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SCOTTISH Premiership giants Glasgow Rangers are looking to sign Super Eagles striker Cyriel Dessers from Italian side Cremonese during the forthcoming summer transfer window as they seek to mount a challenge for the title next season.

BRITISH monarch King Charles III has congratulated Nigeria on the smooth transition of power from the Buhari regime to the Tinubu administration saying that he looks forward to building a deeper relationship between the country and the UK.

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[1] As from January 1 2024 no building in Nigeria will be granted a Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) unless it has solar panels installed on its roof

[2] As from 2027, all buildings in Nigeria must have solar panels installed on their roofs. Not having one will attract prosecution with the risk of the property being forfeited to the federal government

[3] By the end of 2025, all public buildings in Nigeria must be fitted with solar panels

ANAMBRA State government has announced plans to attest and prosecute the parents and guardians of any children found hawking or begging on the streets as part of a drive to uphold the right of the child under international law.

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[1] Nigeria currently has about 21.7m unemployed people, 10.5m out-of-school children, about 3m internal refugees and 90m people living below the UN acknowledged poverty of surviving on less than $2 a day

CANADA'S government has announced the introduction a new immigration policy aimed at speeding up the approval of family reunification applications in stark contrast to moves by the UK to restrict the entry of foreign students' families.

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[1] Petronas, Malaysia's national petroleum corporation accounts for 50% of the federal government’s budget

[2] Petronas subsidiary Malaysian Marine and Heavy Engineering builds oil rigs and platforms

[3] Petronas Fertiliser Kedah manufactures urea fertiliser

[4] Petronas subsidiary KLCC Properties Berhad manages Kuala Lumpur city centre

DIASPORA body the Central Association of Nigerians in the UK (Canuk) has just elected a new executive committee to conduct its affairs for the next two years ahead of its 2023 annual general meeting (AGM).

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Among the things that make you proud as a sovereign nation are:

[1] Having an operational national carrier

[2] Owming a national automobile company that can compete on the global stage with the likes of Toyota, Ford, Peugeot, Citroen, or say Daewoo, Lada, Skoda and Proton

[3] Having your own locally manufactured battle tanks that can match the likes of the Abrams, Challenger, Merkava or T-90

NIGERIANS in Diaspora Commission (Nidcom) chairperson Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa has congratulated Dr Adekunle Osibogun the newly-elected deputy mayor of Buckingham in the  UK who has just assumed office for a one year period.