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 […]
Arunma Oteh: Let The Courts Decide
FOR how long would the stand off between the House of Representatives and Ms Arunma Oteh, Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, last? It has lasted for too long that it no longer makes any sense. Who benefits from the confusion that has seen the House of Representatives insisting that it would not […]
Agbaso’s Untidy Removal
THE impeachment of the former Deputy Governor of Imo State, Mr Jude Agbaso, by the Imo State House of Assembly on 28 March 2013 left many unanswered questions.
Bye Iron Lady Thatcher
FOR Baroness Margaret Hilda Thatcher, the bell tolled and world leaders gathered to say goodbye to one of the strongest willed political leaders of the 20th century.
Age Cheats Cheat Us
NATIONAL silence has enveloped the discovery that three players in the national U-17 team representing the country at the CAF U-17 competition in Morocco were disqualified. They failed the age detecting test CAF conducted at the competition venue.
Assault On Freedom
THE National Film and Video Censors Board, NFVCB, is the national agency with legal powers to vet, classify, and approve films and videos that are for distribution and exhibition in Nigeria.
