New Bromley Council chief executive Ade Adetosoye expected to oversee huge spending cuts

NIGERIAN-born Ade Adetosoye has assumed office as the chief executive of Bromley Council in Kent with a mandate to guide the local authority through a period of financial uncertainty and transformation.

 

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World Bank praises Nigerian reforms saying ease of doing business has improved dramatically

NIGERIA has moved up 15 place on World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Index ranking rising to 131 from 146 in the latest survey which looked at commercial operations in 190 countries worldwide .

 

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Leicester City looks set to offload Iheanacho to Besiktas during January transfer window

ENGLISH Premier league side Leicester City have agreed to let Super Eagles striker Kelechi Iheanacho leave in the January transfer window if a good offer comes in for him with Turkey expected to be his most likely destination.

 

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Nigeria and Russia agree comprehensive bilateral pact that includes reviving Ajaokuta

NIGERIA and Russia have reached an agreement to resuscitate the moribund Ajaokuta Steel Rolling Mill in Kogi State after leaders of the two nations signed a deal on the project on the sidelines of the ongoing Russia-Africa Summit.

 

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10 simple performance indicators by which we should judge our governors annually

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) How much have you generated in internally generated revenue

(2) How many new jobs have been created in your state

(3) How many kilometres of road have you tarred

(4) What are the sizes of your classrooms in primary and secondary schools

(5) What is the literacy rate in your state

(6) How many hospital beds are there in your state

(7) How many out-of-school children are there in your state

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Macban demands nationwide vaccination of cattle as CBPP disease breaks out in Bauchi and FCT

FULANI livestock body the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (Macban) has called for a nationwide vacation of all cows to curtail the outbreak of the highly contagious disease Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP).

 

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Judicial activities paralysed in Akure as high court judge is kidnapped in neighbouring Edo State

JUDICIAL activities were paralysed today at the Federal High Court in Akure the Ondo State capital following the abduction of one of the judges Justice Abdul Dogo who was kidnapped by armed gunmen at Ibilo town in Edo State.

 

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Governor Fintiri of Adamawa State names Atiku's son Adamu as one of his commissioner nominees

FORMER vice president and presidential candidate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar's son Adamu has been picked by Governor Ahmadu Fintiri as one of his commissioner nominees after he was included on a list of 23 sent to the state house of assembly.

 

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Bournemouth teenage goalkeeper Joseph Oluwabusola seeks to use U17 World Cup to become Nigeria's number one

BOURNEMOUTH goalkeeper Joseph Oluwabusola has his eyes set on establishing himself as Nigeria's undisputed number one at the forthcoming U17 World Cup taking place in Brazil with a view to kick-starting his international career.

 

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Putin aims to double Russian food exports to Africa over the next four to five years

RUSSIA'S President Vladimir Putin has announced that he plans to double the value of Russian food exports to Africa from the current $25bn to $50bn as part of an aggressive trade expansion programme.

 

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