Nigeria must define foreigners’ business dealings – Dambazau

The minister of Interior, Abdulrahmam Dambazau, on Tuesday called on the National Assembly to come up with legislations that will define businesses foreigners living in Nigerian can engage in. ‎ The minister made the call whiel addressing members of the House of Representatives Committee on Interior who paid an oversight visit to the Ministry in Abuja.‎ Dambazau who expressed the Ministry’s commitment toward address the issue of foreigners overstaying their time in the country, also decried the connivance of some Nigerians with illegal immigrants to engage in various illegal commercial…

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USA, China, others lift 11th Abuja housing show

U.S., China and Turkey are among the countries taking part at the ongoing 11th Abuja International Housing show which began in Abuja on Monday with the participation of manufacturers and dealers in building materials within and outside the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Housing show is an opportunity for both local and foreign manufacturers to exhibit latest technologies in the industry. The show, which is the largest housing and construction event in Africa, has as its theme: “Solving Nigeria’s Housing Challenge through Innovative Finance and…

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Emulate Nelson Mandela Nigerian leaders charged

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Tuesday advised Nigerian leaders to emulate the good leadership exhibited by some of the past African leaders, most especially, the late President Nelson Mandela of South Africa. National Vice-President of NLC, Isa Aremu, gave the advice in Lagos at the 25th Pan-African Theatre Arts Festival (PANAFEST) Anniversary, Colloquium and Exhibition on the theme, “Leadership Failure in Africa, is it in our Culture”. Aremu said that late Mandela was selfless, believed in reconciliation and exhibited great qualities of a good leader and handed over the…

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Three policemen in custody for chaining man to generator

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, has arrested three policemen attached to Bariga Division in the state for allegedly chaining a man to a generator. The arrest was effected by a Divisional Police Officer (DPO), who was on a routine inspection at the station. Owoseni disclosed that the cops are currently facing orderly room trial at the command headquarters in Ikeja and would get appropriate sanctions. Owoseni, who stressed that the police is committed to international best practices assured residents that the force would not tolerate unprofessional conducts…

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WAEC withholds 214,952 results over exam malpractices

The West Africa Examination Council on Monday released the results of the 2017 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School Candidates with the results of 214,952 (Two Hundred and Fourteen Thousand, Nine Hundred and Fifty Two) candidates, representing 13.79% of the total candidature for the examination being withheld for further investigation in connection with various cases of examination malpractice. Olutise Adenipekun, Head of the Nigeria National Office of WAEC at a press briefing at the council’s office in Yaba, Lagos said that out of the total number of out of…

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Entertainers kick over plan to stop production of Nigerian shows abroad

Following statement by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed that the Federal Government has taken steps to amend the Nigeria Broadcasting Code to discourage the production of Nigerian movies and music outside the country, some entertainers have criticized the move, calling it an attempt to gage creativity. Mohammed had decried the situation whereby films, reality TV shows and music, were made outside Nigeria during his visit to Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON)’s new office in Lagos, on Saturday, saying the situation had hampered the development of the…

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Google’s mesh Wi-Fi system launches in Australia

Get ready for an invasion of little white disks around homes and offices. No, they are not mini-alien spaceships on a mission to colonise Earth, rather little Google Wi-Fi devices that make up its new mesh-style Wi-Fi router system. Google starts selling them in Australia on Thursday. Google Wi-Fi represents a big change for the typical home network where you have a black box for a modem and a second black box for a router, or maybe one box for both, and they sit in the corner. The problem is,…

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Leave Lagos and come to Ondo – Akeredolu begs investors

Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo state, has urged investors to come down to his state, instead of concentrating their investments in “traffic-ridden and human congested” Lagos state. Akeredolu made the plea in Akure, capital of Ondo, while welcoming the delegation of federal government industrialization and economic diversification team led by Usani Usani, minister of Niger Delta affairs. The governor said Ondo would be ready to partner with investors in order to become the economic hub of Nigeria. “According to the Nigeria police force and Department of State Services (DSS), Ondo…

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Minister gets report for ICT varsity’s take-off

Mr Adebayo Shittu, the Minister of Communications, has received the report on the proposed ICT university and pledged to study it and ensure speedy implementation of the recommendations. The report was submitted by the 31- member committee charged to draw up modalities for the establishment of the ICT University in Abuja. The minister said that in about three weeks, the ministry would come out with a memorandum to ensure the commencement of the university in September as planned. According to him, the university will be a legacy and hopes that…

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Wike’s administration misled us over petition against Amaechi – Integrity group

The integrity group yesterday declared that the Rivers State government misled them into filing a petition against the former governor of the State, Chibuike Amaechi, before the Senate and anti-graft agencies over alleged corruption. The executive director of integrity group, Livingstone Wechie, who addressed newsmen in Abuja, disclosed that it dawned on them that the Nyesom Wike-led government was out to witch hunt Amaechi when it refused to take him to court. He however accused the Wike-led government of not being transparent in the administration of the state. The group…

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