The International Monetary Fund has thrown its weight behind the Group of eight (G-8) industrialised nations to provide financial support to the Middle East and North African economies. The multilateral institution said it was ready to make a commitment of $35 billion to the region as part of a broader international effort to help the region.

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has signed agreements with Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Chevron Corp. for the supply of natural gas to the country’s power stations just as crude oil prices rose to $115.

In a renewed market move aimed at further consolidating the Lucozade Sports brand, glaxosmithkline (GSK) Consumers have re-branded the Lucozade Sport orange and lemon variants of the leading sports drink to be at per with global standard. The re-branding which is both in content and packaging was made known at an experiential media parley which held last Sunday in Lagos

I recall that, Late President Umar Yar’Adua (God bless his soul)crystallized a 7-Point Development Agenda, which unfortunately, failed to impact positively on the social welfare of the critical mass in our country. Some critics believe that Yar’Adua would have done better if he focussed on two or three critical areas of deprivations for urgent attention and remediation