Burnley and WBA enter last ditch battle to sign QPR winger Bright Osayi-Samuel

NIGERIAN-born winger Bright Osayi-Samuel could make a dramatic move away from English Championship side Queens Park Rangers (QPR) before the January transfer window shuts as Burnley and West Bromwich Albion (WBA) are both on his case.

 

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How do we address the 10 main issues that are driving investors away from Nigeria despite the fact that returns on investment are among the highest in the world

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) Insecurity which means that foreign workers and their families can be abducted, robbed or even killed

(2) Government ministers constantly demanding bribes from investors. This is what ultimately drove Richard Branson away from the country

(3) Political uncertainty. Tomorrow, a new government can get elected and unilaterally change the law, refusing to honour long terms agreements that are in place

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Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria says Amotekun is an attempt to Christianise the southwest

SUPREME Council for Sharia in Nigeria (SCSN) officials have expressed their opposition to the creation of the regional security outfit Amotekun in the southwest of the country saying the move was a subtle plot by Christians to dominate the geo-political zone

 

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Google launches Developers Space hub in Lagos in bid to deepen Internet penetration

INTERNET giant Google has launched its first developers space in Lagos previously referred to as the Google Launchpad Space as part of a drive to boost online penetration and boost its share of the Nigerian online market.

 

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Macban says it is severing ties with Yoruba nation over the formation of Amotekun

FULANI herdsmen's body the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (Macban) has announced that it is breaking off all relations with southwest Nigeria and the Yoruba ethnic group over the formation of the regional security network Amotekun.

 

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Senate minority leader Senator Abaribe calls on Buhari to resign over his failings on security

SENATE minority leader Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign because he has failed Nigerians particularly on the key issue of security highlighted by his inability to defeat terrorist sect Boko Haram.

 

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Samuel Kalu expected to leave Bordeaux imminently after he was left out of training session

SUPER Eagles winger Samuel Kalu is likely to leave French club Bordeaux over the next few days after he was left out of the team's most recent training session indicating that a loan deal will be struck before the end of the January transfer window.

 

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With this new trend of organising international Africa investment summits President Buhari needs to appoint a minister of state for foreign direct investment

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) Over the last 12 months, China, Russia, Japan and the UK have all hosted Africa investment summits during which they invite presidents from across our continent to brainstorm about how they can tap into our growing markets. Africa is basically the last frontier of global economic expansion

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Indian investment in Nigeria now totals over $15bn as size of their community now reaches 50,000

INDIAN investment in Nigeria now totals about $15bn according to the latest statistics provided by India's high commissioner to Nigeria who stated that the trading relationship between both nations keeps growing by the day.

 

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Lai Mohammed says Nigeria will react accordingly to the US ill-conceived visa ban

NIGERIA'S information minister Alhaji Lai Mohammed has described plans by the US government to add the country to a list of nations that will be placed on a visa ban list as ill-conceived and one that will attract a reaction

 

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