To underscore the importance the United Nations attaches to children, one of the steps taken was to set aside November 20 of every year as the Universal Children’s Day. It was first marked worldwide in 1954 under the auspices of the UN.

With the worst over between the Federal Government and organised Labour over the recent steep hike in petrol prices, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, has served notice that the FG would soon revoke the refinery licenses that are not ready to set up shop.

The strike called by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 to protest the steep hike of the pump price of premium motor spirits (PMS) by the Federal Government has gone down as one of the least successful in recent years. Labour leaders protested for three days and had to call off the strike when it was obvious that the maority of Nigerians were not part of it.

A recent study had it that 90 per cent of commercial drivers in Lagos were hypertensive. There is no doubt that this trend cannot be the lot of drivers in the Lagos area alone. It is likely to be a national trend if the survey is extended to cover the whole country.

On Wednesday May 11, 2016, the Federal Government, through the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)/Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, announced “price adjustment” for premium motor spirit from N86.50 to a “band” between N135 and N145 per litre.