Tag: Y! Policy Hub

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Tola Sunmonu: Don’t get it twisted, farming is a long thing (Y! Policy Hub)

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…

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Zainab Usman: (Re)Defining African feminism (Y! Policy Hub)

by Zainab Usman African feminists should think about how to properly frame the discussions, to connect with most women while driving home the salient issues, so that we serve as…

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Femi Longe: Overcoming Nigeria’s last mile broadband challenges (Y! Policy Hub)

by Femi Longe If we are to maximise the potential customer base in Nigeria, the services will not target just city-dwellers but should be capable of meeting the needs of…

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Saidat Akanbi: Unnecessary deaths at the emergency room door (Y! Policy Hub)

by Saidat Akanbi Patients with gunshot injuries should be attended to immediately without requesting police reports... Even a criminal’s life is worth saving, if not for anything but the wealth…

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Mfon Ekpo: The role of research in policy making (Y! Policy Hub)

by Mfon Ekpo The fact is research on its own is so tedious and unrewarding that to put organizations through the trouble of conducting them and not follow up with…

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Mondiu Jaiyesimi: The disturbing trend of using traditional biomass in Nigeria and the way forward (Y! Policy Hub)

by Mondiu Jaiyesimi Firewood is cheaper, easy to access and majority in rural areas have access to the raw material free of charge; hence, any development that will put the…

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Modupe Adefeso-Olateju: In the beginning was the philosophy of education – Part 2 (Y! Policy Hub)

by Modupe Adefeso-Olateju The noble aim of creating a unified country where each citizen considers and prioritizes the greater good of all has failed. Today, probably more than ever before,…

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Zainab Usman: The need for ownership of African problems and solutions (Y! Policy Hub)

by Zainab Usman  “Africa’s story has been written by others; we need to own our problems and solutions and write our story.” Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda With these words, Paul Kagame…

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Saidat Akanbi: Nigeria’s health sector and the menace of cancer (Y! Policy Hub)

by Saidat Akanbi For those that present at the general hospitals, the diagnosis of cancer may be missed, as many of these secondary health centres remain ill-equipped in terms of…

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Mfon Ekpo: Who shall we blame for Nigeria’s insurance culture deficit? (Y! Policy Hub)

by Mfon Ekpo The blanket excuse that insurance companies are out to defraud one or they are too expensive no longer holds water. It would surprise you how cheap some…

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Modupe Adefeso-Olateju: In the beginning was the philosophy of education – Part 1 (Y! Policy Hub)

by Modupe Adefeso-Olateju The report of the national curriculum conference provided guidelines in three broad areas: needs of young people and adults, socioeconomic needs and aspirations of the country, and…

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YNaija launches the Y! Policy Hub featuring Mfon Ekpo, Zainab Usman, Femi Longe and others

Announcing the Y! Policy Hub Series starting today! Meet the Columnists – Zaynab Usman, Modupe Adefeso, Femi Longe, Mfon Ekpo, Saidat Akanbi, Tola Sunmonu & Mondiu Jaiyesimi Continuing in its…

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