Nigeria’s fertiliser use shortfall
Nigeria’s fertiliser paradox is becoming harder to ignore. The country now possesses fertiliser production capacity, yet farmers are applying nowhere near enough nutrients to unlock its agricultural potential. The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security says national fertiliser consumption is about 18.6 kilogrammes per hectare, against the 50kg/ha benchmark associated with the 2006 Abuja […]
Recession: Need for cautious optimism
The recent prediction of the end of the ongoing economic recession by the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr Godwin Emefiele, by the third quarter of this year is a bit hasty though the citizenry could do with the good news to brighten their moods.
Anthony Joshua, the ultimate overcomer
Before now, few Nigerians knew the rapidly rising British heavyweight boxing star, Anthony Joshua. But after he “slayed” Wladimir, the younger of the dreaded Klitschko brothers from Ukraine, he became an instant worldwide sensation.
Making Nigerian Passport available always
THE recent scarcity of Nigerian International Passport booklets across the country has subjected many intending travellers to untold hardship.
Magu: Let the Supreme Court decide
The nation risks a needless standoff between the Senate and the Presidency if the Federal lawmakers make good their threat not to confirm nominees for public office henceforth until the battle of wits between the two arms of government over the fate of the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Ibrahim Magu, is resolved.
Workers deserve a better deal
May Day of 2017, which was celebrated yesterday all over the world by the working class was perhaps, the gloomiest in our recent history. Apart from the good news that the economy would likely exit recession later this year, the catalogue of woes reflected in the banners and placards at the rallies of the Labour unions seemed longer than usual.
