Mallam Abdullahi U. Maiyaki, a senior research fellow at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, NIIA, Lagos in this second edition of the Vanguard Media series on rethinking the judgment of ICJ and options before the Federal Government where the executive seems to be alone in conceding Bakassi provides fresh insights on options before President Goodluck Jonathan

In less than one month, Nigeria will forgo Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon unless Nigeria raises an appeal against the verdict of the Hague based International Court of Justice which awarded the sovereignty of Bakassi peninsula to the Central African country using the 1913 Anglo-German treaty as the basis of its decision.

Jumping from one inconclusive economic and political issue to another appears to be a factor that is fast defining the Presidency of Nigeria’s Dr. Goodluck Jonathan.

Hope was rekindled for the Power Sector when President Goodluck Jonathan appointed an electricity expert, Professor Barth Nnaji as the Minister of Power in 2011. Barely, 13 months after, the Minister resigned his appointment in an extreme controversial circumstance.

A great and historic advance in the running of government was made recently by President Goodluck Jonathan which jostled the nation when all the ministers in his cabinet signed the Performance Contract Agreement (PCA) during the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja.

…Students risk losing another year
THIS is certainly not the best of times for students of the Rivers state University of Science and Technology, RSUST as lecturers in the school have been on strike for close to one month to force the Visitor of the University and Governor of the State, Chibuike Amaechi to reverse the appointment of Professor Barineme Fakae as Acting Vice Chancellor.

…As agitation for review of ICJ verdict heightens ahead of deadline
When the United Nations endorsed a referendum in Sudan to end the intractable civil war in the North African country, it was obvious that “the wild oats sown in your younger days had made an awful harvest in our autumn of life.”

SINCE the thirty-six state governors came together and formed a group known as the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF, and inaugurated it in April 1999, they have been very strong and spoke vehemently with one voice on national issues.

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) shared N1.786 billion among its six Area Councils as part of its share of the Federation Account Allocation and the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P).

Indications emerged at the weekend that more trouble may be in stock for Professor Barth Nnaji, the erstwhile Minister of Power, who left office in a dramatic way last Tuesday as the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, is mounting intense pressure for a thorough investigation of his tenure as the Minister of Power.

Prelate, Methodist Church Nigeria, Dr Sunday Ola Makinde, says the police lack adequate attention to confront the current security challenges in the country.

The decision by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will certainly lead to hyper inflation. From experience, whenever such exercise was embarked upon, items hitherto sold at the price of coins will jump to naira price or currency note because nobody, either seller or buyer wants to transact business with coins. So, if the currency note is two hundred naira (N200), automatically, the price of the least sold item will invariably be sold at two hundred naira.

Apostle Hayford Alile, the Spiritual Leader of St. Joseph’s Chosen Church of God, (International), is the former Director General of the Nigerian Stock Exchange. He is of the opinion that the N5000 note is not and should not be Nigerians priority. According to him, the CBN research institute is the best institute in the world and it should be handled with care.

First and foremost ,I think it is ill advised and the Central Bank of Nigeria has come up with contradicting policies. I say so because we are pushing the cash less society policy already, and it took time for Nigerians to accept the cashless policy and they have adjusted to that and are loving it.

Again, the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Mallam Sanusi Lamido has come under serious attack following his proposed plans to introduce N5,000 note and coining of lower denomination. However a panoramic view of Sanusi’s previous policies since he mount the saddle of the CBN, shows, that the Moslem scholar has never had smooth ride.