THE election of Senator Busola Saraki as Senate President of the 8th Senate and Yakubu Dogara as Speaker Representatives with their respective deputies teaches memorable lessons.

This subject matter has been on the policy agenda since the General Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration, and is still a major decision point for the new General Mohammadu Buhari’s administration. I have noticed that some commentators on this issue mistake deregulation of fuels prices with the deregulation of the entire downstream petroleum sector (which comprises of refining, supply and distribution, supply and distribution infrastructure such as pipelines, depots, terminals, etc, and finally retail fuel stations).

ON July 24, 2015, our indomitable and revered Emeritus Professor Andrew G.Onokerhoraye, internationally acclaimed professor of geography and former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Benin will be 70 years old.

Just recently, Gov. Ugwuanyi of Enugu State in keeping faith with his campaign promises on investment promotion, agricultural development and social housing delivery etc, embarked on an investment assessment visit to the proposed East-Gate Enugu Airport City Development project being anchored by a private sector investor, NECI Land Development Corporation Limited.

A variety of reactions have continued to attend the present attempt on the part of Delta State Government to amend the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC, law, ranging from tacit support to outright rejection.