Sweden plans to tighten rules for gaining citizenship

Sweden plans to tighten rules for gaining citizenship

Sweden said Monday it planned to tighten rules to acquire citizenship, introducing "honest living" and financial requirements, a language and general knowledge test and raising the residency requirement from five to eight years.
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Nigeria’s manufacturing jobs growth outpaces productivity in 2 decades

Nigeria’s manufacturing jobs growth outpaces productivity in 2 decades

*Most employment in MSMEs sector By Yinka Kolawole The manufacturing sector in Nigeria is grappling with a troubling paradox: rising employment without commensurate productivity growth, underscoring deep structural weaknesses in the country’s industrial base. Over the past two decades, the number of Nigerians employed in manufacturing has recorded a marginal increase but this has not translated […]

why Tinubu is succeeding in turning around the economy

why Tinubu is succeeding in turning around the economy

This article could have been titled WHY BUHARI FAILED WOEFULLY or WHY TINUBU INHERITED AN ECONOMY ON THE BRINK OF COLLAPSE and any of those titles would have been apt. One of our former Sunday Editors forwarded a statement credited to an Emir who was once very close to Buhari when they were both in service. […]

BoI secures CBN approval to operate non-interest banking 

BoI secures CBN approval to operate non-interest banking 

The Bank of Industry (BoI) said it has received regulatory approval from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to operate a Non-Interest Banking (NIB) Window, marking a significant milestone in the bank’s growth and long-term development agenda. A statement from the bank said the approval authorises BoI to commence Non-Interest Banking operations, positioning the bank to […]

Customs intercepts 144 smuggling attempts, seizes N3.3bn contraband

Customs intercepts 144 smuggling attempts, seizes N3.3bn contraband

By Godwin Orishe & Cynthia Alo The Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone ‘A’ of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ikeja, Lagos, has intercepted 144 smuggling attempts and seized contraband with a duty paid value (DPV) of N3.32 billion within five weeks of coordinated operations across the South-West corridor. Comptroller of the Unit, Mr. Gambo Aliyu, disclosed […]

FG targets stronger gas-to-power linkage to boost electricity supply

FG targets stronger gas-to-power linkage to boost electricity supply

By Obas Esiedesa The Federal Government (FG) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening Nigeria’s gas-to-power value chain as part of efforts to expand electricity supply, drive industrial growth and reduce energy poverty. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, stated this while delivering his address at the National Gas Day session of the 9th […]

Suspected kidnappers and killers of Edo doctor arrested

Suspected kidnappers and killers of Edo doctor arrested

Two suspected kidnappers, alleged to have abducted a doctor, Abu Ibrahim, and his brother, Abu Tahir—whom they reportedly killed—have been arrested at Edo State University Teaching Hospital, Auchi, Etsako West Local Government Area.

NGX sustains positive trend as investors gain N4trn in 5 days

NGX sustains positive trend as investors gain N4trn in 5 days

By Peter Egwuatu  The stock market sustained a positive trend Week on Week, W/W, as investors gained over N4.08 trillion in 5 trading days last week. Specifically, the Nigerian Exchange Limited, NGX, market capitalisation, which represents the total value of listed equities, rose to N110.234 trillion from N106.153 trillion in the penultimate week. Similarly, another stock […]

LIFE-ND Project commended as panacea to youth unemployment

LIFE-ND Project commended as panacea to youth unemployment

AN agribusiness firm, Sweer Global Farms, Monday, hailed the impact made by the Federal Government, Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, and International Fund for Agricultural Development, IFAD, funded project tagged Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises in the Niger Delta, LIFE-ND, Project.