APC candidate Dr. Tony Nwoye and Governor  Willie Obiano were yesterday endorsed by different sections of the influential trading sector in the state.

KIA has announced details of the all-new crossover-inspired Picanto X-Line ahead of its public debut at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA). Following its premiere on September 12, the new addition to the Picanto range goes on sale across Europe from the start of the fourth quarter of 2017.

THE Toyota Tacoma double cab, Tacoma access cab, Chevrolet Colorado crew cab and GMC Canyon crew cab earned top marks in a small-overlap front crash test of eight midsize pickups by the Insurance institute for Highway Safety.

ABUJA—Minister of Women Affairs, Senator Aisha Alhassan, yesterday, reiterated her earlier assertion to support Atiku Abubakar against President Muhammadu Buhari in any presidential duel, even as she pledged her loyalty to the President.

ibadan—THE  Yoruba nation, yesterday, insisted on a return to the federal system established by the founding fathers of Nigeria in the 1950s, where each section of the country was able to develop at its own pace.

THE  2017 Kenyan Presidential Elections were massively rigged right under the noses of International Election Monitors and Observers, and they consciously or unconsciously, whole heartedly endorsed the fraud. In fact,  within forty eight hours of the elections, the  head of the European Union Delegation, Marietje Schaake, a 38-year old Dutch politician  was lecturing opposition leader Raila Odinga on how to be sportsmanly and accept defeat: “The electoral process is still ongoing. It is a sign of leadership to be able to congratulate your opponent with grace.”

Dr. Chris Ekpenyong, a chieftain of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) a Fellow of the Nigeria Society of Engineers (FNSE) and a former Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom State and General Secretary, Forum of Former Deputy Governors in Nigeria and an industrialist in this interview in Uyo, ventilated his views on some topical national issues such as restructuring and the 2014 national confab. Excerpts:

ABAKALIKI—THE South East Governors’ Forum has distanced itself from the rumour making the rounds, alleging that the body met behind closed doors and accused the Federal Government of killing members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and other issues.

ABUJA—Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, has said the telecoms sector contributed N1.549 trillion to the Gross Domestic Product, GDP, in the second quarter of 2017.

LATEST data released by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, shows that Nigeria’s economy is technically out of a recession.  The gross domestic product, GDP, has grown by 0.55 per cent in the second quarter of 2017 (Q2’17) fully returning the economy on the path of positive growth after five consecutive quarters of negative growth.

DIRECTOR General, Man-ufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN, Mr. Segun Ajayi-Kadiri, has said that energy cost accounts for 40 percent of production cost in the manufacturing sector.

NIGERIA has the potential to achieve 7.0 percent gross domestic product, GDP, growth rate and lift 70 million people above poverty provided there is sufficient access to electricity across the country.

CredentWest Solutions Limited, a management consulting firm in Nigeria, focused on micro businesses, is offering to develop free business plans for 2 entrepreneurs in Lagos as part of its Corporate Citizenship initiative.

YENAGOA—GOVERNOR Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has applauded the leadership of the state-owned Niger Delta University, NDU, for securing full accreditation for 10 of its academic programmes, following the release of N200 million by the state government for the purpose.

WHEN Olam announced its commitment of over US$100 million (approximately N20 billion) to building the largest integrated animal feed mill, breeding farms and hatchery in Kaduna early this year, not many thought that will become a reality so soon.