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Why food security remains intractable

Why food security remains intractable

He got the loan, after “settling” bank officials. Until I left Sokoto in 1990, no wheat was harvested from the farms. In fact, the farmer, after collecting the funds, relocated to Kaduna
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Half a budget is worse than no budget

Half a budget is worse than no budget

All one can now ask for is a budget cycle with some semblance to the illiterate farmer’s farming circle – in which Appropriation Bills shall be presented to the NASS not later than the end of August every year

All hues, All flavours

All hues, All flavours

And now as ‘radical’ Lamidos contend with the ‘reactionary’ Walis of their PDP, to pick its ticket, they have to worry also about the ‘aristocratic’ Atikus of APC possibly crossing carpet to trade tackles with them; even as they all have to contend with the incumbent might of an ‘autocratic’ Buhari asking for a second term

Much ado about Aisha Alhassan

Much ado about Aisha Alhassan

While it may not be impossible that Alhassan may be doing Abubakar Atiku’s bidding, the truth also is that the very modest performance of the president has made his presidency very vulnerable