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Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission report reveals that 92% of FDI announcements did not materialise

NIGERIA may have lost about $188.29bn worth of foreign direct investment (FDI) over the last five years meaning that about 92% of opportunities that were available to the country between 2017 and 2020 did not materialise.

 

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Security operatives and Borno stakeholders outline conditions for Boko Haram members' rehabilitation

DEFENCE operatives and Borno State officials have held a mini-summit in Maiduguri during they which they discussed the modalities that will govern the ongoing surrender of Boko Haran and Islamic State of West African Province (Iswap) militants.

 

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US volunteers to help Nigeria identify the powerful local sponsors of Boko Haram

AMERICA has volunteered to help identify the sponsors of Boko Haram and other terrorist groups operating across Nigeria in response to a recent revelation by a retired intelligence officer that the Nigerian government is well aware of who they are.

 

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Nottingham Forest snap up Nigerian striker Josh Maja from Bordeaux in €4.5m deal

SUPER Eagles striker Josh Maja has completed a €4.5m move to English Championship side Nottingham Forest after the promotion-chasing club reached a deadline day deal with his French team Bordeaux.

 

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Nigeria may not have the capacity to intervene in Afghanistan but our National Assembly can send an immediate message to the Taliban with the passing of a Women's Right Bill 2021

Ayo Akinfe

[1] As from 2023, all political parties must make sure that at least one third of all their candidates are female

[2] As from 2023, at least one third of all political appointees must be female. Any state cabinet that fails to meet this requirement will not be recognised and have its federal allocation withheld

[3] All girls in secondary school and tertiary institutions will be provided with free sanitary towels every month

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APC governors commit themselves to spending 15% of their annual budgets on healthcare

STATES controlled by Nigeria's governing All Progressives Congress (APC) have committed themselves to allocating 15% of their annual budgets to healthcare delivery as part of a radical health programme.

 

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Amaechi said he was not aware of any arrangement between Buhari and Tinubu on succession

TRANSPORT minister Rotimi Amaechi has denied any knowledge of a pact between President Muhammadu Buhari and Asiwaju Tinubu involving the latter becoming the All Progressive Congress's (APC) presidential candidate in 2023.

 

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Our National Assembly needs to pass an Anti-Taliban Bill 2021 with the following 10 provisions in it

Ayo Akinfe

[1] As from 2021, Nigeria has to start manufacturing all her armaments locally. The goal is that by 2030, Nigeria will be wholly selg-reliant when it comes to military and defence equipment

[2] Nigeria needs to introduce a robust border policy that will allow her to police entry point and limit the smuggling of arms into the country

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I look forward to the day when Nigeria will be a major influencer in places like Afghanistan

Ayo Akinfe 

[1] No matter how much we protest about it, the reality remains that the rest of the human race refuses to recognise negroid people as fully-fledged homo sapiens. There is no evidence out there to suggest that this will change any time soon

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I am perplexed as to why Trump's deal with the Taliban did not look something like this


Ayo Akinfe 

[1] US troops will pull out of Afghanistan over a five year period

[2] The Taliban will convert itself from a guerrilla army into a political party and will be allowed to participate in general elections in Afghanistan

[3] All Taliban fighters will hand their weapons in at United Nations disarmament centres 

[4] There will be a blanket amnesty for all Taliban fighters

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