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1 Oct
Nigeria’s agricultural sector remains an integral one, contributing significantly to the country’s economy and providing employment to around 70% of the informal sector. The National Bureau of Statistics reports that in 2022, agriculture accounted for 21.09% of the nation’s GDP. Year on year, we have seen an increase in the contribution of agriculture to Nigeria’s GDP, owing to a number of factors including the rising popularity of agritech startups as a viable sub-sector.
1 Oct
Ever since democracy took root in Nigeria in the last twenty-three (23) years, there has been sustained effort on the part of government to bring the country out of the backwaters of underdevelopment to a first world status. This is the reason why government ministries, agencies and private organisations keep formulating several economic and business…
21 Sep 2023
Writer’s Note: As part of a Taz Panter Stiftung program bringing African journalists together with European experts to discuss African-European relations, we discussed the impact of the Ukraine war on food security in Africa. Being the only Nigerian journalist in the room, I was aware that the food crisis in my country was already at…
17 Sep 2023
There is uproar in Lagos as state government officials clamp down on motorists driving vehicles with faded number plates.The development came weeks after the Lagos State government declared that it is illegal and punishable to drive vehicles with faded number plates....
15 Sep 2023
In the realm of international relations, diplomacy is an art form that demands a precision of words, a finesse of expression, and an understanding of the intricate dance of nation-states. This is why, as a famous Western joke suggests, different situations call for different languages – be it speaking Italian with a chef, French with…
15 Sep 2023
Rasheedat Adeleke is one of the fastest young athletes that rocked the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Adeleke, a 400m and 200m race specialist, made her Diamond League debut over 400m in Monaco in 2022.
15 Sep 2023
Lawyers are hardly on the same page on issues of law. They do not ever agree on points of law, on interpretation of laws and what constitutes the letters and spirit of a law. Sometimes the law of evidence is given scant attention. Brilliance, eloquence is everything. Brilliance is defined by how much you know…
8 Sep 2023
Beyond the rhetoric and chest-thumping from government officials, there is hunger and palpable discontent in the land. In the twilight of May, the President Bola Tinubu administration came on board with its ‘Renewed Hope’ mantra on the wings of high expectations.
28 Aug 2023
Why PAL Pension places high priority on customer satisfaction, by Jijji Pension Alliance Ltd (PAL Pensions) was one of the first seven pension fund administrators (PFAs), that were licensed by the National Pension Commission (PenCom) in 2005. Today, with a total Asset Under Management of over N665 billion and a client size of over 600,000…
27 Aug 2023
The unfavourable socio-economic environment in the country may have pushed some residents of Lagos State into crime and criminality, judging from the sharp rise in cases of reported robbery across the state.
26 Aug 2023
Recently, social media platforms were awash with some serialized snippets of what may at best be called figment of the imaginations and fabrications of some hired social media hirelings peddling false and unsubstantiated allegations against the immediate past government of Enugu State...