There have been a lot of predictions on the economic outlook for 2017. Many experts predicted about 1.0 per cent to 1.1 per cent growth in GDP. The World Bank also predicted 1.0 per cent rise in the economic outlook. These are outlooks that Mutual Benefits have used in benchmarking what we want to do for the year. It is on that premise that we are looking at the current year. However in absolute terms, we also need to look at those things that the government has put in place that will cushion or sort of arrest the recession at hand.

Mr. George Ali was a member of the Benue State House of Assembly. He is currently the Sole Administrator of Otukpo local government area. In this interview, he speaks about governance at the third tier of government, the challenges and prospects.

So, should we continue with this private ownership of buses under which you have these yellow buses, also known as Danfo, since the time of Governor Lateef Jakande over 30 years ago?

This is the story of the National President, Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance, and Financial Institutions, ASSBIFI, Mrs. Oyinkan Olasonoye. With her deep knowledge of the workings of financial institutions in Nigeria and their peculiar dynamics, she talks about unionism, banking and the social relationship between employers and employees. She spoke with Victor Ahiuma-Young & Charles Kumolu

The reason why there is no fight between Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba, Christians and Muslims is corruption. Once corruption is involved, you can never hear any noise. Once there is enough money to be shared among the elites, there wont be problems