We maintained our contribution to the development of the agriculture value chain in Nigeria as parts of our focus on sustainable sourcing of raw materials. For instance, in 2015, 47.4 per cent of our raw materials were sourced locally. Hopefully by 2018 we should be able to achieve a benchmark of 60 per cent and Heineken, our parent company has a commitment that by 2020 we should be able to attain 99 per cent local sourcing of raw materials.

The renewed clamour for the secession of Biafra from the Nigeria nation agitates the mind of Ndigbo on the rationale behind the strident call. After the Civil War,General Yakubu Gowon(Rtd) had enunciated, as a panacea to remedy the battered infrastructure in the south-east geopolitical zone, three Rs,reconstruction,rehabilitation and reconciliation as veritable, to integrate the people into mainstream governance in the country.

So it appears that the youths of yesterday and today have been pushed out and certainly from what we can see, the people who are youth today will not be in any position to control this country tomorrow because they are inequipped and don’t know anything about governance and society. This is very unfortunate because by that time those who were in charge yesterday and are still in charge today would have been too old to do anything, it becomes difficult to replace. Which means actually that the future of Nigeria is bleak and that is something we should begin to weep over if you ask me.

“Even if the student fails a course, there is a future for the student as he/she has understood the practical aspect of what he is studying. In fact, this means there is opportunity to re-write the story again.” Chukwunonso who said he is driven by passion to make impact in the lives of Nigerian students said he has done some background work on the benefits of the project and he has also made moves to write to organisations pre-informing them on the project to see how students in schools can understand these industrial practices while they are in school.

Last week, the First Lady of Ogun State, Mrs Olufunsho Amosun, clocked 50. In this interview, conducted at the Government House, Abeokuta, she explains why, as a staunch Christian with a bishop as a father, she is married to a Muslim even as she shares the memorable moments of her over 25 years marriage to Governor Ibikunle Amosun.

It was the same presidency that we handed to somebody else and he too handed to another person. The question is where was the pond that contained crocodiles that we fed with living human beings? Where were the lions and who were these individuals that we threw to lions to eat? They must have families. Did the families cry out? When people want to tarnish your image for some fears, they can use anything.

Ogun State politician, Senator Iyabo Anisulowo, who spent seven days in kidnappers’ den after she was abducted in Ilaro area of the state, narrates her ordeal

In this interview, the Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, explains the economic vision of the Muhammadu Buhari administration and insists that given the plans on ground, Nigerians stand to gain more in the very near future with an economy that is set to be buoyant and a nation that would become stable and more prosperous.

Inspector General of Police, Solomon Ehigiator Arase, just marked one year in office. In this interview to mark the occasion, he speaks on policing. Arase also shares his perspectives on the herdsmen’s attacks in parts of the country, among other issues.

There is tension in many parts of the country over the rampaging herdsmen who have killed several thousand innocent Nigerians, raped and kidnapped others. They attack their victims in farms, homes, and along the way.

RAJI Fashola, SAN, responds to these Frequently Asked Questions about the Nigerian Power Sector. Fashola, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, explains that there is a price to pay to have improved electricity supply.

As the relationship between the Presidency and the National Assembly remains frosty, veteran journalist and ace public commentator, Jimi Disu takes a swipe at the way government is being run, saying that President Muhammadu Buhari likes to micro-manage Nigeria and not working with modern trends.

DELTA State Governor, Senator (Dr.) Ifeanyi Okowa, has opened up on some vital political issues practically everybody in the state wants to know his stand. He spoke on his link with a former governor, Chief James Ibori, whose political image still comes out grand in the state and his long-lasting relationship with his predecessor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, which until date has mystified many.

Director-General of the Bureau of Public Sector Reforms (BPSR), Dr Joe Abah in this interview with Favour Nnabugwu talks about how the federal government will tackle the contending disparity in civil and public service salaries, what went wrong with the 2016 national budget and reforms government have lined to executive in the next three years.

Tam Godspower Odogwu, is a stalwart and grassroots mobiliser of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Delta State Chapter. He was also Delta State House of Assembly aspirant for Burutu Constituency II during the 2014 general election. In this interview, he spoke on the efforts of the Delta Governor, Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa, the upcoming congresses of the party and other issues.
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