Dr. Olukayode Oyeleye, Business a.m.’s Editorial Advisor, who graduated in veterinary medicine from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, before establishing himself in science and public policy journalism and communication, also has a postgraduate diploma in public administration, and is a former special adviser to two former Nigerian ministers of agriculture. He specialises in development and policy issues in the areas of food, trade and competition, security, governance, environment and innovation, politics and emerging economies.


MONKEY POX EPIDEMIC in Africa is on the rise. The recent disclosures about potential public health risks are a bit belated, though

The federal government had all the needed premonition on the #EndBadGovernance protests and had all the lead time to prepare to

A GLOBAL RESET IN the world’s population is underway. Painfully, it seems inevitable, especially when considered in the context

GEOPOLITICS WAS TEARING APART the African continental lawmaking body a few years ago on the premise that the Southern African region

EIGHTY-NINE VEHICLES were counted in the presidential convoy of the President of Tanzania in a recent video, posted on social media,

CONVERGENCE, A KEY WORD in the age of Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), may very well mean more of the unforeseen in its

KENYA BOILED OVER recently. It was a test of resolve and strength between the common men and those in the corridors of power in a

CONTROVERSIES TRAILING FOOD and agriculture research involving genetically modified foods (GMOs) have remained unrelenting since the

PROJECTIONS ABOUT AFRICA’S projected population in 2030 and 2050 are commonly cited among those doing things or writing on Africa’s

WOLOF PEOPLE OF SENEGAL claim that the Jollof rice originated from them. Although the Wolof tribe is mostly associated with Senegal,