Although the nation’s economy got considerable relief from the end of the nationwide strike occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidy, the down side of it is the  dislocation that will affect  the 2012 budget implementation.

Nigeria has lost substantial money from on-going nationwide strike in protest of the removal of fuel subsidy. BusinessWorld investigations show that seminars, meetings, training programmes that were hitherto scheduled to hold in various parts of the country were either taken to London, Ghana or South Africa depending on the interest of the organizers.

Nigeria has withdrawn as much as $2 billion in 2011 from its crude oil savings for various projects as well as devalues the naira to help support growth.

Former United States Ambassador to Nigeria, John Campbell as described democracy in Nigeria as a nominal democracy, existing only in name.

As the battle for presidential ticket gathers momentum in the Republican Party, a  well-funded group backing Mitt Romney accidentally posted a campaign ad that harshly attacks Newt Gingrich.

Perturbed by Nigeria’s inability to curtail the rising terror attacks and its threat to transatlantic security, the United States is to brainstorm on its response.

Plans are currently underway for the US State Department to lead a power sector mission to four African countries including Nigeria in 2012. The other countries are Tanzania, Mozambique, and Ghana.

Money politics, use of thugs, cultural bias, unholy meeting hours are some of the impediments against women in the Nigerian political terrain.  These hindrances to women in politics were identified at an annual seminar held by Women for Democracy, a group of women professionals in USA.