Laying of floor tiles has become a do-it-yourself project for many homeowners because the results are outstanding and by doing it yourself you can put the money you save from installation cost into the tile you choose. Both preparation and laying the tile require more patience and work. The floor must be leveled and prepared before laying the tile.

JONATHAN has a way of tapping hands perceived to have capabilities to deliver. And he may well know where to put them too; round pegs in round holes, that is. But why things seem not to be working as expected despite his search for quality remains a mystery which we think sincere national prayers can demystify; after all, God rules in the affairs of men.

ONE of the areas of serious “infrastructure deficit” (a fine euphemism for infrastructural decay) in Nigeria is in the area of our federal roads. Today, except in Abuja, there is hardly any federal road in any part of the country that is not a national disgrace.

The Nigerian government constantly speaks of the desire to “diversify the source of revenue generation for the economy away from oil,” and regularly projects the mining industry as the next best thing outside crude oil.