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(1) Governor Obaseki has promised to step up his game on Edo State over the next four years but how is he to perform when the spoils of office are so great that everyone in government will be primarily occupied with securing their future while in office?

(2) Everyone wants to make sure they have enough cars to keep them mobile for at least the next 10 years

FEDERAL Airports Authority of Nigeria (Faan) officials have launched an investigation into an allegation that the head of one of its departments asked staff members to contribute money for the repairs of a damaged truck belonging to the agency.

NIGERIAN labour unions have finalised plans for a nationwide rally on September 28 to protest the recent government decision to remove the country's petrol subsidy and to hike electricity tariffs as a means of generating extra revenue.

MEMBER of the British House of Lords Baroness Anne Cox has written to the Commonwealth Secretariat expressing her concerns over the escalating violence in Nigeria asking it to intervene in the matter.

FEARS that the recently-concluded Edo State gubernatorial polls could be followed by a costly and lengthy legal battle have grown after the elections petitions tribunal opened its secretariat at the Benin high court complex.

NIGERIAN clean energy expert Damilola Ogunbiyi has been named as the co-chair of the UN Climate Change Conference’s (COP26) Energy Transition Council ahead of Climate Week 2020 due to kick off in the UK.

Ayo Akinfe

Foreign direct investment (FDI) figures

(1) US -$4bn
(2) UK - $2bn
(3) Hong Kong - $1.9bn
(4) China - $1.5bn
(5) Ireland - $1.47bn
(6) Brazil - $778.5m
(7) Mexico - $500m
(8) India - $367.5m
(9) Vietnam - $318.7m
(10) South Africa - $139.2m

For Nigeria, the annual FDI figure was $118m. Given that we do not have a thriving domestic bourgeoisie who can fill the vacuum, how are we going to manage?

NIGERIA'S health minister Dr Osagie Ehanire has revealed shocking details showing that about 10% of all positive Covid-19 cases treated in the country are below the age of 19 in what poses a greater-than-anticipated threat.

AFRICA'S richest man Alhaji Aliko Dangote has been urged by the lawmaker representing Ogun West Senatorial District Senator Tolu Odebiyi to consider adopting two legacy schools in Ogun State as part of his N4bn corporate social responsibility plan.

PLANS are being finalised to scrap the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and replace it with an agency under the Federal Ministry of Justice that will report to the attorney-general of the federation.