By Chijioke Okoronkwo, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) By most accounts, food inflation is a global challenge which bites harder in poor and developing countries. In Nigeria, experts say reason for the worrying level of food inflation is not farfetched-the removal of fuel subsidy and floating of the exchange rateContinue Reading
By Wandoo Sombo, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Benue, located in the North Central part of the country, is reputed to be the food basket of the federation. The state produces enough food stuff that can not only feed its estimated states 4,253,641 population, according to 2006 census figures butContinue Reading
By Justina Auta, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) It was the rainy season when Maryam Musa and her escaping family left Gwoza, walking through kilometers of forests and Savannah on foot, sleeping in the open field as they sought to escape from invading Boko Haram terrorists. Finally, they arrived atContinue Reading
Nigeria-Saudi Agreement: Strengthening Nigeria’s economic horizon By Ismail Abdulaziz, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) President Bola Tinubu’s preference for market driven economy has been consistent, and since assumption of office has steered the Nigerian economy towards greater strides with focus on attracting foreign direct investment into the economy. Under Tinubu,Continue Reading
An Analysis by Busayo Onijala, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) From physical and sexual abuse, to emotional and economic control, women are subjected to a range of violent behaviours that can have long-lasting physical and psychological effects on them. Violence against women has been a pervasive global problem affectingContinue Reading
An Analysis by Lilian U. Okoro, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The World Diabetes Day is celebrated on Nov. 14 every year to highlight the prevalence of diabetes and its impact, and to educate people on lifestyle habits that could curb its prevalence. The World Diabetes Day becameContinue Reading
An analysis by Adeyemi Adeleye, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Since the return of democracy in 1999, several elections have been conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), though not without reservations, hues and cries by political actors, analysts and watchers. Of utmost concern to mostContinue Reading
By Chijioke Okoronkwo, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Over the years, climate change and its vagaries have featured conspicuously in global discourses. From CoP1 in Berlin, Germany in 1995 to CoP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, it has been intense advocacy and dialogue on how to mitigate the impact of climateContinue Reading
By Vivian Ihechu, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Mrs Aminat Kolawole, an indigene of Batoro community in Ogun state, has been running a small business for eight years in Sagamu, Ogun state. She sells food and beverages, toiletries, drinks, household consumables among others in her Idera Oluwa stores,Continue Reading
By Uche Anunne, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) This is as the global community has come to terms with the reality of the impact of the climate change on humanity and the environment. Thus climate change is one of the dominant topics globally among world leaders, environment scholars and activists.Continue Reading
