LONG before the Boko Haram crisis reached the present crescendo, a former American Marine combatant, believed to be an accredited diplomat, managing one of the world’s largest private intelligence organisations, Gordon Duff; writing in an American publication, Veterans Today, had weaved a plot of how western powers, some Francophone West African countries, and some powerful Nigerians were involved in an insidious conspiracy to undermine Nigeria.

ALMOST every Nigerian leader, has attempted to solve the problems of the Niger Delta region. Some did by establishing bodies to ameliorate the problems of the region while some created more states for the region.

MODERN economies, institutions, families and day to day life require power, particularly electricity. From a review of high level national standards, the goal of the Nigerian electric power sector reforms is to build a power sector that is self reliant, environmentally friendly, sustainable, promoting universal access to affordable and quality electricity to support national development.

When less than 40 days after Diezani Alison-Madueke became Petroleum Minister President Goodluck Jonathan signed the Nigerian Content Bill into law, not a lot of persons saw the good tidings of her appointment in that singular act.

FACED with the enormous challenge of overcoming Ebola earlier this year, Nigeria now has cause to celebrate. In October, the World Health Organization officially announced Nigeria as free from Ebola. Our nation applied the lessons and resources from our extremely effective polio programme to respond to Ebola.