Anxiety as insecurity undermines FDIs, businesses

President, LCCI, Mrs. Toki Mabogunje The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has expressed worries about the negative impacts of insecurity on Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) inflow into the country and the business community at large. Indeed, the Chamber bemoaned Nigeria’s inability to attract FDIs as a result of the high level of insecurity, […]

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Ahead NEC meeting, PDP governors meet to ratify convention chairman

The Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) Governors’ Forum will meet in Abuja, today, to take a common position on the appointment of the chairman of its convention planning committee. The 92nd meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the PDP, held last week, had asked for nominations from party organs and caucuses, with regards the […]

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Afghan universities separate male, female students with curtains

Afghanistan universities which have resumed under Taliban rule, are seperating male and female students with a curtain down the middle of a classroom. Teachers and students at universities in Afghanistan’s largest cities; Kabul, Kandahar and Herat told Reuters that female students were being segregated in class, taught separately or restricted to certain parts of the […]

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PDP Governors, NEC meet over Secondus’ fate, others

There were strong indications on Tuesday that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stakeholders may on Thursday take a firm decision on the fate of the party’s embattled National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus Governors elected on the platform of the PDP will be meeting on Wednesday in Abuja to deliberate and take a position on the […]

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Imo visit: Ohanaeze youths mobilise for Buhari

Buhari to commission Balloon Technology for erosion control – Imo govt No project to be commissioned in Imo – PDP Buhari visited Imo three times when I was governor – Okorocha IPOB declares sit-at-home Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Youth wing, on Wednesday said Ohanaeze has directed Igbo youths to mobilize themselves to welcome the President of […]

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Buhari orders service chiefs to end killings

Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya (right); Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor; Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo and other military officers during their arrival for a security briefing with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House in Abuja…yesterday. • Nigeria takes delivery of another batch of Super Tucano jets […]

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Lockdown, anxiety as Buhari visits Imo tomorrow

Banks in Owerri sealed for allegedly obeying sit-at-home order Action not linked with IPOB, says CPS What President will see tomorrow, by Imolites Collective Foundation trains 20 youths on ICT Tomorrow’s sit-at-home order by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to protest President Muhammadu Buhari’s plan to visit Imo State is causing ripples. The Director […]

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Guinea new military leaders promise to free ‘political detainees’

Lieutenant Colonel Mamady Doumbouya (C), head of the Army’s special forces and coup leader, waves to the crowd as he arrives at the Palace of the People in Conakry on September 6, 2021, ahead of a meeting with the Ministers of the Ex-President of Guinea, Alpha Conde. – Lieutenant Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, the leader of […]

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South Africa’s Zuma graft trial to be delayed again – Prosecutors

The graft trial of South Africa’s Jacob Zuma, scheduled to resume this week, will be delayed by 10 days, prosecutors announced Tuesday, following the ex-president’s placement on medical parole. Zuma, 79, was granted medical parole on Sunday two months into a 15-month prison sentence for a corruption probe into his 2009-18 presidency. He was due […]

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NLC begins review of labour laws in Nigeria

Dr Onoho’Omhen Ebhohinhen, Head, Research Department of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says the congress is working on the review of labour laws in Nigeria. Ebhohinhen disclosed this on Tuesday in a chat with newsmen at a media roundtable and strategy design on civil space for the Power of Voices Partnership Project in Calabar on […]

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