Maize in Ekiti is not as valuable as yam which gives them pounded yam or, better still, cash crops like cocoa or kolanut. But maize is an important crop in Ido-Ekiti. History has it that in the days of old, the people of Ido made a fortune from maize.

The story of the Ph.D holders applying as drivers in Dangote Group of Companies, is one of the harsh realities starring us in the face as a nation. Many believe it is a mockery of our system and a barrier to our development as young, energetic men and women, in the prime of their lives are left to roam the streets in search for jobs.

The words ‘youth’ and ‘restiveness’ have become so commonly used together in the last couple of years that it seems to have taken on a life of its own. In the last decade and more there has been a proliferation of cases all over the country and indeed the world, of youth agitations which have tons of people dead and valuable infrastructure as well as personal properties lost and destroyed.

With an estimated 60 million unemployed persons representing nearly one-third of the country’s population, human capacity development is being seriously endangered.

For electricity consumers in Nigeria, it is not yet uhuru as day in, day out, they bear the burden of erratic power supply.