AfDB President, Akinwumi Adesina The African Development Bank (AfDB) has called on governments and private sectors in Africa to grow, finance and support large scale youth-led businesses in the continent. President of the AfDB, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, said this at a virtual High-Level Roundtable on Scaling up Financing for Youth Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Africa …

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By Emmanuel Elebeke The Federal  government  says over 70 per cent of corruption cases in the country are perpetrated by persons who use anonymous companies. It however, disclosed that  over $1 billion had so far been recovered by governments using beneficial ownership data. The minister of Trade,  Industry and Investment, Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo  disclosed this …

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By Tordue Salem From the Nigerian Defence Headquarters on Monday, came a stunning revelation that at least $2 billion dollars (about N826 billion), would be needed yearly, to tackle the worsening insecurity in the country . Director of Production, Defence Headquarters, Air Vice Marshall  M. A. Yakubu, who made the disclosure during the public hearing …

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The Kaduna State Government has noted that the conditions that compelled its decision to right-size its work force have not been altered by the Nigerian Labour Congress(NLC’s) campaign of economic and social sabotage. The government  also reiterated its  firm commitment to using all the  resources it can generate to serve the interests of the majority …

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Abdulfatah Ahmed The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the immediate past governor of Kwara, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, for questioning. The spokesperson of the commission, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) via an SMS on Monday. Uwujaren gave no further information on the reasons for the invitation. …

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The Federal Government says it has uncover about 476 online publication sites dedicated to daily churning out of fake news to fight the government. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed disclosed this on Monday in Abuja when he received officials of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations on a courtesy visit Mohammed …

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Governor Nasir El-Rufai By Charly Agwam – Bauchi Renowned Islamic scholar, Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi, has said that on no account will Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i enter his house in Bauchi if he had come in the entourage of the former Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi. Recall that security operatives, under the coordination …

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