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January 6, 2026 Media Statement STOP THIS FISCAL RASCALITY We, the undersigned civil society organisations, express grave concern over the recent constitutional breaches in the repeal and re-enactment of the 2024 and 2025 Appropriation Acts carried out by a collaboration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the National Assembly (“NASS”). We are also concerned about…

By Emmanuel Ngenegbo Despite several reforms in agriculture, we have not recorded a significant and long-lasting improvement in the agricultural sector. It is unfortunate that food prices remain volatile and Nigeria still counts as one of the largest importers of agricultural product despite her agrarian economy. It is reported that Nigeria has only been able to use…

By Martins Eke In Nigeria, smallholder women farmers are the backbone of the country’s food system, yet they face disproportionate challenges, including limited access to land, credit, modern technology, and agricultural research. While Nigeria has a national gender policy in agriculture, bridging the gap between policy and practice requires concerted and coordinated effort from all branches of…

By Samuel Jekeli Nigeria’s recently enacted Tax Act, 2025, marks one of the most comprehensive reforms in the nation’s fiscal history. For years, both employers and employees have struggled to navigate a maze of overlapping tax laws, ambiguous deductions, and inconsistent enforcement. The new law seeks to change that by simplifying taxation, widening the tax net, and…

SUN NEWSPAPER: NOVEMBER 2, 2025 Forward Looking Agriculture Policy Eze Onyekpere Nigeria’s agriculture has been undergoing endless reforms in response to food and related challenges facing the economy. From the days of Operation Feed the Nation in Olusegun Obasanjo’s first incarnation as a military president to President Shehu Shagari’s Green Revolution; fast forward to President…

SUN NEWSPAPER: OCTOBER 29, 2025 FGN and Agriculture Research Findings Eze Onyekpere Nigeria has fifteen publicly funded agricultural research institutes with mandates to improve crop production, livestock, fishery, horticulture, etc. There is an Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN). ARCN is stated to have a mandate of leading “national agricultural research efforts, developing innovative solutions…