The Statistician-General of the Federation Dr. Yemi Kale, says Nigeria can achieve its vision of becoming one of the twenty largest global economies by the year 2020 if the current global growth trend continues.

It is common for young Nigerians to grace occasions where Hip Pop stars like Tu Face, D’ Banj, P Square and the likes are entertaining but not classical music where they may find it difficult expressing their contemporary dance steps. ..

Following the MenAfriVac (meningitis) immunization campaign in the five northern states of Bauchi, Jigawa, Kastina, Gombe and Zamfara, local governments in Bauchi have lamented inadequate storage capacity for the vaccines, even as the exercise recorded mass turnout in the local governments.

Federal Government, last week said the rich cultural heritage of Nigeria, is strong enough to foster peace and unity among student populations, if properly harnessed.

WHEN British Prime Minister, David Cameron, at the last Commonwealth meeting in Perth, Australia, repeated his threat to English-speaking African nations that, henceforth, strings would be attached to aid that his government would offer to the affected countries, he said, “We want to see countries that receive our aid adhering to proper human rights, and that includes how people treat gay and lesbian people”.

A N2.3 billion Trauma Centre is being constructed in Ondo town by the Ondo State government to provide emergency services for road and domestic accident victims.

FEDERAL Government has been enjoined to release arrears of five hundred billion naira owed the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. Former Executive Director Finance and Administration of the Commission, Pastor Power Aginighan, who made the appeal while congratulating members of the new board of the commission, said the arrears were shortfall in the allocation to the NDDC

By speaking in vague generalities about spending N250 billion annually on fuel subsidies, the federal government is creating the impression that it has something to hide, perhaps to protect big-time oil marketers that have been patronising top government officials and the ruling party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Last week from Abeokuta, former president Olusegun Obasanjo, expressed fears about imminent mass revolt as a consequence of the criminally high rate of youth unemployment in Nigeria. Obasanjo is afraid that this revolt might lead to Nigeria’s equivalent of the Arab Spring. The former president has good reasons to fear, and indeed, he should be very, very afraid.

The post of a government minister is no doubt an important public position. Anyone who is appointed into it is expected to be properly equipped to perform well hence he should be ready to accept responsibility for the outcome of his mandate.

Recent administrations in the country have proved beyond doubts that if women are given the opportunity to hold offices in the public sector, they can indeed out-shine their male counterparts. It is no gainsaying then that several women are holding sway in different sectors of the Nigerian economy.

The immediate past chairman, Nsit Ibom local government area of Akwa Ibom State and a Fellow, Chartered Institution of Taxation of Nigeria, Elder Joshua Eyo Asuquo, has commended the efforts of Governor Godwills Obot Akpabio over his developmental projects across the state.

DANIEL Owen, a legal practitioner in Lagos, suffered poliomyelitis before the age of two. Although he managed to attend primary school, his parents did not see any need him proceeding to secondary school. Today, he uses law to help his fellow physically challenged people and fight abuses.

President of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN) Hajia Mariam Ibrahim has expressed worry over the increasing level of corruption despite the rising number of professional accountants in the country.

Ford Motor Company, a global automobile maker, last weekend launched its Ford Focus 2012 in Nigeria. The company also launched an initiative known as Ford Focus Relay Challenge to create awareness on the car, which was paraded as environment-friendly.