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Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigeria needs to attract at least $50bn in foreign direct investment (FDI) annually to avoid total economic collapse

[2] Where on earth are we going to get such FDI from? I do not know and nobody is even talking about it

[3] Waiting for investors to just come to Nigeria to bail us out is utopian thinking.

[4] We should be the ones aggressively pursuing them, using our control of the Ecowas market as a unique selling point

NIGERIA'S high commissioner to the UK Ambassador Sarafa Ishola has announced several radical changes that will not only speed up the issuance of passports but also make the process more user-friendly.

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.

Ayo Akinfe

[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.

Ayo Akinfe

[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.

Ayo Akinfe

[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).