To X-ray Nigeria at 50 years while searching for an alternative paradigm, what then is it about Nigeria at 50 years that warrants a search for an alternative paradigm? You certainly do not change a winning formula if you are doing well. It is only when you are doing otherwise that you run from the hospital to the herbalist, the church, the mosque, the magician and elsewhere for a winning formula or a cure. So, the questions are: Is Nigeria doing well? Has Nigeria done well? Does Nigeria have a plan to do well?

National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, yesterday, gave Chevron Nigeria Ltd till November 1 to reinstate its sacked members or face an industrial action.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested a 60-year-old man (names withheld) at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, for drug trafficking.

A five member panel of the Supreme Court is scheduled to take legal arguments and give instant judgment, on October 21, in a four-year old pre-election dispute between Mr Bassey Etim and Hon Emmanuel Obot. The duo had locked horns since late 2006 over who between them was the valid candidate of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the April 2007 election into the Uyo Federal constituency seat at the National Assembly.

Richard Mofe-Damijo is the epitome of cool. Enduringly charming, he welcomed me into his office with that trademark smile that has melted many hearts. Despite his foray into the murky waters of politics, RMD has not allowed his cool factor to slip. Remarkably honest and always happy to discuss movies, literature, theatre, and you guessed right, politics;

IN an apparent state of worry, over the recent seizure of a record quantity of war arms and ammunition, in Lagos, the National Security Adviser, NSA, General Andrew Azazi (rtd), was Thursday locked in over five hours high level security meeting with top security chiefs.

Nigeria’s stock exchange, the third_largest in Africa, may lengthen its trading hours and loosen restrictions on share price movements in a bid to boost liquidity and attract more foreign investors.

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $10million loan to the African Guarantee Fund (AGF) to enable small and medium enterprises (SMEs) gain greater access to credit.

Skye Bank Plc has recorded a profit before tax of N10.1 billion for the third quarter ended September 30, 2010, an increase of 69 per cent from the N5.9 billion recorded at the end of the second quarter June 30, 2010.

In recognition of its robust corporate campaign ‘Today Is A Good Day’, Oceanic Bank International Plc was last week adjudged the best financial institution in outdoor advertising after a keenly contested competition.