Emmanuel Olugbade Ojo, a professor of comparative politics at the University of Ilorin, has advised the federal government (FG) to strengthen the federal character principle. Ojo said the principle should “include job opportunities and infrastructure provisions,” as it will improve the country’s spatial economic development. The professor noted that the Land Use Act should be
Bayelsa State has entered a significant partnership with the State of Africa in the Diaspora to boost development in education, health, and agriculture. The agreement was signed at the Government House in Yenagoa, with Governor Douye Diri representing Bayelsa State and Dr Louis-Georges Tin signing for the Diaspora group. Governor Diri described the deal as
The Federal Government says Nigeria’s agricultural sector recorded steady growth during the 2025 wet season, with increased crop output and a fall in food prices across all regions. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, disclosed this in Abuja during the presentation of the 2025 Agriculture Performance Survey (APS), conducted by the
A Nigerian researcher, Adeyemi Oluwabunmi, has proposed transforming the nation’s tragedy sites into centres of memory, healing, and sustainable tourism. In his new paper titled “Tears to Wealth: Ethical Development of Tragedy Sites into Sustainable Tourism Assets in Nigeria,” Adeyemi called for the preservation of locations such as Chibok and Owo sites of national sorrow
Umuahia will host what organisers describe as South-East Nigeria’s largest finance conference later this month. The “Abia Forex Expo with Sam Keys” is scheduled for October 25 at the International Conference Centre in the state capital. The event will be headlined by Sam Keys, a financial educator and founder of Freedom Tradehouse, a digital platform
Professor Sunday Albert Lawal of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, has warned that Nigeria’s poor industrial growth stems from weak technological capacity and poor use of research. Delivering his inaugural lecture on “Manufacturing Processes and Machining Operations,” Lawal noted that no African nation ranks among the world’s top ten manufacturing powers. He compared Nigeria’s
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said Nigeria’s youthful population is a greater asset than its oil and gas reserves, calling for urgent investment in people to drive the country’s rise as a global power. Speaking on September 16 at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) in Lagos, Mr Sanwo-Olu delivered the first Distinguished
Niger Delta University (NDU) is seeking a research partnership with the National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (NBRDA) to help address Nigeria’s economic challenges. Vice-Chancellor Professor Allen Agih, who led an NDU delegation to NBRDA headquarters in Abuja, proposed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) covering joint research, capacity building and the commercialisation of innovations. Marking
The Cross River State Government has intensified efforts to revamp its educational sector by launching a decisive crackdown on illegal schools across the state, alongside a fresh initiative aimed at integrating agriculture into academic learning. During a recent State Executive Council meeting chaired by Governor Bassey Otu, the state directed the Ministry of Education to
