President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has hinged Nigeria’s socio-economic turnaround on the pursuit of aggressive policies in the area of food security, universal health coverage, housing, education and true federalism and fiscal accountability.   

This is the worst time to live in Nigeria. This is the worst time to be a Nigerian. This is the worst time to be a human being in Nigeria your country, my country, our country. This is the very worst of times to remain here and to die here.

A groundbreaking study conducted by researchers at Cornell University in New York has uncovered an unexpected weapon against the formidable superbug Salmonella Typhi, responsible for the potentially life-threatening illness typhoid fever. While tomato juice has long been a beloved beverage, its newfound ability to combat this dangerous pathogen and other harmful bacteria is making headlines.…

The essay you are about to read is culled from my Nigerian Tribune column In & Out of Monday, February 4, 2013. Its import is still as relevant now as it was then, although our current experience is readily and particularly worse than any calamitous calamity can be.

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in its Food Price Watch report released yesterday, indicated a continuous increase in food prices in August, detailing how the prices of beef, tomatoes, beans, garri, yam and other food items increased for the month.

World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director-General, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has urged G20 nations to end the export restrictions on food, feed and fertilisers, which are compromising the predictable flow of food through international markets and contributing to price volatility.

Experts in the food production and agriculture sectors have stressed the need to address the issue of post-harvest losses, in order to encourage farmers to do more.