News

Reclaiming Identity: Nigeria’s Middle Belt’s Enduring Struggle Against Mislabeling and Marginalization

Dooyum Naadzenga August 19, 2025

Nigeria Features For generations, millions of Nigerians from the Middle Belt—home to diverse ethnic groups such as the Tiv, Idoma, and Jukun—have wrestled with an imposed identity as “Northerners.” This mislabeling is not just a matter of semantics but a deep historical and political challenge

News

Feature: Two Years of Renewed Hope Initiative: Benue feels impact

admin August 12, 2025

Nigeria July 29th 2025 will remain a remarkable day in the lives of Benue indigenous,as the first lady of Nigeria,Her Excellency , Sen Remi Tinubu in a remarkable way paid a condolence visit to the Benue family on the act of terror that befell the people by armed herders in the village of Yelewata in […]

News

Feature: Nigeria’s Tragic Misplacement of Priorities: Ranching Humans While Cattle Roam Free

admin August 11, 2025

Nigeria In the rich, fertile lands of Benue State, known as the food basket of Nigeria, a heartbreaking and deeply troubling paradox has taken root—a story of dislocation, erasure, and broken promises that has for too long been hidden from the nation’s collective conscience.  Here, thousands of Nigerians have been forcefully uprooted from their ancestral […]

News

GMOs Are Marketing Strategies — Nigerian University Don, Amua

admin August 1, 2025

Nigeria Opinion – Dieko Afolayan …… Nigeria’s food insecurity to economic deprivation and poor post-harvest technology, rather than just seed genetics. Vice Chancellor of the Benue State University of Agriculture, Science and Technology, Professor Qrisstuberg Amua, appeared on Channels Television’s Morning Brief on Tuesday, July 29th, 2025 *Vice

News

Nigeria’s Benue State Champions Digital Transformation

Dooyum Naadzenga August 1, 2025

Nigeria In a decisive step towards digital inclusivity and economic empowerment, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria’s Benue State Digital Infrastructure Company PLC (BDIC), Gbande Hembaor Terwase, played a pivotal role yesterday at the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) Sub-National Engagement and IT Ecosystem

News

Nigeria’s Governor Alia dissolves cabinet, appoints new chief of staff

Dooyum Naadzenga August 1, 2025

Nigeria Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, announced the dissolution of the entire Benue State Executive Council, signaling a major reshuffle in the state’s leadership. In a move announced at the close of the 12th meeting of the 2025 Executive Council, Governor Alia appointed Barrister Moses Atagher, a two-term […]

News

We Are Not Refugees, We Are Forgotten: Nigeria’s Benue’s IDPs Cry Out

Dooyum Naadzenga August 1, 2025

Nigeria In the capital city of Nigeria’s Benue Makurdi’s International Market Camp, the stench of suffering covers the earth like the blanket of dust that coats the IDPs’ worn-out mats. Children run barefoot across the filthy ground, their laughter drowned out by the plaintive wails of new mothers and the groans of the sick. This […]

News

Nigeria’s Benue Food Basket brewing prosperity under CFA

Dooyum Naadzenga July 30, 2025

Nigeria The Nigeria’s Benue Investment and Property Company Limited (BIPC), under the leadership of its Group Managing Director and CEO Dr. Raymond Asemakaha Jr., CFA, is making significant strides with the development of the Food Basket Brewery, a flagship project designed to bolster the industrial and economic landscape of Benue State.  As of mid-2025, the […]

News

Agency pledges state-level partnership to boost Nigeria’s soybean production in Benue North, aims to double output

admin July 28, 2025

Nigeria Dooyum Naadzenga  At the Official Launch of the National Soybean Expansion Programme, a powerful commitment was made by the Forum of State Investment Promotion Agencies of Nigeria (FoSIPAN) to harness the strength of state-level agencies to transform Nigeria’s soybean sector.  This ambitious effort is more than a call for increased agricultural productivity;

Politics

Fitch Ratings: Nigeria’s northcentral Benue resurgence unveil Govs vision, reforms, bright economic future

admin July 25, 2025

Nigeria Dooyum Naadzenga  The recent Fitch Ratings upgrade awarded to Nigeria’s northcentral Benue State marks a profound milestone that goes far beyond a mere adjustment of numbers on a financial ledger.  This achievement reflects a transformative journey led by the Governor of the State, Rev. Fr. Dr. Hyacinth Alia, whose visionary leadership and pragmatic