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I hope Nigeria's Muslims use this Ramadan fasting period to reflect on how they can attract $100bn worth of Islamic finance to Nigeria annually to invest in industrial expansion

Ayo Akinfe

[1] First of all can I say Ramadan Kareem to all my Muslim friends. One of the big drawbacks of being in the diaspora is missing out on the Sallah festivities at the end of Ramadan. Those of us in the diaspora do not get to enjoy the delicacies of roast meat and traditional Nigerian cuisine as is the tradition back home. Even the Nigerian Muslims in the UK do not organise a national sallah treat for us. We shall have to take them up on that soon

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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala warns that African countries face food crisis as a result of Russia/Ukraine war

WORLD Trade Organisation (WTO) director-general Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has warned that Nigeria and many African countries may face a food crises  later on this year due to the effects of the Russia-Ukraine War.

 

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Reflecting on the recent bandit attacks, I ask myself why President Buhari is refusing to clampdown on these hoodlums 

Ayo Akinfe

[1] At the moment, nothing polarises Nigerians more than the perceived nepotistic stance of President Muhammadu Buhari. He is seen as an ethnic Fulani champion who is trying to subjugate the other 349 or so ethnic groups that make up Nigeria. His handling of the Fulani herdsmen and banditry sagas are constantly pointed to as firm evidence of this

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Buhari praises Bank of Industry for raising investment capital of $4bn over the last four years

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has commended the board and management of the Bank of Industry (BoI) for contributing to the growth and industrialisation of Nigeria in recognition of the fact that it has raised $4bn for investment purposes over the last four years.

 

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Kaduna State suffers another security setback as bandits kidnap Customs officer and his son

NIGERIA'S ongoing security crisis took another turn for the worse yesterday when bandits invaded a housing estate at Kofar Gayan low-cost area in Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna state kidnapping two people.

 

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Government gives up on reviving Ajaokuta before Buhari leaves as Russian war derails talks

NIGERIAN government officials have given up on plans to resuscitate the Ajaokuta Steel Company before the end of the Buhari tenure saying the ingoing Russian-Ukrainian war has derailed the objective that was already threatened by the Covid-19 lockdown.

 

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Goodluck tells Aso Rock cabal he is no longer interested in their APC presidential ticket

FORMER president Dr Goodluck Jonathan has rejected the offer out to him by some of President Muhammadu Buhari's close associates who were offering him the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in next year's elections.

 

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Armed bandits kill six soldiers and two officers on the outskirts of the FCT in Niger State

NIGERIA continues to reel from the effects of violent insecurity as armed bandits struck again yesterday attacking Abuja from the Suleija-Zuma axis in Niger Stare in a bloody attack that left six soldiers and two officers dead.

 

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Can Charles Soludo please set the ball rolling by becoming the first governor in Nigeria to open a shoe bank

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Across sub-Saharan Africa, it is estimated that about 20m children walk about barefoot

[2] In Nigeria, we so not have precise figures but with about 80m people living below the poverty line, you can just imagine how many barefoot kids we have walking around the country

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Americans flag off the construction of their largest consulate in the world at Eko Atlantic City

AMERICAN consular officials have flagged off the construction of their $537m new building to be constructed at Eko Atlantic City in Lagos in an ambitious development plan that will see them build the largest US mission in the world in Nigeria.

 

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