The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) with funding from IFAD and others has connected youths and women trained under
read more IITA, others connect 267 youths, women with agripreneurs
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) with funding from IFAD and others has connected youths and women trained under
read more IITA, others connect 267 youths, women with agripreneurs
Across Nigeria’s major cities, rent has become the new nightmare, rising faster than salaries and beyond regulation. From Lagos to Abuja, families are being priced out of their homes as the absence of effective housing oversight fuels arbitrary rent hikes and deepens the urban housing crisis, writes Festus Akanbi When Mrs. Kemi Adeyemi packed her belongings into cardboard boxes and left her two-bedroom flat in Lokogoma last year, she wasn’t just moving homes; she was surrendering to…
Nigeria’s manufacturing sector is in crisis, with falling output, closed factories and rising imports, endangering jobs and the nation’s economic independence. Without urgent intervention, the decline could deepen poverty and erode national resilience, writes Festus Akanbi At a time when Nigeria’s leaders speak glowingly of reforms and renewal, the numbers emerging from the manufacturing sector tell a sobering story, one of steady decline, diminishing capacity, and a gathering storm that could threaten the country’s economic independence. Once…
