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Of June 12, 2024 Democracy Day dinner and the President’s speech

“The lizard that jumped from a high Iroko tree to the ground said he would praise himself if no one else did” – Chinua Achebe On October 1, 2005

This miracle plant will save Northern Nigeria from insecurity, farmer-herder clashes, desertification and improve our milk production

When some months ago, my consultant/forester told me that Lucina (Leucaena) could double the milk production of a cow, I thought he was exaggerating. 

Software companies, startups should embrace AI and research

Forbes magazine listed software development as the hottest skill for 2024. Most IT companies and startups in Nigeria are predominantly focused on soft

Unpacking the logic of labour union activism in Nigeria

Incessant strikes by labour unions, from the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), have become a regular s

Stop romanticising our suffering

Someone brought up “our resilience as Nigerians” in conversation not too long ago, and I was annoyed. My vexation was amplified by the fact that he sa