The vegetable and edible oil sub-sector, which is critical to the Federal Government’s food security programmes, is under severe strain from the unchecked influx of imported and smuggled products. Nigeria is naturally endowed with vast oil-palm belts across the South and expansive soya bean farms in the Middle Belt. We should not be dependent on […]

By YINKA OLAITO There is a quiet crisis unfolding among young Nigerians, one that rarely makes headlines because it hides behind achievements, promotions, degrees and curated smiles. It is the crisis of burnout; the psychological exhaustion that comes not from failure, but paradoxically, from the relentless pursuit of success. In a recent conversation with mental health […]

“Even the clever one is advised.” – African proverb The tempo behind the campaign for State Police as a solution to pervasive and prolonged failure by the Nigerian state to secure the citizen, uphold the law and ensure social order appears to have spiked at a rate and speed which should advise caution. The nation stirred […]

By Providence Ayanfeoluwa & Cynthia Alo The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, KAIPTC Ghana, has called on governments in the Gulf of Guinea, GoG to prioritize policy reforms that promote gender equality and digital inclusion as part of efforts to enhance maritime security. The centre said such policies will not only enhance maritime security, […]

By Providence Ayanfeoluwa Industry stakeholders have identified poor standardisation, weak logistics, and policy imbalances as major barriers to intra-African trade, urging governments across the continent to prioritise value addition and seamless movement of goods. Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Coleman Technical Industries Limited, George Onafowokan; Vice President of the World Trade Center Lagos, David Oke; […]