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 […]
Let’s have violence-free campaigns
Today, September 28, 2022, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, will formally blow the whistle for the commencement of the campaigns towards the 2023 general elections. Political parties and their candidates will be free to come out openly and solicit for votes. What we need is an atmosphere of free canvassing, safe meetings and soap-boxing. […]
INEC and CUPP’s allegations
THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has responded adequately and reassuringly to the “expose” by the Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP, which, in a media briefing a fortnight ago, alleged that the Commission, the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, planned to rig the 2023 elections through voter register […]
Tasks before CJN Ariwoola
The confirmation of Justice Olukayode Ariwoola as the new Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, by the Senate without intrigues or hitches is a sign that the Muhammadu Buhari government might be ready for the Judiciary to regain its autonomous footing. We recall the wars of nerves that the executive branch waged in ensuring the ouster […]
Aisha Buhari’s insensitive showboating
Aisha, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, returned to the public glare after a prolonged time off, to engage in what many Nigerians see as an obscene show-off with a tweet she published on her verified handle on Tuesday, September 20, 2022. She was pictured celebrating the graduation of Zahra, her son’s wife, from a United […]
LASG’s auctions of errant vehicles
Many motorists in Lagos State will do well to familiarise themselves with the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law, 2018, which, in an effort to enforce sanity on Lagos roads, contains some draconian provisions. For instance, driving against the traffic (One-Way) is treated like a criminal offence, which it should not be. Anyone found culpable […]
