If accurate rendering of visual appearances in painting is the definition of realism, then Karan Lakhiani is a realist. A former student of British International School, Victoria Island, versatile Karan became a prodigy at age 3 when he picked up a racket, entered a court and played lawn tennis manifesting traits of a pro.

The Federal Government and Benco Energy Limited of Brazil yesterday signed a N144 billion Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, to construct a 700 megawatts power plant in Nigeria.

The Management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has confirmed the shut-down of the Erhoike flowstation located within the OML 30 operation area in Delta State which belongs to its upstream subsidiary, the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC), by youth from the host communities.

In order to reduce the rate of unemployment and forestall non violence, peaceful co-existence among youths in the North-East of Nigeria, the Federal Government has embarked on empowering over 500 youths on skill acquisition.

The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Olusegun Aganga, yesterday, disclosed that Nigeria had recorded over $3billion worth of investments in the sugar subsection since the implementation of the Nigeria Industrial Revolution Plan, NIRP.