SENator Pius Ewherido, DPP, Delta Central, is unarguably one of the foremost political players in his native Delta State. He was before his advent to the Senate, Deputy Speaker of the State House of Assembly and Acting Speaker of the House.
The lawyer turned businessman and politician was able to build on his political acumen to defy the odds to emerge as the only DPP Senator in the seventh Senate. Senator Ewherido who is presently the Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Marine Transport, spoke in a telephone interview on the contentions raised by elements in the north for a scrapping of the derivation principle in revenue allocation. Excerpts.

The Federal Government of Nigeria, the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE and other stakeholders have been cautioned on the need to exercise restraint in their plans to ensure compulsory listing for oil majors and multinationals in the Nigerian capital market.

THE National Council of Managing Director of Licensed Customs Agents (NCMDLCA) has petitioned the Federal Government over the continuous payment of the seven per cent sur-charge by importers and agents meant for port development.

Sokoto—Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, Tuesday, frowned at the continuous rejection of polio immunisation by some parents in Sokoto State.

Professor Pat Utomi has said that for the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), cashless policy to succeed, cost of e-payment transactions must be reduced by service providers while building public confidence.