Buhari arrives back in Abuja at the end of his two week medical leave in the UK

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari slipped back into Abuja last night unnoticed after spending a two week medical vacation in the UK where he met with his doctors over an undisclosed health condition.

 

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10 taxes Nigeria will have to consider introducing this year to generate about $30bn for investment in infrastructure to create jobs and get us out of this economic rut

Ayo Akinfe

[1] An annual 30% tax of the value of every private jet in the country

[2] A 50% tithe tax compelling all clergymen to hand over half of all they receive in offerings

[3] A Dubai party tax that levies 50% of the value of any party Nigerians throw abroad

[4] An Owambe tax which attracts a flat fee of around N50,000 per party

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NYSC decides to get tough with graduates who refuse to serve after graduating

NATIONAL Youth Service Corps (NYSC) officials have announced fresh plans to prosecute graduates who do not do their mandatory one year service or present themselves for the scheme’s mobilisation after the completion of their studies.

 

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African Development Bank announces plans to create 400,000 jobs in Nigeria

AFRICAN Development Bank (AfDB) officials have announced an ambitious Nigerian trade industrialisation plan centred around the creation of special agro-industrial processing zones (SAPZ) that will create an unprecedented 400,000 jobs across the country.

 

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Pandemic leads to a big rise in remittances from the Nigerian diaspora according to WorldRemit

REMITTANCES by the Nigerian diaspora grew by a staggering 11.5% during the course of 2021 as the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic made a lot more Nigerians dependant on their relatives living abroad.

 

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EFCC say Obiano had been on their watch list over his use of local government funds

ECONOMIC and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) officials have revealed why they  arrested former Anambra State governor Willie Obiano just hours after he left office saying he had been on a watch list for a while but was protected by the immunity clause.

 

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Ndidi doubtful for World Cup qualifier against Ghana after sustaining knee injury in Europa League game

LEICESTER City anchorman Wilfred Ndidi has become a big doubt for Nigeria's World Cup two-legged play-off against Ghana later this month after picking up a kneed injury while playing for his club in the Europa League.

 

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Anambra State has always been a trailblazer in Nigeria so I think it would be appropriate for them to also initiate the process of good government during the Soludo era 

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[1] Nnewi will be turned into the Detroit of Africa with a pledge to woo every automobile manufacturer in the world there by 2025. Every car company must have a local manufacturing plant in Nnewi

[2] By 2025, Anambra State will generate at least $100bn internally. It will subsequently withdraw from the federal allocation money sharing regime becoming the first Nigerian state to do so

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Californian authorities deny report that Hushpuppi scammed $400,000 while in detention

CALIFORNIAN authorities have denied the recent claims that Nigerian Internet fraudster Ramon Abbas popularly known as Hushpuppi was engaged in fraudulent activities that earned him as much as $400,000 while he still detained in a US prison.

 

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Nigeria's chances of getting Michael Olise suffer a setback as France invite him U21 squad

NIGERIA'S changes of getting Crystal Palace playmaker Michael Olise to feature for the Super Eagles took a bit hit today after the midfielder was called up the French U21 national team ahead of the Euro qualifiers.

 

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