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 […]
More Important Than Football
PROTESTS in Brazil’s biggest cities are over the billions of Dollars the country is pouring into preparations for the 2014 World Cup, the first in Brazil in 60 years.
Room To Meddle
SHOCKS over the United States Government’s order that Nigeria has to improve ports security or face sanctions – stoppage of vessels sailing to Nigerian ports – are indicative that Nigerians do not fully appreciate the implications of being members of the global village. It may be a village, but it has standards.
No Naming, No Shaming
FOUR days ago, Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala gave federal agencies that withheld N58 billion from the Consolidated Revenue Fund, CRF, up till today to remit the funds.
Dictatorship In Other Forms
SENATE President David Achelenu Mark in Prague, Czech Republic, said military rule was gone forever in Nigeria. Mark thrilled his audience with Nigeria’s efforts to sustain democracy after it has run uninterrupted civilian administrations for 14 years.
IEA disparages Nigeria’s plan to export refined products
BY MICHAEL EBOH with Agency Report Projections that Nigeria will begin to export refined petroleum products by 2016 may not materialize after all, as the International Energy Agency, IEA, yesterday, said it expects a significant increase in oil processing with the coming on stream of new refineries in Asia and Middle East. The IEA in […]
