AS the rainy season begins, Lagos State Government has urged residents to desist from indiscriminate dumping of refuse into drains and unapproved sites.

New analysis from Frost & Sullivan indicates that lower oil prices will not stop the “dazzling rise of solar photovoltaic.” In a release, the firm indicated that lower oil prices would have an impact on petrol prices and manufacturing costs, but would also have implications on the power generation sector – coal, gas, nuclear, hydro, wind, solar, bioenergy, grid modernization, energy storage and microgrids.

Service providers in the oil and gas industry should learn how to cut costs in the face of dwindling resources in the sector, if they desire to remain afloat.This is as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, said it is committed to promoting local capacity in the sector.

For a quarter-century the Land Rover Discovery has represented the spirit of epic adventure. It has taken the brave across the globe, as well as up, down, and along roads less travelled. As a result, some say that there’s not a lot left to be discovered… but there’s still room to expand the definition of discovery – which is why there’s a new arrival in the Discovery family.

The 2015 Hyundai Sonata was named the Best Midsize Car for the Money and the 2015 Hyundai Santa Fe was named the Best 3-Row SUV for the Money in 2015 by U.S. News & World Report.

Awka—The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, yesterday, arraigned a Chinese national, Mr. Lu Pengqing, at the Federal High Court, Awka, on a five-count charge of alleged importation and distribution of unregistered and counterfeit diapers into the country.

A knee ligament tear has ruled out Tottenham Hotspur youth star Musa Yahaya from next month’s African Youth Championship in Senegal.

The card reader has been hailed as the antidote to election rigging in emerging democracies. It has been extensively used in a number of emerging democracies in Africa with positive reports of its contributory role in stemming election rigging.

Kia Motors Europe will unveil an innovative new concept, the Kia SPORTSPACE, at the 85th Salon International de l’Automobile in Geneva on 3 March 2015.

ABUJA —THE Senate, yesterday, reduced the oil benchmark from the initial $65 per barrel to $52 to reflect the reality of the current fluctuating and dwindling oil price in the international market.

The Police High Command in Abuja, yesterday, directed the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 1, Tambari Mohammed, to personally lead investigations into the death of Professor Ahmed Falaki of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.

Ado-Ekiti—No fewer than 110 escapees from Ekiti State Prison have been arrested by the state police command.

Three persons have been charged before an Ikeja magistrate’s court in Lagos for allegedly robbing one Segun Akinbode of his cash, while armed with gun and other dangerous weapons.

LAGOS—The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, yesterday, said that it was not indebted to the Ikeja Distribution Company, IKEDC, for power supply to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.

By Omoh Gabriel, Business Editor The Federal Government’s policies on industry, trade and investment activities are yielding modest results, according to industry stakeholders GIVEN the slowdown in economic growth globally as a result of the 2008 financial melt down from which various governments across the world are beginning to retool and realign their economic policies, towards […]