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Food Security Challenge: Why cold chain infrastructure Is an investment Nigeria cannot ignore

Food Security Challenge: Why cold chain infrastructure Is an investment Nigeria cannot ignore

By Opeoluwa Runsewe Nigeria’s food security conversation has traditionally focused on production volumes such as tonnes harvested, hectares cultivated and annual output growth. While these indicators matter, they do not fully capture the structural challenge facing Nigeria’s agricultural economy. A large share of food produced across the country never reaches consumers in good condition because […]

Success is not supposed to break us 

Success is not supposed to break us 

By YINKA OLAITO There is a quiet crisis unfolding among young Nigerians, one that rarely makes headlines because it hides behind achievements, promotions, degrees and curated smiles. It is the crisis of burnout; the psychological exhaustion that comes not from failure, but paradoxically, from the relentless pursuit of success. In a recent conversation with mental health […]

2027: The mistake the Urhobo nation must not make

2027: The mistake the Urhobo nation must not make

By Akpos Oghentega In the buildup to the 2011 general elections, the late Senator Professor Adego Eferakeya issued a stern, prophetic warning to the Urhobo nation. He spoke of a quiet but devastating peril: the danger of lacking a “ranking senator” in the Nigerian National Assembly. As a member of his media campaign team during […]

Students, cultural imperialism and school owner in Nigeria

Students, cultural imperialism and school owner in Nigeria

By Austin Orette I am in receipt of a letter asking parents to pay for an excursion to England. I was very perturbed because this goes beyond the mandate of the school. These kids barely know the geography of Nigeria, and you want to export them to another culture for indoctrination and cultural imperialism. What […]