In 2016, the ban on the provision of foreign exchange for milk importation by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) led to the closure of many dairy firms, especially those producing Yoghurt. […]
How to Boost Nigeria’s Dairy Industry – Adeleye Julius
Insurgency and Banditry in Nigeria Can Be Defeated in 6 Months
Presently, Nigeria is confronted with a plethora of security challenges ranging from the ubiquitous farmer-herder conflict to banditry, kidnappings, abductions, and revived secessionist movements. The list seems endless. For a long time […]
Can Arming Regional Outfits Tackle Current Security Challenges?
Few days after the latest violent attacks by scores of gunmen on Igangan, an agrarian community in Ibarapa North Local Government of Oyo State; the state governor Engr. Seyi Makinde had bemoaned […]
Opposition Politics: Theatre of the Absurd (Part 1)
The President asked a question: Can they say that I have not been governing according to the Constitution? In the practice of law, lawyers are always delighted when such an open question […]
Eastern Security Network: Tackling The Yeast of Rebellious Biafran Separatism
Some months ago, a Public Historian and Writer, Dr. Udu Yakubu, published an article in The Journal titled, “Buhari Needs Emergency Powers to Tackle Insecurity.” Read Also: BUHARI NEEDS EMERGENCY POWERS TO […]
War Against Corruption: The Case for Barring Bankers from Operating Foreign Accounts
The House of Representatives currently has before it a bill seeking to bar bank workers and staff of other financial institutions from operating foreign accounts. The bill which has scaled the first […]
Twitter Suspension: Confrontation Rises to its Crescendo
It was on 4 June 2021 when news filtered in that the Federal Government had indefinitely suspended the operations of Twitter, a popular microblogging and social networking platform in Nigeria that is […]
BOI Supports Projects that Deepen Production and Create Value – Victoria Modedor
The Bank of Industry was set up to provide financial and business support services to the country’s industrial sector. The bank targets sub-sectors like agricultural and agro-allied businesses, solid minerals, oil and […]
Where Are the Recovered Loots?
The Federal Government has been urged by the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, to provide an explanation as to what use recovered loot has been put under the incumbent administration in […]
Issuing Receipts Without Stamps Now Attracts Prosecution – Valerie Ekeogu
Following frequent bouts of disagreement between Nigeria Postal Services (NIPOST) and the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) over Stamp Duties collection, Rotimi Asher had a chat with NIPOST Deputy Zonal Manager, Corporate […]
Rising Inflation: How Flooding Affects Price Stability and Food Security
It was quite cheering when information from the National Bureau of Statistics last week revealed that Nigeria’s inflation rate reduced by 0.05 per cent in April compared to what obtained in March. […]
Nigeria’s National Security: In Search of a Handle
What is security in Nigeria under democratic governance in the last twenty years? What is Nigeria’s security problem? Has there ever been and is there anything called Nigeria’s security problem? Has there […]
Skirt Marketing: The Horrors and Pressures on Female Bankers
Concerned stakeholders have continued to lament the pressures female marketers are made to undergo. Some banks are known to engage female employees and assign to them very high and unrealistic targets for […]
Environmental Degradation: Questions for Guilty Brands
The use of non-biodegradable materials such as plastic has remained a source of concern across the world. With an increasing global population and undeniable climate change, the plastic onslaught on the environment […]
Internet Fraud: Rising Against the Odds
Internet fraud has been in existence in Nigeria for almost three decades now, and there is no sign of any decline in spite of efforts to stem the tide. In the last […]
Nigerians Call for a State of Emergency on Security
In his popular drama, “Macbeth”, Williams Shakespeare wrote that there’s no art to find the mind’s construction in the face. He must have felt that no one can read someone else’s mind […]
In Times Like These: the Place of Ramadan in Nation Building
In the middle of the highly revered Islamic season of Ramadan, Nigeria has had one of her saddest weeks. From Anambra to Kaduna, Yobe, Niger, including Lagos State, critical insecurity issues are […]
National Security: X-raying the Option of Negotiation with Boko Haram
The current spate of banditry, kidnapping, as well as the constant attack on security personnel and facilities, has raised the country’s insecurity challenges to a crescendo. Although one must not fail to […]
Worsening Insecurity: Guns, Guns, Everywhere!
The proliferation of small arms and ammunition has remained a very tough challenge for governments across West Africa, including Nigeria. A report from SBM Intelligence revealed that “The number of small arms […]
Presidential Contenders Who May Succeed Buhari: Atiku Abubakar (Part 6)
Atiku Abubakar is a top-notch politician and businessman who served as Vice President of Nigeria from 1999 to 2007. He was elected governor of Adamawa State in 1998, but was invited to […]
