WE are in an upbeat mood. Money is beginning to flow again. At least from the federal main supply, to the state and local government taps, and of course the federal tank which collects 52 percent of distributable funds. After months lamenting lack of funds, N804.7 billion was made available to be shared. I wonder what effect this will have on exchange rate as chunks of these funds flow through the tributaries of Bureau de Change and smuggling, into the larger oceans of world finance.

The story by Okechukwu Nnodim, writing from Abuja went on to say that “The Nigerian Electricity Consumer Advocacy Network, which was inaugurated by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission about two months ago has collapsed.” Reading the report, it is obvious that the NERC and the members of the Nigerian Electricity Consumer Advocacy Network, NECAN, cannot agree about who is to fund the programme. There is fault on both sides as will be demonstrated presently. But first a few questions need to be answered.

“The name is a combination of my dad’s (Ben) and Mum’s (Glad) names. The Haven part of the name simply means Safe Place because my desire is to provide a safe place for children to have fun, learn and interact with their peers.

What is clear from ‘The Economist’ story, however, is the overriding message that investors want more Naira depreciation, so that speculative overseas investors can readily expand their portfolio of Nigeria’s listed equity for less dollar values. In pursuit of this objective, “The Economist” is ‘righteously’ alarmed that ‘instead of allowing the Naira to devalue” (the writer probably means depreciate as a currency does not unilaterally devalue itself) “the Central Bank is trying to defend the Naira rate by blocking imports”.

When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, ‘It is finished!’ And bowing his head, he gave up his spirit.” (John 19:30).

I read on an online blog last week that Nigerians are patient and tolerant people. To be honest I do not understand how the writer came to this conclusion as he did not give evidence of a study or research to support this. However, I took pleasure in the story just as I did a few years ago when a report classified Nigerians as the happiest people on the planet.

Suddenly, the possibility that we might be having probes conducted is already inducing many politicians and their associates from speaking from the two sides of their mouths at once. President Buhari, APC, announces that he will probe former government, PDP, and some people call it a witch-hunt. I partly agree if the probe instituted does not start from 1999. From that era, we have $13-16 billion spent on power supply improvement which failed to occur. The newly-elected Governor Wike, PDP, of Rivers State, announced he will probe former Governor Amechi, APC, and somebody calls it witch-hunt.

Last Wednesday, the ‘Bring Back Our Girls’ campaigners visited President Muhammadu Buhari, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. After watching the report on national television of how the team was personally received by President Buhari, what immediately went through my mind was the saying that everything that has a plus has its minus and vice versa.

In this regard, APC is certainly not different from the PDP. The way I see it, given what is known about most prominent leaders of the new ruling party, those who believe it can deliver meaningful change nationwide should think seriously of the possibility that they might be mistaken. Consider the President, Alhaji Muhammadu Buhari.

When terror visited London ten years ago, it started like any other day. Except it was anything but ordinary. Four suicide bombers struck in central London on Thursday 7 July killing 52 people and injuring more than 770. It was a coordinated attack that was to have maximum impact; hit the transport system during the morning rush hour, the suicide bombers detonated their bombs on the underground and on the buses.