by Olusola Daniel Undeniably, the 2014 budget presents a ray of hope for the Nigerian people. It is a budget that is building the foundation for a robust economy that provides good jobs and wealth for the Nigerian people. As a nation, we need to examine things by ourselves and not act solely based on... Read More
by Isi Esene The Presidency is clearly not amused by claims allegedly made by the World Bank Country Director, Marie-Francois Marie-Nelly on the number of destitutes in the country. In a statement released this afternoon and signed by Dr. Nwanze Okidegbe, the Chief Economic Adviser to the President, the presidency disputed this assertion describing the... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo It is a season of giving back for our Nigerian celebrities. From Funke Akindele to Sasha P campaigning for different causes and now our very own king of Nigerian music 2face Idibia has joined the bandwagon. [READ: Awww, so beautiful! Funke Akindele and Sasha P rally for a cause (See Photos)] The... Read More
by Akan Ido Former president of Nigeria, Ibrahim Babangida has announced that his days of seeking votes in presidential elections are over. Babangida said this in Sokoto yesterday while inaugurating a Modern Agricultural Skills Acquisition Centre at Milgoma, Bodinga Local Government Area. The former president said he intends to emulate the likes of Aliyu Wamakko in kick-starting the revival... Read More
by Murtala Adogi Mohammed Working together with youth both online and offline is very important for any minister of youth development that want to succeed. Therefore, the new Youth Minister will have to be… one who thoroughly understands the tools and ways of how the social media works. There is currently a vacancy in the federal... Read More
by Ife Adebayo Oil will not make Nigeria great, agriculture will not make Nigeria great, tourism will not make Nigeria great – Nigeria will only become great when we harness our human resource potentials and they in turn maximise the possibilities that arise from their abilities. For my Y! Politico series I’ve been writing about... Read More
by Gbenga Olorunpomi Sadly, no government, no matter how good, exists without detractors and Osun state has more than its fair share. However, it is comical that the loudest of the doomsayers are those who held the great people of Osun back for years and denied them good progress. Only last week, the ex-Egyptian President,... Read More
by Modupe Adefeso-Olateju Looking ahead: expedient next steps In the three previous articles in this series, the history, features and context of the Nigerian philosophy of education were re-examined. Whilst the depth of thought that generated the philosophy is commendable, the growing realisation is that of the need to systematically and deliberately re-align it such... Read More
by Tola Sunmonu If you are going to try and tackle the issue of finance, create the necessary systems that allow farmers to make decisions about how they want to use a loan, how much they need to access to avoid ending up in debt and moreover a system that is sustainable. While doing my... Read More
by Sarah Reng Ochekpe As if such distortion was not enough, El Rufai chose to ridicule himself and bring to question his intellectual capacity, even before the Nigerian children who actively took part in the proceedings of the recently held presidential summit on water… My attention has been drawn to an article by Nasir Ahmad... Read More
by Nasir El-Rufai What exactly is the problem with past and current governments that the issue of food security – the adequate production and availability of food within the country is treated with such levity? A good proportion of young people today were taught from primary school that agriculture is the mainstay of the Nigerian... Read More
by Feyi Fawehinmi This is why we also must be suspicious of ‘young’ people who are currently running about declaring themselves as change agents and demanding to be loved. It’s not so much that they are lying, it’s more that they often don’t know what they are talking about. I’ve taken more than a passing... Read More
by Tunji Andrews With the main Nigerian production forte being without doubt, agriculture, I believe we should use the agricultural sector as our case study; and its success model could be used as a benchmark for implementation in other sectors. For a few weeks now, in the articles I have written and the interviews I... Read More
by Tola Sunmonu We need researchers, I challenge a young person to spend months if not years obsessed with their research on pest resistant high yielding seeds that rival those being churned out of labs in America. While perusing the World Wide Web to uncover the latest news in the Nigerian agricultural space, I came... Read More
by Wale Bakare Oil became the new Agriculture of my generation. Owning an oil block was more worthy than tilling the land. As far back as the early 80s – Nigerias post colonial Agricultural revolution recorded some remarkable feat in the global world. Farming became the imported old bride for the previously stone-aged dwellers having... Read More
by Isi Esene President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday hosted the first meeting of Nigeria’s new Eminent Persons Group (EPG). The newly formed group of influential global leaders will advise the President on actions to help achieve Nigeria’s Agricultural Transformation Agenda as well as provide a global platform for encouraging investment in Nigeria’s growing agricultural sector.... Read More
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan said Tuesday in Geneva, Switzerland that his Administration has embarked on bold policy and institutional reforms aimed at adding 20 million metric ones of food to domestic supply and creating at least 3.5 million new jobs in agriculture and allied industries by 2015. Speaking at the formal opening of a meeting... Read More
by Isi Esene The minister of Agriculture, Akinwunmi Adesina, has insisted that there is no going back on the proposed purchase of cellphones for farmers in a bid to enhance their performance. Adesina said this yesterday while addressing newsmen in Abuja following widespread criticism of the said policy. He explained that the ministry does not... Read More
Farmers across the country have criticised the plan by the Federal Government to distribute mobile phones to 10 million farmers. They described it as a misplaced priority. Some of them who spoke to SUNDAY PUNCH said they needed access to funds instead. A member of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria in Delta State, Dr.... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola Farmers can simply log on to Facebook and update their status and profile pictures: “I just planted the cocoyam,” “This cassava would be perfect for presidential cassava bread.” Governors reject awards In its first meeting this year, the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) gave awards to some of its deserving members. Surprisingly most... Read More
by Kikiowo Ileowo The idea of importing phones from other countries is nothing short of exporting thousands of jobs and income to those economies, whereas, we could create those jobs here to add to our national GDP growth. In his controversial style of using social media, Reno Omokri- the Special Assistant to the President on... Read More
by Dele Momodu Let’s take them one by one. Why is it assumed that of all problems facing Nigerian farmers, the most acute is treatable by merely buy mobile phones for them? Fellow Nigerians, let me begin by sending you all the traditional Happy New Year greeting, and the very best wishes, even if I... Read More
by Abubakar S. Usman Sadly, none of these is of concern to the government. What they are rather interested in are shot cuts that eventually leads to nowhere, except for the money that usually ends up in the pockets of individuals. Just when you are about to give him the benefit of doubt, President Goodluck... Read More
PRESS STATEMENT: 60 BILLION NAIRA TO BE SPENT ON CELLPHONES FOR FARMERS NOT TRUE. My attention has been drawn to the issue of 60 Billion Naira to be spent on phones for farmers, reported in some media sites and papers. The information is absolutely incorrect. My Permanent Secretary was totally misquoted out of context. There... Read More
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