SIRI Blog Posts

Empowering Professionals through Data Analytics: Highlights from SIRI’s Inaugural Data Mastery Training Mahfus Dauda and Olugbemisola Samuel Overview The Sydani Institute for Research and Innovation (SIRI) recently concluded the maiden edition of its capacity building program on data analytics and data-driven decision-making, tagged Data Mastery Training (DMT) using SPSS with…

Declining International Development Aid in Nigeria Helen Ochayi, Emmanuella Nzeribe, Hilary Okagbue, Stephen Asaolu International development funding has long played a pivotal role in Nigeria’s socio-economic growth. International aid can be defined as financial or technical help given by one country’s government to another country to assist social and economic…

Digital Extension Services and Agricultural Productivity in Nigeria: A National Overview Mahfus Dauda, Olugbemisola Samuel, Saheed Isiaka, Godfrey Petgrave Background Annually, Nigerian agriculture sector and by extension, the economy, loses trillions of valuable naira to outdated and unmechanised agricultural practices, obsolete infrastructural facilities and a host of post-harvest challenges [3].…

A Call to Action: Bridging the Gap in Girls’ Education with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Mahfus Dauda, Stephen Asaolu, Hilary Okagbue Indra Nooyi, the first (and so far, the only) female CEO and Chairman of PepsiCo, the American beverage giant, once said [4], “We need the talent and insights of…

CHOLERA OUTBREAK IN NIGERIA IN 2024 Emmanuella Nzeribe, Hilary Okagbue, Olugbemisola Samuel Cholera is a disease caused by the organism – Vibrio cholera which is a bacterium1. It is characterised by diarrhoea (rice water stool), vomiting, dehydration, weakness, muscle cramps. Cholera is a water borne disease which has posed a…

Food insecurity in a changing climate: A call to action Helen Ochayi Overview Food security exists when “everyone, at all times, has physical and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.” 1. The Food and…

The use of passwords to protect information, secrets, and restrict access is as ancient as the Roman Empire. The ancient Roman military employed a system where guards would pass a wooden tablet containing a daily secret word, referred to as a watchword, from one shift to the next, with each…

Good nutrition is an essential component of good health. Adequate nutrition is vital for growth and development, building a strong immune system, preventing, and managing chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease.