With President Trump clearly not going to champion the cause of increased US foreign direct investment in Nigeria, I think President Tinubu should switch is attention to the National Black Caucus

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[1] Figures do not lie. If you want to understand Nigeria's problems, just look at the numbers. We have an annual infrastructural deficit of $100bn and an annual budget of about $30bn. Simply put, the Nigerian government needs to find $75bn worth of investment every year

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Nigeria's elite celebrate Zenith Bank boss for being conferred with Freedom of the City of London

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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Who else would just love it if President Tinubu used the two weeks he is away in France to cobble together an African railway masterplan that would open up new trade routes

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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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Would you not just love it if President Tinubu used his time in France to draft this Paris Declaration and then got his party to adopt it upon his return

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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

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Fani-Kayode and Pedro said to be among candidates being screened for ambassadorial roles

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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I hope that while he is in France convalescing over the next fortnight, President Tinubu appoints a minister of reverse engineering with a mandate to make Nigeria a manufacturing nation

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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

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Suspended members of Rivers State House of Assembly embark on a tour of the UK

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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Has it occurred to our people that one in every 40 people on earth is Nigerian and as such we need to make this reflect in global economics

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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

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Tickets for Canuk at 20 celebrations coming up on may 24 to now cost £30 per person

 

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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While President Tinubu is in France, I want him to tell President Macron that Europe needs to support this African development plan in exchange for our backing on Ukraine and other matters

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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

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