THE applauses that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has been getting, says something for the minimal standards under which we operate. People have mostly aligned with the provision of the Electoral Act where “substantial compliance” is acceptable.

WHEN most people thought the United States had given up the chase on Osama bin Laden, reputed leader of al-Qaeda, President Barack Obama announced that US forces shot him dead on Sunday in the Bilal area of Abbottabad, about 97km north of Islamabad, the Pakistani capital.

MANY Nigerians may not know about the National Automotive Council of Nigeria, NAC, though the organisation is 18 years old. Its mandate is to harness resources to enhance local manufacturing of vehicles in Nigeria.

AS organised labour marched yesterday in celebration of Workers’ Day, top on the agenda was the implementation of the N18, 000 minimum wage that some States claim they cannot pay. Labour has lamented the impoverishment of workers over the years. It has done little else.

SOME of the most brilliant ideas about how to make Nigeria work better are thrown around during campaigns. They seem to die once the elections are over. Candidates spoke eloquently about their plans to improve things. The abundance of promises cannot be so easily forgotten. Some said they would tackle infrastructure.