WHEN the petrol subsidy strike took place in January this year I was one of those initially opposed to it. Apart from the fact that I take the activities of some non-governmental organisations (NGO’s) with a pinch of salt because they are sponsored agents, I am a genuine believer in deregulation, especially of the petroleum downstream.

Nigerians should not sacrifice milk for the consumption of other goods in order to adjust to the decline in spending power due to rising inflation, says Mr. Bob Steetskamp, Managing Director/Chief Executive FrieslandCampina WAMCO.
“Milk is the food with highest nutrient density. So if you have less money to spend buy milk “, he said.

If anyone had asked Sanusi Lamido Sanusi three years ago his choice between becoming the Emir of Kano and the Governor of Central Bank; he would have chosen the former. But like Prince Charles of Britain, whose mother, Queen Elizabeth II, has reigned since 1952, and is still going strong, Lamido too must wait indefinitely to pursue his ultimate ambition – which does not include being remembered as a great banker. Banking was just something to do while waiting.

IBADAN—ACTION Congress of Nigeria, ACN, has said terrorists’ insurgency in the northern part of the country assumed dangerous dimension because it was badly managed by the President Goodluck Jonathan-led administration.

Lagos State House of Assembly has invited representatives of the striking doctors in the state’s public health institutions and the Commissioner for Health Dr. Jide Idris, to appear before it today, as part of efforts to resolve the impasse between the parties.