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Boko Haram breakaway group Iswap takes full control of historic city of Dikwa in Borno State

BOKO Haram breakaway group the Islamic State in West Africa Province (Iswap) has taken full control of the historic city of Dikwa in Borno State after successfully expelling security forces from there and establishing themselves as the authorities on the ground.

 

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EFCC steps up investigation of Tinubu by asking for CCB for his asset declaration form

ALL Progressives Congress (APC) national leader Asiwaju Bola Tinubu appears to have incurred the wrath of the powers that-be after the Economics and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) opened a probe into his activities while he was Lagos State governor.

 

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Governor Matawalle says no ransom fee was paid for the release of the Jangebe school girls

GOVERNOR Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has received the 279 pupils from Government Girls’ Secondary School (GGSS) Jangebe at the Government House in Gusau this morning after they were released by their captives who kidnapped them last week.

 

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Over the next few weeks I expect President Buhari to visit the WTO headquarters with proposals for an ambitious global cattle production trading plan with Nigeria at its heart. His document should look something like this

Ayo Akinfe 

(1) Nigeria is offering 99 year leases and three year tax holidays to any international investor who comes and invests in her cattle industry. Foreign investors are needed in the animal feed production, leather processing, milk production and ranch maintenance sectors

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Ecobank Nigeria lists $300 unsecured bond on London Stock Exchange as it seeks more investors

FINANCIAL house Ecobank Nigeria has listed its $300 senior unsecured bond on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) as part of an ambitious move to increase liquidity and attract more international shareholders.

 

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CBN claims its new foreign exchange policy has boosted diaspora remittances by $5m a week

WEEKLY remittances from Nigeria's diasporans has increased by $5m over recent weeks to $30m a week as a result of changes in government policy according to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor Godwin Emefiele.

 

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Rochas plans to fly his son-in-law abroad for treatment saying he survived an assassination attempt

FORMER Imo State governor Senator Rochas Okorocha has accused the incumbent government of attempting to assassinate his son-in-law Uzor Anwuka who was shot last weekend when he joined his father-in-law in an altercation with the authorities.

 

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British high commissioner to Nigeria joins Ngozimania fad with 20 second video dressed in ankara

BRITAIN'S high commissioner to Nigeria Catriona Laing has joined the teaming number of fans celebrating Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala by not only joining the fans page #BeLikeNgoziChallenge but also producing a brief video dressed like her.

 

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Governor Matawalle says Nigerians will be shocked at those behind school children kidnappings

GOVERNOR Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has dropped a bombshell by stating that Nigerians will be shocked if they found out those who were behind the recent abduction of over 300 students from the Government Girls’ Secondary School (GGSS) Jangebe.

 

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Having reached a consensus on the need to establish cattle ranches across Nigeria, the debate should now move on to the industrial requirements of a modern livestock industry


Ayo Akinfe 

(1) Let us all hope that when our mega cattle ranches are fully operational, we dramatically increase the number of cows in Nigeria from the current 20m to say the 189m produced in India today. This expansion in output will automatically present a new set of challenges which will need to be addressed. Will the Fulani be the harbingers of Nigeria’s industrial revolution?

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