The NDE has disbursed a N100,000 loan each to 42 unemployed youths in Ebonyi to embark on sustainable agricultural development.
Deputy Governor Cecilia Ezeilo disclosed this during a two-day World Bank ninth implementation support mission held in Enugu on Tuesday.
Governor David Umahi plans to make multimillionaires out of 10,000 youths in Ebonyi through agricultural engagements.
Hong Kong’s food safety authority on Monday suspended the importation of poultry products from bird flu-affected areas in the U.S.
“We envisage that we may have more than 25 million job losses in the country’s poultry sector with the current challenges.”
The governor said those who fail to comply would be prosecuted from Monday.
“Indiscriminate use can also cause resistance in the use of antibiotics,’’ the veterinarian cautioned.
The government claimed the border closures helped rein in perennial smuggling of rice and petroleum products.
