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    NATIONAL SALARIES INCOMES & WAGES COMMISSION INAUGURATES A MONITORING AND EVALUATING COMMITTEE ON AGRO-ENTREPRENEURSHIP SCHEMES

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    • NATIONAL SALARIES INCOMES & WAGES COMMISSION INAUGURATES A MONITORING AND EVALUATING COMMITTEE ON AGRO-ENTREPRENEURSHIP SCHEMES

    07Jul’26

    News, News Update, Press Release

    NATIONAL SALARIES INCOMES & WAGES COMMISSION INAUGURATES A MONITORING AND EVALUATING COMMITTEE ON AGRO-ENTREPRENEURSHIP SCHEMES.

    1.0.  As part of the efforts to ensure that the Commission makes full use of the training on Agricultural skill earlier embarked upon for all staff of the Commission, the Chairman/Chief Executive approved the constitution of the Monitoring and Evaluation Committee, which was inaugurated on Monday, November 11, 2024.

    The member of the Committee is made up of the following members:

    1.

    2.

    3.

    4.

    5.

    		 Mr. O. Aborode

    Mrs. N.G. Igbudu

    Barr. C.G. Iwuoha

    Mr. N. Jackson

    Mr. I. K. Salau

    		 D(HRM)

    Director/Nodal off.

    DD Legal

    Technical Coordinator

    PAO (E&G)

    		 Chairman

    Member

    Member

    Member

    Member/ Secretary

    The terms of reference of the Committee are as follows:

    1. To determine the adequacy of farm structure/equipment for sustainable production;
    2. To determine the state/status of operation at the site of the visit;
    • To establish the direct participation of the officers concerned in the operations and management of the agro venture; and
    1. Any other information that would assist the Committee to discharge the assignment effectively.

    1.1. FINDINGS

    Eleven members of staff indicated interest and in collating the location of the farms, the Committee divided the farms into three locations to be visited as follows:

    S/N OFFICERS LOCATIONS
    1 Mrs. Victoria Nwobodo,

    Dr. Edekhe Greg,

    Mrs. Alice

    		 Dutse Alhaji, Kubwa, Madalla route
    2 Mrs. Ojedapo Aderonke

    Mr. William Danbaki

    Mrs. Aisha Bullama

    Mr. Lekan Otunsanya

    Mr. Adamu Shemang

    		 Jikwoyi, Mararaba, Karu, Masaka, Keffi route
    3 Mr. Uche Nwankwo

    Mr. Taofik Mustapha

    Mrs. Ada Okoye

    		 Airport Road, Life Camp 1 & 2 route

    The Committee Members spent three days from 22nd – 27th November, 2024 in visiting the farms of the eleven members of staff mentioned above. The Committee members agreed on the following criteria to score the eleven intended member of staff.

    1. Plot/Farm Size
    2. Investment Scope
    • Production Scope
    1. Length of time in Business
    2. Product(s) Quality
    3. Product(s) Availability
    • Product(s) Pricing
    • Hygiene of the Environment

    Findings from the field.

    2.0. The findings from the physical inspection to the various farms are shown below:

    FISH FARMING

    S/N NAMES OF FARMERS LOCATION OF FARM QUANTITY REQUEST OF FARMERS COMMITTEE OBSERVATION SCORE%
    1 Uche Nwankwo Trade Moore Estate, Lugbe Airport Road 800 pieces Funding & Technical support Matured & Ready for market fishes  

    60
    2 Taofik Mustapha Efab  Estate Life Camp 1 500 fingerlings Funding He has sold his last stock of six hundred (600) matured catfish.  

    51.5
    3 Ada Okoye Favour Estate Life Camp 2 200 pieces Funding Matured & Ready for market.  

    61.5
    4 Aisha Bullama Keffi Nasarawa State 1600 Funding Matured & Ready for market.  

    70

     

    2.1. POULTRY PRODUCTION

    S/N Names of farmers Location of farm Quantity Request of farmers Committee observation Score %
    1 Nwobodo Victoria Dutse Alhaji 600 layers

    700 Broilers

    		 Funding The farmer has a standby staff working in the farm. Matured fowls and ready for market.  

     

    65
    2 Dr. Edekhe Greg Madalla Niger state 150 Broilers Funding Matured & ready for market. 56.5
    3 Alice Ezerah Kaduna Road, Niger State 20 pieces of fowls Funding The farmer was more into feeds formulation farming and that was the area the officer’s assessment was based on.  
    4 Ojedapo Aderonke Kurudu FCT 80 pieces of broilers Funding Matured & ready for market  

    50

     
    5 Lekan Otusanya New Nyanya Nassarawa 700 layers/20 matured Turkeys Funding & Commission guaranteed loan package from Agric Bank. The farmer has a standby staff.  Matured fowls and ready for market.  

     

     

    75
    6 Adamu Shemang Aso Pada Mararaba 20 broilers Funding Matured and ready for market  

    45

     

    2.3. SNAIL HUSBANDRY

    S/N Names of farmers Location of farm Quantity Request of farmers Committee observation Score
    1 Alice Ezerah Kaduna road, Niger State 250 pieces of snail Funding  

    Not matured yet

    		  

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    2.4. VEGETABLE/CASSAVA/CROP PRODUCTION

    S/N Names of farmers Location of farm Quantity Request of farmers Committee observation Score
    1 Alice Ezerah Kaduna road, Niger State Not in commercial quantity   The vegetable and cassava being produced was not in commercial quantity  

     

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    2 Williams Dambaki Anta Balefi Nassarawa State Six (6) palm trees Funding Not fully grown or in commercial quantity  

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    2.5. FEEDS FORMULATION

    Alice Ezerah was the officer involved in feeds formulation and production.  She informed the Committee that other poultry farmers patronised formulation and requested for funding to enlarge her production activities.  She was awarded a score of 66.25% for her feeds formulation and production.  She was not awarded any score in poultry and snail production.

    3.0. RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee members sat for five (5) consecutive times and recommends as follows:

    That in each category of the agro venture, participants in first to third positions be awarded financial assistance as follows:

    1. First prize – N300,000.00
    2. Second prize – N200,000.00
    3. Third prize – N150,000.00

    4.0. Conclusion

    The Committee is using this opportunity to express a heartfelt appreciation to the Chairman and management of the Commission for this noble innovation and pray that the exercise continues to greater heights. Further to the recommendation award in paragraph 5 above, the Committee is also of the opinion that in future, starter pack be considered for the participants aside the cash prices. This, we believe, will encourage the participants not to only seeing the exercise as just an alternative source of income but also a retirement plan.

    Photographs from the visit of the various farms location during physical inspection are attached

     

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