Innovation as a path to food security

By Promise Chizara Agriculture has always been the backbone of human civilisation. From the dawn of time, the shift from hunting and gathering to farming marked a turning point in our history. Today, as Nigeria faces mounting food insecurity, climate change, and economic challenges, we stand on the cusp of another agricultural revolution—one driven by […]

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2025 budget: What’s in it for Nigerians?

President Bola Tinubu presenting the 2025 budget proposal to members of the National Assembly on Wednesday, December 18, 2024 in Abuja. Photo Credit: Presidency President Bola Tinubu signed the N54.99 trillion 2025 budget penultimate Friday, calling it a “Budget of Restoration” to secure Nigeria’s future and rebuild prosperity. But for many Nigerians, the past 21 […]

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South-South congress deepens PDP crisis as NWC, Wike camp clash

The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party intensifies, as the camp of the former Rivers State Governor and FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, rejects the South-South Zonal Caretaker Committee announced by the National Working Committee. The PDP National Vice Chairman for the South-South, Dan Orbih, along with another leader from Wike’s camp who preferred to remain […]

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Catholic bishops warn of looming crisis, demand action on youth unemployment

Catholic bishops in Nigeria have raised the alarm over a looming national crisis, warning that worsening youth unemployment and widespread frustration with governance could push the country towards chaos. Speaking at the opening of the 2025 first plenary meeting of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria in Abuja on Sunday, the clerics urged political leaders […]

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Alumni, NANS laud Tinubu over TASUED conversion to federal varsity

The National President of the Alumni Association, Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Mr Bolaji Oladeji has described as very cheering the decision of the federal government to take over TASUED as a federal institution. The Alumni in a statement on Monday said that this federal government’s decision as approved by President Bola Tinubu would […]

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Petrol imports jump 105% to N15tn – NBS report

Nigeria’s petrol imports surged in 2024, doubling despite an increase in domestic refining capacity, highlighting the country’s continued reliance on imported fuel. The latest data from the foreign trade statistics report of the National Bureau of Statistics showed that the cost of petrol imports rose by 105.3 per cent to N15.42tn in 2024 from the […]

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Beyond the condolence messages on Clark, Adebanjo

By Braeyi Ekiye Pa Edwin Clark (May 25, 1927 – February 17, 2005). A Nigerian nationalist, Izon and Niger Delta Leader, elder statesman, parliamentarian, lawyer, politician and distinguished public servant has passed on, along with revered Pa Ayo Adebanjo at 90, a radical and progressive politician, lawyer, elder statesman, patriot and nationalist of Yoruba extraction. […]

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Ogun hails Tinubu as TASUED becomes federal varsity

Ogun State Government has commended the federal government for adopting the Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) as a federal institution. In a statement by the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Hon. Kayode Akinmade, the Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, said the step will bring positive transformation to the specialized institution. He highlighted his Government’s […]

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NASS: The nauseating Akpabio/Akpoti mess

It is extremely worrisome that some harebrained characters at the National Assembly have become accustomed to scandals and profligate lifestyles. Nothing seems to bother the degenerate lawmakers except when their selfish interests are breached. That is why they appear to have more time for frivolities than the reason for which they were elected. Currently, the […]

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