Comrade Issa Aremu is a Vice-President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC. The labour body issued a two-week ultimatum to state governors – the ultimatum lapses at the end of this week – on the raging matter of the concerns raised by the latter about the ability of state governments to pay the N18,000 salary as enacted by the amended Minimum Wage Act, signed into law by President Goodluck Jonathan on March 15, 2011. In this interview, Aremu wonders what the hue about the N18,000 is all about.

THE umbrella body of Christians in the country, the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN has been very vehement in its opposition to the proposed Islamic banking in Nigeria. They see the move being promoted by the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as an attempt to Islamise the country.

In this chance interview with Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, he tackles the twin issue of minimum wage and the big money paid out annually in the name of petroleum products’ subsidy. According to Gov. Amaechi, Nigerians should be forward looking about development and concludes that for as long as billions of naira is wasted on subsidy that a few Nigerians pocket, industrialisation and development would continue to elude the nation.
He also speaks on his chairmanship of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, the sports festival that kicks off today and how far he has taken up the challenge of developing Rivers State.

In this chance interview with Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, he tackles the twin issue of minimum wage and the big money paid out annually in the name of petroleum products’ subsidy. According to Gov. Amaechi, Nigerians should be forward looking about development and concludes that for as long as billions of naira is wasted on subsidy that a few Nigerians pocket, industrialisation and development would continue to elude the nation.
He also speaks on his chairmanship of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, the sports festival that kicks off today and how far he has taken up the challenge of developing Rivers State.

Mr Patrick Obahiagbon, popularly known as Igodomigo, is one of the most outspoken lawmakers in the just concluded sixth Assembly. He represented Oredo Federal Constituency of Edo State but was unable to pick the ticket for re-election under the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) which he joined after he dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in July last year. In this interview, Igodomigo shares his experiences in the National Assembly, the recent bomb blast, and other national issues.