Nigerian poultry farmers have complained that several poultry farms are shutting down operations due to skyrocketing prices of poultry feed and unsustainable cost of production, among other challenges in the sector. The farmers, who spoke with our correspondents within the week, said the worrying trend could lead to a total collapse of Nigeria’s poultry industry in no distant time if not addressed by those in authority. The skyrocketing prices of essential livestock feed ingredients such as maize and soybeans and the growing spate of insecurity across farming communities are negatively affecting poultry output. The farmers also lamented that general price…

Many of my career mentors have given me a similar tidbit of advice: Do what you know.For the most part, it seems wise. I personally couldn’t imagine being in a job I knew absolutely nothing about. How long would it take for me to be successful? Would I get on my colleagues' nerves having to constantly ask for assistance?But if you asked billionaire Richard Branson, it’s the worst advice he’s ever received. He broke through by doing the complete opposite.“Most of my successful businesses were in industries where I had no industry experience at all,” Branson said on a recent…