All these pledges President Tinubu is seeking are just a Band Aid solution to Africa’s investor deficit. What we really need is to give the rest of the world foreign direct investment quotas

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Over recent weeks President Tinubu has been holding numerous meetings , trying to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) into Nigeria. As commendable as this appears, it is only scratching the surface

[2] According to the Africa Development Bank, Nigeria has an annual infrastructural investment deficit of $100bn. This is the level of investment we are looking for, which is a far cry from the $14bn that was pledged at the G20 summit in India

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UK's Nursing and Midwifery Council alleges widespread fraud at Ibadan testing centre

BRITAIN'S Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has alleged that there is evidence of widespread fraud at the Yunnik Technologies Test Centre in Ibadan where nurses are tested to determine if they are eligible to be sent abroad to work.

 

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Ondo State House of Assembly gives deputy governor seven days to account for missing N30m

MEMBERS of the Ondo State House of Assembly have given deputy governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa a seven-day ultimatum to respond to the corruption allegations levelled against him or face impeachment.

 

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English Premier League clubs set their sights on Nigeria-eligible winger Antonio Nusa

SEVERAL English Premier League clubs have expressed an interest in Nigeria-born teenage winger Antonio Nusa currently plying his trade with Belgian side Club Brugge with a view to signing him during the next transfer window.

 

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I hope President Tinubu set the minds of Nasdaq investors at rest yesterday by promising that he would set up an investment task force to address the following concerns immediately

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Insecurity, which raised fears that foreign workers and their families can be abducted, robbed or even killed

[2] Government ministers constantly demanding bribes from investors. This is what ultimately drove Richard Branson away from the country

[3] Political uncertainty. Tomorrow, a new government can get elected and unilaterally change the law, refusing to honour long terms agreements that are in place

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Lagos State Police Command arrest auxiliary nurse who injected Mohbad before he died

MEN of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested the nurse who treated singer Ilerioluwa Aloba popularly known as Mohbad who passed away earlier this month at a Lagos hospital after being treated for an infection.

 

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Dame Patience Jonathan tells Abians she is delighted that their state no longer stinks

FORMER first lady Dame Patience Jonathan has paid the people of Abia State a veiled tribute saying that their streets no longer stink as they once did and their environment is no longer the terrible eyesore it once was.

 

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Manchester City join the ranks of those looking to sign Super Eagles striker Victor Boniface

ENGLISH Premier League champions Manchester City have joined the ranks of teams looking to secure the services of Super Eagles hotshot Victor Boniface who is currently being eyed by several major European clubs including Juventus and Atletico Madrid.

 

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I would have loved it if President Tinubu was audacious and used his recent United Nations General Assembly address to call out the following companies to come and open factories in Nigeria

Ayo Akinfe

[1] John Deere - Our plans to commercialise and industrialise agriculture will get nowhere unless we can produce crops competitively. To do this, our farming has to become mechanised, so John Deere, this agricultural equipment manufacturer simply has to be present in the Nigerian economy, churning out tractors, crushing machines, harvesting equipment, seed planting machines, irrigation sprinklers, etc by the thousand every day.

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Foreign airlines' funds trapped in Nigeria balloons to $783m as hard currency crisis lingers

FUNDS owned by international airlines which remain in Nigeria with operators unable to repatriate them rose to $783m as of August this year exacerbating what has now become a major embarrassment for the industry.

 

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