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DOZENS of prominent Nigerians gathered in London yesterday for a glitzy dinner bash to celebrate the chairman and founder of Zenith Bank Jim Ovia who was honoured with the prestigious award of the Freedom of the City of London.

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[1] A Yaoundé-Douala-Calabar-Ikom line that will transport Cameroonian cocoa to a processing plant at Ikom in Cross River State

[2] A Lomé-Cotonou-Badagry-Apapa-Warri-Port Harcourt line that will link up West Africa’s coastal ports

[3] An Abuja-Niamey-Ouagadougou-Bamako-Conakry-Dakar line that will open up the Ecowas region to finished Nigerian goods

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[1] Nigeria will aim for annual double digit economic growth between 2025 and 2035. If we enjoy 10% growth every year for a decade, it will increase Nigeria’s gross domestic product (GDP) to over $1trn, freeing up money for all those social amenities currently beyond the reach of our people

FORMER aviation minister Femi Fani-Kayode and ex-Lagos State deputy governor Femi Pedro are among dozens of candidates currently being vetted by the presidency to fill diplomatic positions in Nigeria's overseas missions.

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[1] Like many of you, I have been trying to get my head around Donald Trump's tariff regime. Basically, what he is trying to do is make imports more expensive so that American consumers will be forced to buy cheaper locally manufactured products

SEVERAL members of the Rivers State House of Assembly recently relieved of their jobs by the declaration of state of emergency and the appointment of a sole administrator in Port Harcourt have flown to the UK where they will embark on a tour.

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[1] No matter how you look at it, large under-performing countries like Nigeria, Indonesia, Pakistan and Bangladesh are the hope for humanity going forward. It is these under-performing economies with huge potential that can take the human race to the next level

MEMBERS of organisations who belong to the Central Association of Nigerians in the UK (Canuk) will now be charged £30 to attend the forthcoming Canuk at 20 celebration due to take place in London on May 24.

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[1]Europeans must stop exporting our wildlife. If anyone wants to see lions, elephants, giraffes, leopards, cheetahs, gorillas, baboons, zebras, rhinos, hippos, etc, they should go to Africa. There is absolutely no justification for the zoo. For starters it is a crime against nature to cage wild animals

WORLD Bank officials have agreed to advance Nigeria a fresh loan of over $1bn to help the government finance its socio-economic programmes in the face of challenging economic times that have stretched treasury resources to the limit.