THE number of first class degrees one of the private universities announced at its convocation ceremony last year stunned guests. A relatively new university with less than 2,000 graduating recorded over 30 students in the first class category.

THE Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has notoriety for frauds and scandals. Some of the stories about frauds in Abuja contracts are too fantabulous to exist beyond the imagination, but many of them are true.

TO the average Nigerian who dreads the disruption petroleum products scarcity inflicts on him; it does not matter whether Nigeria imports the products from Zinder in Republic of Niger or Zinguichor in Senegal. The key thing is availability.

THERE is no gainsaying the fact that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), and its twin organisation, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) are very relevant in any equation relating to politics and economy in Nigeria. In fact, many government policies would not have been properly articulated if the reactions of the labour unions on issues are not factored in.

ONE thing that really gets to people about the Boko Haram sect is the violence associated with its clamour for change, the way it understands change. Were it just a sect that defended its religious fervour peacefully, the opposition to its existence would have been mollified.