Whenever you stumble on Dr. Usman Bugaje, you have stumbled on a firebrand politician. This interview should have taken place sometime last December when Bugaje came out strongly against ailing Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, asking him to resign.But because Bugaje combines his love for politics with some academic engagements, he is not always available. Last Easter the interview almost held but a trip out of the country put paid to that. Four weeks ago, the interview almost held in Kaduna but was again aborted at the last minute.Even penultimate weekend, Sunday Vanguard almost ambushed him in Lagos and then Ibadan but it never did materialize.

A hundred and thirty years ago, infant mortality was high in Switzerland—higher than in most emerging countries today. Henri Nestle, a pharmacist was worried about children dying. He developed an infant cereal-a milk food to help feed them.

Bashorun Jaiye Kofolaran Randle, although belongs to the third generation of the “J.K.” lineage, is still a living symbol of that enduring vision of excellence of his forebears.

As part of activities marking the World Day for Safety and Health at Work, an initiative of the International Labor Organization (ILO), the management of the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, has called on government, concessionaires and other agencies at the nation’s ports to pay attention to emerging hazards in workplaces and the impact of the global economic crisis on labor.

Hiring people is an art, not a science, and resumes can’t tell you whether someone will fit into a company’s culture. When you realize you’ve made a mistake, you need to cut your losses and move on.