VICE president Kashim Shettima is leaving Nigeria for Cuba today where he will attend the G77+China Leaders’ Summit in Havana as part of the government's ongoing plans to woo investors and attract foreign direct investment (FDI) into the country.

SUPER Falcons defender Ashleigh Plumptre has officially joined the Al-Ittihad Ladies Club in the Saudi Women’s Premier League after months of speculation about where she will end up after leaving Leicester City earlier in the summer.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] I have always regarded the 1851 capture of Lagos as the date when the British colonisation of Nigeria began. That was the year when John Beecroft the British consul of the Bights of Benin and Biafra, lined up his naval gunboats off the coast of Lagos and forced Oba Akintoye to sign a treaty of protection handing over the city to Britain

CONCERNS are growing over the continued delay by the Dangote Refinery in Lekki's inability to start producing petrol as promised and living up to its agreement to churn out 650,000 barrels of refined produce a day.

AIRLINE experts have warned that Nigeria needs an additional 159 aircraft by 2042 if the country's aviation industry is to realise its economic potential and maintain the required health and safety standards required of it.

FRANCO-Nigerian teenage midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu is confident of making the grade at English Premier League giants Chelsea despite having a tough fight on his hands to grab a shirt given the quality of opposition he is up against.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Over the last 20 years of so, rich Nigerians have been flocking to Dubai in huge numbers to throw lavish parties. Even our leaders hold the weddings of their children there, while many Nigerian businesses, old school associations, community groups, etc, who could easily hold retreats in Nigeria, chose to go to Dubai for jamborees. A 30% Dubai Tax will be levied on such jamborees and used to develop the Nigerian tourist industry

BRITISH Royal Navy warship HMS Trent has docked in Lagos as part of a West African military tour aimed at strengthening ties with allies in the fight against piracy and other illegal activities such as human trafficking.

LEICESTER City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi has promised that the Super Eagles will do their very best to secure qualification for the 2026 Fifa World Cup having suffered the ignominy of missing out on the 2026 tournament.

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu and the German chancellor have agreed to explore new incentives for foreign investment in Nigeria pointing out that it is in the interest of both nations for Germany's investors to exploit new opportunities.