THE nation has come to over-depend on oil and gas for too long because of many issues. In this interview with Ediri Ejoh, the Chairman Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE, Nigerian Council, Mr. Chikezie Nwosu, spoke on a wide range of issues, including the way forward.

Without Olivier Laouchez, there would be no Trace, the media group dedicated to afro-urban music and entertainment.  The French media group which  has helped to pave the way into the mainstream for black urban hip hop artists demonstratesLaouchez’s ability to reach across the divide with strong representation through a range of entertainment programming.  That has also  emerge him as a significant figure in the globalentertainment industry. 

President, American Business Council (ABC), Dr. Lazarus Angbazo, who is also the Managing Director of General Electric (GE) in Nigeria, along with the Vice President of ABC, Darrell McGraw, and US Commercial Counsellor,  Brent Omdahl, as well as other leaders of ABC, in this interview against the backdrop of the recent survey report of American businesses in Nigeria, spoke on a number of issues concerning the Nigerian business environment, and the role of American businesses in Nigeria. Excerpts:

Mr. Oluwaseyi Abe, is the Chief Executive Officer of Magnartis Finance and Investments Limited. In this interview, Abe offers insights into current developments in the capital market, regulatory framework to market infractions, achievement of Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers, CIS among others.

Managing Director, Coastline Microfinance Bank  Limited, Mrs. Fejiro Ugute, in this interview stressed the need to review the criteria for accessing intervention funds of the  Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN so as to make them accessible to microfinance banks. She also spoke on efforts of the bank towards the financial inclusion target of the apex bank.

The situation we have now is such that if the Federal Government has no money then there is no money anywhere, if the federal government is broke then the entire country is broke

In 2015, we were clear-minded about the direction we were going to take. We defined what we wanted to do to create better life for Abia people, leveraging on those things we can do better than other people

Throughout my stay in Government House, I never owed anybody for one month because one thing you do as a leader is to pay your workers before any other thing

Bishop Chioma Grace Dauji, is the founder of Amazing Grace Pentecostal Church Worldwide and the CEO of Great Life Changer Foundation International.

Alhaji Mumakai Unagha, a lawyer and Second Republic politician of the defunct   National Party of Nigeria (NPN) is from Delta state.

Senator John Akpanudoedehe is a former Senator and a one-time Minister of State in the Federal Capital Territory FCT. He was also the candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN in the heated 2011 governorship election in Akwa Ibom State.

When Chris came back, I saw nothing wrong in joining him even though I started before him. I didn’t care. In January 1990, when we were crossing over in my house, God said He wanted me to raise an army. I said I didn’t marry a wife who will be a pastor’s wife. She was an introvert and there was no way she could be a pastor’s wife.

Uti Nwachukwu  is a familiar fixture on television talent, game and magazine shows—most notably African Magic’s “Jara,” which he co-hosts, with comedienne Helen Paul. A dreadlocked extravert,  Nwachukwu  prefers hosting. But he has also excelled, as an actor— his role in “Breathless” (2016) drawing an African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) nomination.

How many people have ever been arrested for electoral offences and what happened to them? So, even if you create a court for electoral offenders, they would have to be brought there first before they would be tried

They are defecting because they are tired and frustrated, because the ruling party has excluded them