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How Namadi is betting on agriculture to rebuild Jigawa’s economy

By Ola Adedayo N20bn farm credit, 12,000 solar pumps, 400 tractors and a $110m industrial pipeline headline Jigawa’s agricultural transformation drive Jigawa State is pursuing an ambitious agricultural transformation agenda designed to move farming beyond subsistence production and reposition it as a foundation for wealth creation, industrial development and rural prosperity. At the centre of […]
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Who’s After Paul Usoro?

The first time I met him was in 2000 during the auctioning of the Digital Mobile Licenses (DML) by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) then led by Dr. Ernest Ndukwe.

President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term: Looking back, and looking forward

To borrow the words of colourful First Republic politician, Chief Ozumba Mbadiwe, “come has finally come to become” for President Muhammadu Buhari, as he has won election to serve a second term in office, after a pulsating contest. The country, nay, Africa, and the world looks forward to the inauguration on May 29, 2019.

Buhari’s exemplary punches on Boko Haram insurgency

By Esther E. Okpabi Public affairs analyst, John C. Maxwell, once echoed that “The best leaders are readers of people. They have the intuitive ability to understand others by discerning how they feel and recognizing what they sense.” President Muhammadu Buhari is one such archetypal leader whose one unyielding obsession was Boko Haram insurgency when […]

Some hidden costs of corruption in Nigeria

CORRUPTION can be defined as any unethical means of acquiring undeserved gain or advantage. It includes stealing, fraud, and cheating. Although corruption is found in every country, some countries are infamous for it because of the levels and extent of its practice exhibited therein. Nigeria is one such country and is commonly ranked high on any corruption hierarchy. The terrible state of underdevelopment in Nigeria yet with an unaccountable debt profile with officials, mostly civil servants and politicians, getting richer through unexplained wealth are strong evidence of wrongdoing, crime and corruption. 

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