President Goodluck Jonathan is to nominate 120 members to the proposed national conference scheduled to take off early next year, the Presidential Advisory Committee on National Dialogue has recommended.

Cherry (not her real name) works for a foremost Nigerian stock broking firm as a contract marketing staff. She is usually a charming person, but she easily gives away her dissatisfaction with the terms of her employment. She doesn’t hide the fact that she is ready to change jobs and will not hesitate to press her customers into her job search.

Basically, with a mere mention of Borno and Yobe states, what comes to the mind of Nigerians is virtually the same. The two states, including others in the North East, are synonymous with insecurity. The insecurity in the states has stalled major activities there.

The shares of companies in the category of Fast Moving Consumer Goods, FMCG, listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, are presently over priced, said the Managing Director/CEO, Financial Derivatives Company Limited, FDC.

Benin Electricity Distribution Company, BEDC, has disconnected electricity supply to Benin Airport over unpaid accumulated bills, even as a Benin- based legal practitioner, Olayiwola Afolabi, petitioned the Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah, over the deplorable condition of the airport runway, claiming that the lives of passengers were at risk whenever planes were landing