Damaturu [6] Bauchi State - Bauchi [7] Gombe State - Gombe
Southeast [1] Anioma State - Asaba [2] Orashi State - Omoku [3] Anambra State - Awka [4] Imo State - Owerri [5] Enugu State - Enugu [6] Abia State - Umuahia [7] Ebonyi State - Abakaliki
North-Central [1] Abuja State - Abuja [2] Gurara State - Kafanchan [3] Benue State - Makurdi [4] Plateau State - Jos [5] Nasarawa State - Lafia [6] Kogi State - Lokoja [7] Niger State - Minna
Southwest [1] Kwara State - Ilorin [2] Oyo State - Ibadan [3] Ogun State - Abeokuta [4] Lagos State - Ikeja [5] Ondo - Akure [6] Ekiti - Ado-Ekiti [7] Osun - Oshogbo
Northwest [1] Sokoto State - Sokoto [2] Kebbi State - Birnin Kebbi [3] Kaduna State - Kaduna [4] Katsina State - Katsina [5] Kano State - Kano [6] Jigawa State - Dutse [7] Zamfara State - Gusua
[2] Each state will be responsible for creating and funding its local governments as it deems fit. Local governments will be funded internally by the charging of a local tax, which will be augmented by a state grant representing no more than 10% of TV [3] Over a 35 year period, we gradually migrate back to the 1957/58 revenue sharing formula agreed by our founding fathers at the Lancaster House Conferences in London under which the federating units will control all the resources within their domains and remit 50% to the centre
[4] Our federating units will keep 50% of all the revenue that they generate, put a further 20% into a central pot called the Excess Federation Account to which everyone can have access as the need arises, 10% will go into a geo-political zone account and the remaining 20% will go to into the Federation Account used to run the federal government
[5] With regards to all other resources, we shall move towards this immediately but in the case of oil and gas, the move will have to be gradual due to how dependent we have become on these two resources. A gradual migration shall take place over the next 35 years in this manner: 2000 - 13%, 2021 - 18%, 2023 - 20%, 2025 - 25%, 2030 - 30%, 2035 - 35%, 2040 - 40%, 2045 - 45%, 2050 - 50%
[6] Every one of our 42 states will be set a target of generating at least $2bn in export revenue. Any state government that attracts inward investment to the tune of $1bn, will get a corresponding grant from the federal government
[7] Any state that fails to generate as much revenue as it spends for two consecutive years as from 2020, will be subject to an immediate declaration of a state of emergency. It shall be administered centrally by the federal government until its books are balanced
[8] Every state must seek to generate at least 30% of its internal revenue from manufacturing and services, with a migration away from primary products to value added production
[9] Every state is free to create more local governments provided they meet the necessary criteria which includes holding a referendum and the fact that the local government area is self-sustaining. To be recognised as a local government area, basic facilities that must exist within the domain include 20 primary schools, five secondary schools, a local government headquarters, at least one vocational training college and at least one public health centre
[10] All local and state governments will as a matter of course award supply contracts to companies that manufacture products within Nigeria. Only as a last resort will companies that manufacture products abroad be granted government contracts.
Sterope: There was a report on this man's fraudulent activities before he became the Ooni. No one gave a damn.
Stop spreading fake and unverified stories. What you posted amounts to CRIMINAL defamation of character!
How dare you insult a man who is an international business mogul and a major real estate investor. I've known the man (Ooni) since 2002 when he and his professional group were promoting the Association of International Business (AIB). I didn't even know he was a prince of Ile Ife because he was level-headed.
He became the Ooni or king in 2016 and he had no case of fraud against him!
Nairaland is NOT a faceless forum. Be guided and show decorum while online or offline.
Why cereal maker Kellogg plans to invest $420m in Nigeria
Kellogg Co topped Wall Street forecasts for first-quarter profit and sales on Thursday.
By Reuters - May 3, 20180 (Reuters) – Fruit Loops cereal maker Kellogg Co topped Wall Street forecasts for first-quarter profit and sales on Thursday, boosted by stronger sales of snacks including Pringles chips and protein bars.
Though Kellogg has lowered the sugar content in many of its popular cereals to win back health-conscious customers, much of the Battle Creek, Michigan-based food company’s business today is driven by sales of snacks such as Pringles chips and RXBARs.
