Eighteen bio-fortified varieties comprising six vitamin A cassava, eight vitamin A maize, two orange sweet potato and two iron and zinc sorghum, which are bred conventionally, have been released officially in Nigeria. Dr Paul Ilona, the Country Manager of Harvestplus, an international agricultural organisation, made...

Elders and a Failed Nation- A Youth’s Perspective By Chisom J. Omeokachie  “…To build a nation where peace and justice shall reign.” This is the last verse in the second stanza of our national anthem. The second stanza happens to be my personal favourite part of the...

The Peoples Republic of China has disbursed over $30bn in funding support to Nigeria and other African countries to drive its cooperation plans on industrialisation and agricultural modernisation. The Director, Centre for China Studies, Mr. Charles Onunaiju, said the fund was part of the $60bn...

Nigeria has for the first time been recognized as one of the top 10 most improved economies in the world. The country has also moved up 24 places to 145th in the World Bank’s ‘Doing Business’ report. The World Bank Doing Business project provides objective...

The Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Amb Thomas Quartey, has said African countries lose an average of 50 billion dollars annually through Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs). Quartey said this in Abuja at a preparatory meeting towards Nigeria’s role as the champion of the...

A local steel maker, African Industries Group, has noted that Nigeria can potentially save about $650m annually if all the steel companies produce at 100 per cent capacity. The Group Executive Director, African Industries Group, Uche Iwuamadi, stated this during a stakeholders’ meeting in Lagos...