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Nigeria is the best, most natural destination for investment in Africa, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam can leverage the cherished friendship with Nigeria to gain entry to the vast Nigerian and African markets, said Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. Osinbajo made this assertion at his meeting with Vietnamese President, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, who also expressed strong commitments to leverage and deepen existing diplomatic relations and friendship with Nigeria for economic development, especially in areas of agriculture, oil and gas, and telecommunications. Both leaders interacted in what was a very friendly and warm encounter when Osinbajo paid a courtesy call on…

Portugal coach Fernando Santos admitted on Friday that Cristiano Ronaldo had been unhappy to be dropped to the bench as he pleaded for a line to be drawn under the affair. The veteran striker was a substitute for the first time at a World Cup since 2006 for his side’s last-16 match against Switzerland, which they won 6-1. A report in Portuguese newspaper Record said Ronaldo had threatened to quit the squad after he was told he was not in the starting line-up. The Portuguese football federation denied the report and Ronaldo himself took to social media to state that…

The Independent National Electoral Commission has knocked the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, for expressing doubts over the credibility of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System and Results Viewing Portal which will be deployed for the 2023 election. The commission expressed shock that the APC candidate could question the efficiency of the technology which had been used in several polls, including the off-season governorship elections in Ekiti, Osun, and Anambra states. The former Lagos State governor had on Monday at the Chatham House in London, United Kingdom, said the electoral body had yet to assure Nigerians…

President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, has invited 49 African heads of state and the head of the African Union for a three-day US-Africa Leaders Summit. The summit, scheduled for 13-15 December 2022, will take place in Washington DC, the US capital. This was contained in a press statement made available to our correspondent on Thursday. According to the statement, Biden believes that U.S. collaboration with African leaders, as well as civil society, business, diaspora, women, and youth leaders, is essential to addressing these shared challenges. The goal of this historic summit will be to build and…

No fewer than 24 members of the House Of Representatives led by the deputy leader of the House, Hon. Peter Akpatason, on Wednesday stormed Gbaramatu Kingdom in the creeks of the Niger Delta region on a visit to the popular ex-militant leader, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo also known as Tompolo, during which they lauded him and his Tantita Security Services for their efforts so far in curbing oil theft in the region. Speaking on behalf of the delegation during the meeting held at Oporoza, traditional headquarters of Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State, Akpatason noted…

The Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has cautioned political actors to desist from character assassination and blackmail in their quest for power in the state, as political activities for the 2023 general elections intensify. Diri said it was appalling how some politicians in the state had resorted to maligning the character of opposition party contestants and members in the guise of political campaigns. He spoke during the service of songs in honour of late Mama Bebeapere Agbedi, mother of the member representing Sagbama/Ekeremor Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Fred Agbedi, at the Chief DSP Alamieyeseigha Memorial Banquet Hall…

The UK’s anti-trust regulator fined German luxury carmaker BMW (BMWG.DE) 30,000 pounds ($36,519) plus a further daily penalty of 15,000 pounds on Thursday over a disputed information request related to an ongoing auto industry probe. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it believes BMW holds information important to the probe it launched in March over suspected anti-competitive conduct in relation to recycling of old or written-off vehicles. The European Commission at the same time launched a parallel investigation into a possible breach of the EU’s cartel rules, with investigators carrying out raids on Renault (RENA.PA) and Stellantis (STLA.MI). Ford (F.N) was served with a notice by the CMA.…

New start-up carrier, Green Africa Airways said it has beaten other airlines in on-time performance, which indicates that it has the minimal flight delays in the domestic flight operations. The airline said that for most air travelers today, on-time departure of flights ranks high on their list of concerns, noting that this expectation is usually not met, especially in Nigeria, where most airlines delay flights frequently and due to these disruptions, many customers in Nigeria usually have a “Plan B” when booking their flights. “A new airline, which started operations in August 2021, has quietly earned its place as a…

The Transportation Secretariat of Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has warned the operators of filling stations in the FCT that it would no longer tolerate the chaotic traffic gridlocks along the routes traffic gridlocks associated with their activities along the streets. The Deputy Director, Information,  Transportation Secretariat,  Ughamadu Ifeanyi, issued the warning yesterday in a statement on behalf of the Secretary, Transportation Secretariat. He said the warning had become imperative following the discomfort the motoring public were subjected to while trying to pass through the routes where the stations are located within the FCT. The Transportation Secretariat subsequently directed all filling stations…

The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), has stated that the federal government has completed a total number of 83 internal road projects in various federal tertiary institutions in the country. The minister made the disclosure in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, yesterday at the handover of a 2.75 km (asphalt overlay) internal road constructed by the federal government in the University of Ilorin.He said the ministry had intervened in 64 internal road projects in various federal tertiary institutions and handed over a total of 46 as at March 2022.  According to him, “We now have another…