Highlighting the falling demand for cereal in the United States, Kellogg on Thursday also announced a $420 million investment in Nigeria’s Tolaram Africa Foods, its distributing partner in Africa, which makes noodles in addition to cereal.
It is the latest in a handful of deals Kellogg has sealed in the past few years to diversify its business, including the acquisitions of protein bar brand RXBAR and Brazilian snacks group Parati.
The company did not disclose additional financial terms of the Tolaram investment.
“Cereal consumption remained soft, though the company made progress toward stabilizing the key health and wellness brands, including Special K,” Kellogg said in its earnings statement.
Kellogg’s sales rose 5 percent in the first three months of the year, the third consecutive quarterly increase, as shoppers also bought more Eggo waffles and veggie patties in addition to snacks.
Overall sales of $3.40 billion topped analysts’ expectations of $3.30 billion, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
Kellogg said it expects net sales to rise between 3 percent and 4 percent in 2018 on a constant currency basis. The forecast includes gains from the Tolaram investment and translates to sales of $13.31 billion to $13.44 billion.
Kellogg’s net income rose to $444 million in the first quarter of 2018 from $266 million a year earlier.
Excluding one-time items, Kellogg earned $1.23 per share, handily beating expectations of $1.08.
Kellogg’s stock rose 3 percent to $58.47 on Thursday morning.
Reporting by Nivedita Balu in Bengaluru; Editing by Sai Sachin
Explorers: Search crews pulled from the Ohio River in Indiana an SUV that belonged to an Ohio mother missing since 2002 along with her two young children, authorities said Friday.
Side sonar scan technology led divers to the 1997 Nissan Pathfinder almost buried in mud at the bottom of the river on Thursday near Aurora in southeastern Indiana, across the state border from where the family lived in Ohio, Indiana State Police said Friday in a news release.
The vehicle was registered to Stephanie Van Nguyen, who in 2002 disappeared with her four-year-old daughter, Kristina, and three-year-old son, John.
Van Nguyen left a note that she was going to drive into the Ohio River, but her vehicle was not located at the time, police said.
Dive teams are seen searching the Ohio River near Aurora, Illinois for the vehicle this week.
Advances in sonar technology and the looming anniversary prompted cops to reopen the case 6months ago.
PRESIDENT BUHARI COMMISERATES WITH U.S PRESIDENT BIDEN AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ON THE PASSING OF COLIN POWELL
On behalf of all Nigerians, President Muhammadu Buhari offers deepest condolences to President Joe Biden, the government and the people of the United States, on the passing of the former Secretary of State, General Colin Powell.
The President believes that as the first African American Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the highest military position in the U.S. Department of Defense as well as the first African American Secretary of State, Powell was a great statesman and a global icon in every sense of it.
The Nigerian leader recounts that as U.S Secretary of State, Powell played a very important role in advancing his country’s foreign policy and national defense interests. He was also a great advocate of the eradication of Polio and in addressing the deadly spread of HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa.
President Buhari's prayers and thoughts are with General Powell’s family and the people of the United States as they mourn the death of an exceptional leader and one of America’s greatest pride, who as a professional soldier, a distinguished public servant and an effective diplomat, gave his utmost for his country.
Garba Shehu Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity) October 18, 2021
Gen. Colin Powell will be missed! A great Jamaican-American statesman.
I remember watching CNN live updates in 1990, and the visible roles Powell played with Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf during the 1990 to 1991 invasion of Kuwait by Iraq and the U.S.-led Allied Forces Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm to liberate Kuwait.
If I am Tiwa, I would be very concerned that someone like Mercy Aigbe whose ex spells background as bagrand is a member of my supporters club.
I will cry to the feet of Joke Silva. “Mummy edakun, help me take this shame away.”
They think it is by forming strong women on Instagram. At this rate, her rep would so drain, she wouldn’t even qualify as the side chick of a reasonable man.
How do you go from Edible-catering-Tbillz to a small-prick-snapchat-slayking?
Food / Re: Chinese Expatriates Are The Biggest Consumers Of Pork Meat In Nigeria (video) by AlphaCEO: 4:57am On Jun 02
