When will Nigerians say goodbye to the ever present power outage that has stunted the economic development of Africa’s biggest economy?

Given the current glut in the international oil market, the Chief Executive Officer, Oilserv Group, Mr. Emeka Okwuosa, thinks oil prices will slide further. He also tells journalists what his Group is doing to cope with the slump and what government can do to cushion the economic effects while also calling for the restructuring of the political system, as captured by Clara Nwachukwu. Excerpts:

Member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Segun Olulade, has called on residents in the state to be cautious and report to the nearest hospital any symptoms of Lassa fever.

Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State has inaugurated a judicial Commission of Enquiry on the Share/Tsaragi communities clash with a charge to the members to find lasting solutions to restore peace to both communities.

The Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ in Plateau state has urged the State Governor, Simon Lalong to resist the subtle attempt to censor the practice of journalism in the state.

Lagos State Government yesterday shut Owonifari market within the notorious loop of Oshodi, Oshodi/Isolo Local Government, aimed at addressing the security challenges in the axis.

Like wild fire, commercial tomato cultivation has taken roots in Delta to the extent that its farmers claim that they have the capacity to crash market prices and push the near total dependence on supplies from Northern Nigeria into the dustbin of history in no distant future.

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State yesterday signed into law the N25 billion Employment Trust Fund, ETF bill, aimed at tackling the high rate of unemployment in the state.

Five family members of the victims of Ojuelegba trailer crash has filed a N10 billion suit against the Lagos State government, before a Federal High Court in Lagos.

THE 2016 budget was a mixture of surprises. While some sectors jubilate, others are racking their brains on how to sort out the confusion the budget has put on their operations. For instance, the Ministry of Communications and two of its agencies are to share N15, 997, 128, 516 billion as their total budgetary allocation for the year 2016. While this is a great improvement upon last year’s N9.9 billion, it also has its own flaws.

Operatives of the Inspector General of Police Anti-Pipeline Vandalism Unit have apprehended four suspected pipeline vandals, who specialised in printing fake way bills and other documents of major oil marketers in order to facilitate movement of stolen petroleum products within and outside Lagos State.

MEMBER representing Ohaozara/Onicha/Ivo federal constituency in Ebonyi State, Linus Okorie, has distributed constituency empowerment packages valued at over N65million to constituents.

THE Minister of Environment Hajiya Amina Mohammed has projected that the country can generate $7, 5 billion (about N15 trillion) from of grid solar energy.

SEVEN of the fifty four people arrested in connection with pipeline vandalism and adulteration of crude oil products in Akwa Ibom state last year have been convicted.

THE Ijaw Oil Producing and Pipeline Communities in Warri and Environs, IOPPCWE, Delta State, yesterday, threatened that it would halt the flow of crude oil from Ijaw locations to Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company, WRPC, if the company refuses to recall its kinsmen fired lately and employ more Ijaws in the ongoing recruitment of new workers.