If we want to attract foreign direct investment in massive quantities, we need to address our security challenges by adopting the following 10 measures

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[1] Start manufacturing all our armaments locally

[2] Strengthen our borders and then police them effectively

[3] Establish a world class special forces commando unit similar to say the British SAS or the US Navy Seals. These guys should be able to wipe any terrorist threat within a week

[4] Build more factories, leisure and sports facilities so our youth stop congregating in mosques and churches where they get indoctrinated

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Three Nigerian billionaires make the Forbes list of top 500 wealthiest people on earth

AFRICA'S richest man Alhaji Aliko Dangote has retained his position in the Forbes annual World’s Billionaires List for the year 2022 that sees him listed as the 130th wealthiest man in the world for the 11th successive time.

 

Yesterday,  Forbes released its annual update, which ranks 2,668 billionaires across the world. Three Africans, all of them Nigerians, headed by Alhaji Dangote, were in the top 500 on the list.

 

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Nigeria will only issue business visas to foreign firms who bring along skills not available locally

NIGERIA has introduced a new immigration policy that will restrict the issuance of contractual visas to foreign professionals and businesses who bring along skills that are lacking in the country.

 

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Boris Johnson announces controversial new policy to send all British asylum seekers to Rwanda

BRITAIN has announced a controversial and inexplicable new asylum policy that will involve it sending send migrants and asylum-seekers thousands of miles away to Rwanda where they will now reside.

 

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Kidnappers give family of abducted FCT monarch 24 hours to come up with N6m in cash

KIDNAPPERS who abducted the traditional ruler of Bukpe community in Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) His Royal Highness Alhaji Hassan Shamidozhi have given his family 24 hours to come up a ransom payment.

 

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Former Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr shortlisted for Malian Eagles head coach job

NIGERIA'S former head coach Gernot Rohr looks set to take over the job of managing the Malian Eagles following the sacking of Mohamed Magassouba after he failed to qualify the ream for the 2022 World Cup.

 

Mr Rohr managed Nigeria for five years from 2016 to 2021, leading the Super Eagles to the 2018 World Cup in Russia. However, the former Bayern Munich and Bordeaux defender was sacked late last year after an unsatisfactory World Cup campaign

 

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Terrorism and banditry will only end in Nigeria when the masses are prepared to stand up against it

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[1] This is a picture of a German train being sabotaged by French resistance fighters in 1944. In many cases, German military trains were blown up while in the engine shed before they could be deployed to the war front

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Federal government launches three new polytechnics despite opposition from education unions

NIGERIA'S federal government has launched three new polytechnics as part of its ongoing plan to boost the skills base in the country despite widespread opposition to the proliferation of institutions by the education unions.

 

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Osinbajo breaks Ramadan fast with APC senators at his official residence in Abuja

MEMBERS of the All Progressives Congress (APC) caucus in the senate have wished vice president Professor Yemi Osinbajo good luck in his quest to lead Nigeria after he hosted the legislators to an Iftar dinner at his official residence yesterday.

 

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Terrorists abduct four female pupils from Zamfara College of Science and Health Technology

ARMED terrorists have attacked the College of Science and Health Technology in Tsafe in Zamfara State and abducted several of the institution's female students in a daring raid carried out last night.

 

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