13+ hour, 24+ min ago   (1114+ words) September 14, 2026 by Nduka Chiejina, Abuja An estimated 30 to 40 per cent of food produced in Nigeria is lost after harvest, depriving farmers and the economy of billions of naira in value annually. Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) is pushing for agro-industrialisation…...

18+ hour ago   (258+ words) September 14, 2026 by Our Reporter Sir: For decades, Nigeria has invested heavily in producing graduates whose qualifications often have little connection with the demands of the labour market. The result is a growing army of educated but unemployed or underemployed youths,…...

17+ hour, 5+ min ago   (346+ words) September 14, 2026 by Sam Omatseye That is the picture in the book, Gani Fawehinmi and Uba Sani: A tale of Mentor and Mentee. It is written by Basirat Fawehinmi-Biobaku, the daughter of the pugilist for human rights and justice, Chief Gani…...

17+ hour, 57+ min ago   (219+ words) September 14, 2026 by The Nation Over 12 months, participants will move from intensive classroom learning to structured on-the-job training, bridging a gap that remains critical to technical capacity development: the ability to translate theoretical knowledge into competence in real operational environments. The…...

16+ hour, 27+ min ago   (518+ words) September 14, 2026 by Frank Ikpefan, Abuja The Independent Media and Policy Initiative has challenged opposition presidential candidates to present Nigerians with alternative economic blueprints capable of growing the economy to $1trillion within four years. The think-tank said presenting such plan ahead of…...

18+ hour, 1+ min ago   (314+ words) September 14, 2026 by Our Reporter Two expressions that deserve particular attention are “direct posting” and “special centre.” They are ordinary combinations of English words, but in contemporary Nigerian usage, they have acquired meanings that tell a disturbing story about how wrongdoing…...

17+ hour, 58+ min ago   (646+ words) September 14, 2026 by Daniel Essiet Nigeria must urgently shift from a narrow transport policy to an integrated logistics framework that combines road, rail, waterways, warehousing and supply-chain systems to reduce the rising cost of moving agricultural produce and other goods across…...

18+ hour, 1+ min ago   (908+ words) September 14, 2026 by Femi Macaulay It is a thought-provoking irony that the name of an acclaimed master of letters remains conspicuously absent from the roll of the prestigious Nigerian Academy of Letters (NAL). As Prof. Adebayo Williams turned 75 on September 9, my…...

18+ hour, 2+ min ago   (739+ words) September 14, 2026 by Emeka Omeihe These weighty and potentially explosive utterances do not only run at variance with the rules of democratic engagement but are capable of eroding its very foundation. In all these attempts to abridge the rights of citizens,…...

17+ hour, 59+ min ago   (457+ words) September 14, 2026 by Okwy Iroegbu-Chikezie Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Engr Muttaqha Darma, has called on the Female Architects of Nigeria (FAN), to uphold professional competence in order to attain greater heights in the discharge of their duties. Darma gave…...