Why Nigeria must invest in mangroves preservation
Nigeria and the world are bleeding biodiversity at an alarming rate. Globally, the United Nations (UN) reports that 420 million hectares of forest, which is roughly the size of the European Union, have been lost since 1990, with mangroves vanishing even faster at 35 per cent of their original extent. In Nigeria, the Niger Delta’s mangrove […]
Lagos emergency food markets
Some weeks ago, the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in a media outing, unfolded his government’s plan to introduce “Sunday Markets” where staple food items procured by his government under special arrangements, would be sold to the residents at reduced prices. The programme, which kicked off on Sunday, March 17, 2024 in some of […]
Enough of Hisbah impunity in Kano
That someone is fasting should not in any way curtail the civil liberties and constitutional rights of others.
CBN’s donation of fertilisers
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Yemi Cardoso, last week handed over 2.15 million tonnes of fertilisers worth N100 billion to the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari. He said it was the Bank’s contribution to the Federal Government’s effort to drastically reduce the current unbearable cost of food. He said government’s […]
Ukrainian food for hungry Nigerians!
The recent donation of 25,000 tons of wheat grain to Nigeria by war-torn Ukraine has sparked off a needless political huff which is obviously purposed to divert attention from the poor picture it paints of our country in the eyes of dignified Nigerians. The donation, which is part of President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine’s “Grains […]
Death threat on Remi Tinubu
About a fortnight ago, a Bauchi-based Islamic preacher, Idris Tenshi, called for the “killing” of wife of the President, Senator Remi Tinubu, on grounds of being an “infidel” married to Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a Muslim. The first lady is a pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG. Tenshi was quoted to have said: […]
