WAY back in the middle of March 2010, talk of replacing the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Maurice Iwu at the end of his tenure in June this was not one of the hot issues in the news.

FORMER ministers who were members of the immediate past cabinet of President Umaru Yar‘Adua face the greatest hurdles in scaling the ministerial screening commencing today.

By Innocent Anaba LAGOS — Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Supo Sasore, SAN, has appealed against the suspension of the new Magistrate Court Law, 2009 by a Lagos High Court. Trial judge in the matter at the lower court, Justice Aishat Opesanwo, had in her ruling on the suit challenging the new Magistrate […]

Dr. Olanrewaju Oginni, vice-president, Consumer Protection Organization of Nigeria, holds a Ph.D. in consumer economic/social communications. He is also the executive director, All-Nigeria Consumer Movements Union and a very active member of Consumers International .In this interview, he speaks on how green revolution, based on an industrial model, might worsen the condition of Africa’s small farmers, and other consumer related issues.

It is no longer news that the Federal Government failed on its promise
to achieve the target of 6,000mega watts (MW) of electricity generation last December, despite the huge amount invested in the sector, as the current generating capacity falls below 3700MW. Now government has come up with another target of 6,000MW in 2010 with a different approach. In this analysis, Udeme Clement , takes a look at the issues in the sector.