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Benjamin Kalu, deputy speaker of the house of representatives, has revealed that the legislature will give priority to laws that would increase direct foreign investment and elevate Nigeria to the top spot in Africa for doing business. The deputy speaker offered the promise on Friday when Gabor Krauss, the deputy ambassador of the Hungarian Embassy paid him a courtesy visit. …

The Securities and Exchange Commission has said that it is investigating the ongoing tussle at First Bank of Nigeria Holdings Plc. Some minority investors had staged a protest at the headquarters of the bank on Monday, calling for regulatory intervention and demanded that the company’s 11th Annual General Meeting must be held. In a text message to our correspondent, on …

President Bola Tinubu on Saturday met with the Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He also met with the Minister of Sports Development, John Enoh, shortly after the governor briefed him on the state of affairs in Benue. In a chat with State House correspondents at the meeting, Alia said the meeting with the president focused …

Nigeria’s unenviable trend of extra-judicial killings rather than rescind, appears on the rise with two reported mortalities in Lagos State alone within two weeks. The two murders were allegedly at the country’s infamous but ubiquitous security checkpoints. The first casualty involving one Mr. Adeniyi Sanni, occured on 5th August 2023 and barely twelve days later, one Mr. Yusuf Lawal also, …

The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its indefinite strike. The NARD President, Dr. Innocent Orji, disclosed this in a Whatsapp message to journalists on Friday night. He said the association would review the progress made on the ongoing discussion with the Federal Government over its demands in two weeks. Orji said: “We just suspended the strike. Work …

Bayern Munich has unveiled former Tottenham striker, Harry Kane. Harry Kane claimed he was one of their “own” in emotional farewell message to Tottenham fans after joining Bayern Munich The England international completed his move to the German champions for £100 million ($126m) after weeks of negotiations. However, before his transfer was officially announced, Kane took to Instagram to share …

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Saturday, condemned the violence that erupted in Guinea Bissau. Violence broke out on Thursday night and continued until the following day after National Guard soldiers freed an opposition minister In a statement in Abuja, ECOWAS condemned the violence and all attempts to disrupt the constitutional order and the rule of law …

The management of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has issued a stern warning to filmmakers and skitmakers against using its uniform for recording movie scenes or skits without being duly issued a permit. The warning was contained in a statement issued on Friday by the General Manager of LASTMA, Mr. Bolaji Oreagba, who warned that offenders will face …

Fire on Friday razed three shops in the Bakin kasuwa area in Hadejia local government area of Jigawa State. The spokesman for the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in the state, Adamu Shehu, who confirmed the incident to journalists on Saturday in Dutse, said valuables worth millions of naira were destroyed by the fire. He added that a …

President Bola Tinubu said on Saturday Nigeria would roll out 100 electric buses to ensure a sustainable and eco-friendly future. The president, according to a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, stated this at an event on the sideline of the ongoing climate summit tagged: “COP28,” in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Tinubu …