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Our strike yields results, may be you can say it doesn’t yield 100 per cent of what we would have desired. We have found out that the only time government listens to us and is serious with us is when we go on strike, and don’t forget that ASUU does not desire going on strike.

Our study of African university systems confirms that most African governments are tardy in responding to demands by staff unions and only hearken to the cries of the unions for improved resourcing and welfare issues after prolonged strikes.

It is only in Nigeria that one can still hear of this absurdity. Simply on suspicion, people raise the alarm and somebody gets killed in the process. Only God knows how many innocent persons might have been killed or injured.

Emefiele affirmed that while CBN has been dynamic in policy options to support the foreign exchange market, and fight the one-time soaring inflation to restore faltering prices and financial stability, the economic structure and outlook remain challenging.

IMF and others are saying that we should float. This is not totally a good one. The CBN is fully aware that it will not work, and that is why it decided to be intervening in several ways.

The CBN did not inspire confidence. There is anecdotal evidence of widespread rent-seeking behaviour in the foreign exchange markets. These are the circumstances that have led us to where we are today.

Globally, youths have made and are still making marks in various fields of human endeavour including leadership. In developed countries, they are true leaders of today and tomorrow...

Private participation in business enterprises is considered the lifeline of industries across the world, but the reverse seems to be the case in the country.

Maritime lawyer and Managing Partner, Maritime & Commercial Law Partners, Chief Osuala Emmanuel Nwagbara, told SULAIMON SALAU, that there are inherent benefits that would be thrown up if the exercise is well-managed.

President, National Council of Managing Directors of Customs Licensed Customs Agents (NCMDLCA), and Managing Director, Eyis Resources, Lucky Amiwero, throws more light on controversies...

In developed and normal societies, waste management simply means the collection, keeping, treatment and disposal of waste in such a way as to render then harmless to human and animal life-the ecology and environment generally. It could also be said to be the organised and systematic dumping and channeling of waste through or into landfills…

Despite having refining capacity that exceeds demand, Nigeria ranks as the third highest importer of petroleum products in Africa, importing over 80 per cent of products it consumes.