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THE 2015 Nissan Altima continues to be a favourite choice among the family sedans, delivering excellent fuel economy and a rare blend of comfort and agility as recently affirmed by the foremost American online resource for automotive information, Edmunds.com. The online resource described the Altima as stylish, bold and aggressive with long body lines that…

VOLVO is developing new three-cylinder engines that will appear in its 60-series cars, like the S60 sedan, V60 wagon, and the XC60 crossover.    Part of an overhaul aimed at replacing and updating the company’s model lineup and developing new, more efficient powertrains, Volvo was able to spin off a three-cylinder engine from one of…

TESLA Motors plans to boost production of electric cars to “at least a few million a year” by 2025 from fewer than 40,000 last year, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said Tuesday.    Speaking at an industry conference in Detroit, Musk said Tesla may not be profitable until 2020. In addition, Tesla sales in China…

ROLIAT Iyonuoluwapo, a Beninoise, is a regular face on the African Magic Yoruba channel on DSTV. She is a house help engaged somewhere in Lekki, a suburb of Lagos. According to her, she is saddled with the job of house cleaning, tendering the lawn, washing and ironing clothes and above all, ensuring the adequate care…

SOME months back, I was invited to a dinner by an Imo professional body in Lagos to interact with the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha.  The programme was meant to start about 6 p.m. but he was delayed. Apparently, President Goodluck Jonathan was visiting Imo State that same day and Ihedioha himself,…

CONTINUEDFROM YESTERDAY Industrial revolution takes shape Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Olusegun Aganga, observes that until President Jonathan launched his industrial revolution plan in the country, Nigeria was merely a consumer of finished goods. Under the Jonathan administration, Aganga reports, the nation’s economic management team has carried out 62 economic and industrial reform programmes.  …

“AN exciting transformation is taking place on the continent of Africa,” said Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, in an October 8 address to the Atlantic Council. Under President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan’s administration, Nigeria is leading that transformation.   “In the decades of the 1980s and 1990s, we saw an Africa that was heavily indebted,…

New study says vast amounts of coal, oil, and gas must be left untouched to limit global warming CANADA’S tar sands need to stay in the ground, the oil beneath the Arctic has to remain under the sea, and most of the world’s coal must be left untouched in order to prevent global temperatures from…

HUMAN influence on the climate system is clear and growing, with impacts observed on all continents. If left unchecked, climate change will increase the likelihood of severe, pervasive and irreversible impacts for people and ecosystems.    However, options are available to adapt to climate change and implementing stringent mitigations activities can ensure that the impacts…

Dr. Hussaini D. Ibrahim is the fifth Director-General of the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC). A textile engineer by profession, Hussiani spoke to EMEKA ANUFORO about a new effort to apply science and technology to the processing of raw materials in the country. Excerpts:  YOU once announced plans to kick off the implementation…

VICE President of the Common Health Medical Association, West African Region, Dr. Osahon Enabulele, has urged the Federal Government (FG) to encourage more investment in the health sector, especially in the light of free fall in global oil price.   Enabulele said the measure, among other others, was necessary to ensure Nigerians do not suffer…

IN a bid to address raging concerns on the rising incidence of blindness caused by glaucoma in Nigeria and many other African countries, experts at the Apollo Hospitals have advocated increased awareness and effective medical management to stem the disease.      With data from population-based surveys (PBS) indicating that glaucoma is the second leading…