We are indeed strange beings who dwell so much on negatives in the midst of heart-warming developments. While uninformed Igbo and Yoruba children of the Internet generation pour invective on themselves, things are getting better.

If there is any set of consumers/customers in the world so roundly exploited and with little or no protection from any agency of government or non-government organisations, it would not be out of place to name Nigerians on the list.

Africa is an enchanting continent in terms of vegetation and topography. It is an intriguing one in terms of diversity. It is a warm one in terms of people and weather. It is a rich one in terms of nature’s endowments. It is a blessed one in terms of the absence of natural disasters. It is truly God’s own continent despite the swagger and precocity of the Americans in claiming that appellation. But, unfortunately, it is an abused and raped continent.

The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC and non-OPEC agreed to cut world supply by 1.8 million barrels of oil per day, bopd in November 2016; with the cuts extended to last through 2018. OPEC’s intent was to limit output to 32.5 million bopd to shore up prices. Expectedly many forecasted oil price rallies this year while others are despondent about the alliance and believe that oil price may have a downward slide in 2018. Proponents of a downward price regime believe that the fundamentals favour a reversal.

January 9, 2012- the Nigerian Labour paraphernalia organized to embark on indefinite strike actions following the announcement by the Jonathan administration that it would increase domestic fuel pump prices.