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Agriculture is a very familiar and important sector to the Nigerian populace. Nigeria is naturally endowed with land (39.6 m hectares of arable land, of which 60% is under cultivation), climate and rainfall, its coastal areas and its history as an agrarian economy. Sixty per cent of the Nigerian population is involved in agricultural activities […]

Since his emergence into power last year, Emmanuel Macron has become a symbol of a new era to Nigerian youths who were delighted to see the 39 year old at the time, occupy the highest seat in his country. With Nigeria’s political scene, especially at the national level, dominated by those considered to be elder […]

Friends of Nigeria had a brief chat with Mr. Alec Fokapu, a seasoned entrepreneur with vast experience in the African market, and specifically in Nigeria. He is the CEO of FiftyFor, a B2B rating platform for African companies. Prior to launching FiftyFor in 2014, he founded an investment firm dedicated to financing promising African SMEs […]

Education is generally viewed as the bedrock of development and national growth of any nation. Mr. Kofi Anaan, a Ghanaian diplomat and former UN secretary general once said: “Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family”. On the global scene, Nigeria is a country reputable […]

The Nigerian film industry popularly called Nollywood has recorded huge success, contributing largely to the country’s economy and global fame. The sector has carved for itself a unique niche through a low budget, short spanned home movie production. In the early 90s, with the first home video ‘Living in Bondage’, Nigerian film industry began witnessing […]