Tuesday, October 8

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Innovative strategies for tackling food insecurity

Addressing food insecurity in Nigeria requires a multifaceted approach that considers the complex socio-economic, environmental, and political factors involved. Here are some strategies that could help mitigate food insecurity in the country. The first strategy is to set up machinery…

How to fast-track industrialisation drive

The next phase of the industrial revolution has begun. From renewable energy, clean technology, food security to green manufacturing in essential sectors like medicine, education and shelter, future-focused economies are investing in critical minerals and industries that will significantly contribute…

Taming the toxic

Located in southwestern Asia, the Islamic Republic of Iran is a modern-day Persian nation. One of the country’s oldest religions is called Zoroastrianism which is based on the teachings of the Iranian prophet Zarathushtra Spitama commonly known by his Greek…

Audu Ogbeh’s ‘shortcut’

We have an abundant supply of views on how to improve the situation of the nation. A former Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh, recently submitted his own regarding the situation of local government councils, the nation’s third tier of…

Five soaps? No! Five bars of soap

At an Arepo, Ogun State supermarket on Thursday, I overheard a conversation between a buyer and a cashier. She told the cashier that she had ‘five soaps’, among other items she was paying for. The listener did not have any…

Our children are living in bondage in a modern way

Just say it, even if to yourself alone. You want to be a super traffic-pulling blogger or writer. You want your posts and articles to go viral always. You want advertisers milling around you like bees swarming around a honeycomb.…

Tinubu, Yusuph Olaniyonu and hunger protest (2)

Cocaine, opioids and alcohol addiction is in the same league as tobacco addiction, says the Center for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada’s largest research and mental health teaching hospital. Members of the opioid family include heroin, morphine, codeine, oxycodone, hydrocodone…

Tips for surviving Nigeria now!

My major advice to people in Nigeria right now is to find, nurture and cherish a support system. If your support system comes from family (parents, siblings or a handful of relations), you are most blessed but if not, life…

You are not alone, address male infertility as a couple

Being unable to conceive despite frequent, unprotected sexual intercourse for at least a year or more may be concerning. A man’s incapacity to inpregnant a woman can be stressful and distressing for both. Male infertility is more likely if there…

Health poverty afflicts the majority of us

Health poverty refers to a situation where individuals or communities lack access to adequate healthcare services, medications, and resources necessary to maintain good health and well-being. This form of poverty is characterised not just by financial constraints, but by a…

Castor oil  (1)

On this week’s visit to nature’s pharmacy, I will be talking about castor oil. The Castor oil plant is botanically known as Ricinus communis. It is in the family, Euphorbiaceae. I noticed that the plant is mostly found at refuse…

How to win back Nigeria

We all know the pathetic profile of leadership in Nigeria. In his famous 1983 pamphlet, “The Trouble With Nigeria,” Chinua Achebe captured it like a camera:“The trouble with Nigeria is simply and squarely a failure of leadership. There is nothing…

Still on recalibrating the Nigerian economy

The Nigerian economy remains on the edge. The International Monetary Fund’s latest information on African economies, including Nigeria, downgraded Nigeria’s growth rate from 3.3 per cent to 3.1 per cent for 2024. Actually, the growth rate for Africa was downgraded…

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