PDP Presidential candidate in the last presidential election and Former Vice-President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar says he cannot sit and watch the government of President Muhammadu Buhari “ruin the future of Nigerians” with his $29.6 billion loan request. Recall that Buhari had asked the senate to approve the loan, saying oil earnings are no […]
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NIGERIA – The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, says for Nigeria to solve the problem of poverty, the rich must be taxed mercilessly. Speaking at the 70th birthday of Abiola Ajimobi, former governor of Oyo state, he said tax from the rich could be used to create wealth to help the poor. “We must mercilessly […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria on Sunday commended the Dangote Group for its proposed plan to expand its domestic revenue generation drive from four billion dollars to 30 billion dollars annually from 2021 to boost the nation’s economy. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, gave the commendation during an inspection […]
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UBA Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, on Friday held the 2019 edition of its annual Each One, Teach One initiative, hosting a huge impact day in Nigeria and across all its subsidiaries in Africa. The Each One, Teach One initiative is part of UBA Foundation’s activities […]
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The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari says all Africans travelling to Nigeria will get visa on arrival from January 2020. Speaking at the ongoing Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development in Africa holding in Egypt, the president said: “We in Nigeria have already taken the strategic decision to bring down […]
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Google’s $2.1 billion acquisition of Fitbit will face scrutiny by the Department of Justice (DOJ) amid data privacy fears, The Post has learned. The controversial merger in recent days was cleared for review by the DOJ after federal law enforcement tussled with the Federal Trade Commission, which had also sought authority to investigate the deal, […]
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Tony O. Elumelu, CON, Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation and Chairman, Heirs Holdings and United Bank for Africa Group, urged African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Heads of State to improve the business environment in their countries to drive industrialisation and wealth creation in ACP member states. He said this while presenting the keynote speech […]
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The Director-General of the OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC Fund) Dr Abdulhamid Alkhalifa has signed a US$20 million development loan to help finance Burkina Faso’s Agricultural Value Chain Support Project (PAPFA). Dr Alkhalifa signed the loan in Ouagadougou with Burkina Faso’s Minister of Economy, Finance and Development, Lassané Kabore. PAPFA aims to contribute […]
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Pan-African financial Institution, United Bank for Africa Plc, UBA, got double honours over the weekend as it emerged the Bank of the year 2019; while its Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Kennedy Uzoka, also emerged CEO of the year at the Business Hallmark Newspaper Awards, held at the Civic Centre in Lagos on Sunday. […]
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The Nigerian mogul, Tony Elumelu gives us a behind the scenes look at one of Africa’s largest events for aspiring entrepreneurs. Click on the link below to watch the video on CNN. https://edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2019/11/08/nigeria-tony-elumelu-africa-entrepreneur-avc.cnn
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