Helping our poultry farmers’ needs
Nigeria’s poultry industry is at a dangerous crossroads. The recent call for reforms is therefore more than an industry lobby. It is a warning about food security, nutrition, jobs and the wider economy. An industry capable of supplying affordable eggs and chicken is being strangled by expensive and unreliable inputs. Feed, which can account for […]
United Nations at 80: Still relevant?
The continued relevance of the United Nations Organisation, UN, is a topic of endless debates around the world. This issue is even more topical, as the 193-member universal organisation clocks 80 this year. The UN came into effect when member nations (made up of independent, sovereign states) signed the United Nations Charter on June 26, […]
Developing our tourism potentials
On Saturday, September 27, 2025, the world celebrated World Tourism Day, WTD, a tradition that began in 1980 at the proposal of a Nigerian, the late Ignatius Atigbe. This year’s theme, “Tourism and Sustainable Transformation”, underscores tourism’s unique power to drive economic growth, preserve culture, and foster human development. While the United Nations World Tourism […]
Amicable end to NUPENG, Dangote face-off
The nation dodged the proverbial bullet recently following the quick and amicable resolution of the battle of wits between Dangote Refinery and the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas workers, NUPENG, over the former’s alleged anti-union activities. The refinery planned to deploy 4,000 to 10,000 Compressed Natural Gas, CNG, trucks for nationwide fuel distribution […]
Need to dislodge bandits’ networks
Jihadist terrorism, banditry and kidnapping have become parts of the daily experience of Nigerians. These violent crimes which directly target the citizens and their communities, have gradually become mainstreamed in many parts of the country, while governments, which should be all-out against them either crave their indulgence through “negotiations” or bark like toothless dogs. In […]
Keeping livestock off Abuja City
Penultimate weekend, the Federal Government and stakeholders in the livestock breeding sector met in Abuja to look for ways of keeping cows off the Abuja metropolitan area. The intractable problem of cows roaming the streets of our Federal Capital Territory is attributable to the weak political will on the part of the Government to stop […]
