About two months ago, the Nigerian government announced the closure of the country’s land borders to all goods. According to the country’s Comptroller-General of the Customs Service, Hameed Ali, this was done […]
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Education in Nigeria is in a Mess From Top to Bottom. Five Things Can Fix it, Omowumi Olabode Steven Ekundayo
Nigeria’s education system is based on the (1)-6-3-3-4 formula: one year pre-primary education, six years primary, three years junior secondary, three years senior secondary, and a minimum of four years […]
How Poor Management of Nigerian Forests led to Exploitation by Criminals, Azeez Olaniyan
Summary: The forests are used by terrorists, kidnappers, cannabis cultivators, cattle rustlers and robbers. This is because they offer shelter and have resources that can support militants – like food […]
Why Nigeria’s Insecure Forests are Fertile Ground for Cattle Rustlers – Ifeanyi Onwuzuruigbo
3 min read Our Take: Animals rustlers have continued to cause havoc on the region’s ungoverned forests in the North, stealing cattle and killing herders, which have turned Northern Nigeria into […]
Nigeria Won’t end Kidnapping Without Making Risks Outweigh Rewards – Al Chukwuma Okoli, Ph.D
5 min read Summary: There is a significant increase in the incidence of kidnapping in Nigeria daily as the result of poverty and lack of effective criminal justice. Early cases […]
What Buhari Has to do to Take Nigeria’s Economy to the Next Level – by Stephen Onyeiwu
7 min read Summary: In the first four years of President Mohammadu Buhari’s administration, Nigeria ranked the poverty capital of the world, having the largest population living in extreme poverty […]
Nigeria’s Universities are Performing Poorly. What can be Done About it, David Mba
Why are Nigeria’s universities in such a sorry state? Some would say it had to do with just one word: money. Sadly this is part of the reason. But not […]
Nigeria can Equip Every Child with Basic Digital Skills if it Takes Three Simple Steps, by David Mba
There is a saying in Nigeria, “Little by little the bird builds its nest”. In just the same way, Nigeria needs to embed digital literacy in its primary school curriculum. […]
COVID-19 Recovery is a Chance to Improve the African Food System – Kai Mausch, Michael Hauser, Todd Rosenstock and Wanjiku Gichohi-Wainaina
7 min read Summary: Changes in food accessibility have increased in tandem with the pandemic, adversely impacting both economically viable and economically handicapped citizens. With this in mind, system-level action […]
Three Things Nigeria Must Do To End Extreme Poverty
5 min read Summary: According to statistics, more than half of Nigeria’s population live below the poverty line, this gained Nigeria the rank of the poverty capital of the world. […]