Tayo Olanipekun A coalition comprising of 47 civil society organisations in Africa and other parts of the world has criticized governments’ attempts to regulate the use of social media with legislation on “hate speech” and “fake news.” The move will decrease the openness of the internet, “mask human rights violations and create barriers to long-term stability and peaceful dialogue,” the …

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***As Nigeria Investment Showcase Attracts Investors In London Over 100 Nigerian businesses and potential UK investors recently attended an investment showcase in London to highlight opportunities in some of the many viable projects in Nigeria across the Agriculture, Energy, Healthcare, Infrastructure and ICT sectors. The UK’s Department for International Trade, in collaboration with the City of London hosted the showcase, …

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Leaders of civil society and Community Based Organisations (CBOs) in the South East states have called for transparency  in the disbursement of funds

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Story by Tayo Olanipekun The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) – AGOA Trade Resource Center have concluded a day workshop on utilisation of the AGOA Textile Visa Stamp for Garment Manufacturers in Aba, Abia State. The workshop which held recently in Aba, one of Nigeria’s hub for garment manufacturers had in attendance 77 garment manufacturers  who got first hand information on …

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***As Ministers, Central Banks Governors End Annual Meetings Tayo Olanipekun, Washington DC World Bank President, David Malpass, closed the institution’s 2019 Annual Meetings with emphasis on its commitment to working out trade facilitation for African countries across the borders through harmonization of tariffs amidst the customs systems. Making this known during the African Caucus Meeting on Sunday at the Brenton …

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The much-anticipated series of “Love Never Fails” 2019 Regional Conventions of Jehovah’s Witnesses continued during the past two weekends at Badagry and Lekki, Lagos State and Ota and Daluwon, Ogun State. The program featured a Dramatic Bible reading, the sixth in a series of talks, interviews, video dramas, demonstrations and musicals that make up the three-day program. The audio drama, …

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**Senator Says Debts Okay For Development Tayo Olanipekun, Washington DC The government is willing to show to Nigerians what projects its various debts are tied to as details of these are not currently in the public domain, the Finance Minister, Zainab Ahmed, has said. She made this known on Thursday at a panel discussion during the World Bank/IMF ongoing Annual …

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Tayo Olanipekun, Washington DC A survey has shown that no fewer than 75 per cent of Nigerians are ready and willing to pay taxes, the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, has revealed. She also said that plans were already afoot to levy excise duties on carbonated drinks as she explained to journalists, during the World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings in Washington …

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Tayo Olanipekun, Washington DC As the number of people who suffer from hunger worldwide climbed steadily in recent years, the situation can only improve if governments empower the women, increase agricultural productivity and promote technological change, the World Bank has said. Land management and feeding of the growing market will also give the estimated 3.4 billion in the rural space …

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Tayo Olanipekun A Nigerian international executive leader, Remi Duyile, has been nominated to serve as the first ever African-born Multi-Cultural Commissioner for Prince George’s County in the State of Maryland, USA. Duyile will be sworn in on September 23, 2019 in the Multi-Cultural section of the state she said has been promoting an “inclusion system of dynamism to encourage everyone …

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