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Dubai announced Wednesday a bold plan aiming to boost foreign trade and investment in the United Arab Emirates’ financial hub and “double the size” of its economy by 2033. The Gulf emirate’s ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, unveiled in a series of tweets the Dubai Economic Agenda, dubbed “D33”, …

The United Arab Emirates (UAE), says it is committed to ensuring the growth of its relationship with Nigeria because it believes in the country’s will to develop. The UAE spoke through its Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr Fahaq Al Taffaq, when he received a frontline presidential aspirant under the platform of …

Palton Morgan, Nigeria’s foremost property development holding company, in its quest to deliver exceptional real estate projects and drive the exponential growth of Nigeria’s property sector, has appointed former Emaar Pakistan Chief Executive Officer, Nidal Turjman as its new Group Chief Operating Officer. Emaar Properties is one of the world’s most …

THERE is no plan to reduce the asset recovery powers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) has said. He said the anti-graft agencies would retain their powers to seize assets from corrupt suspects. Malami made the clarifications …

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, North West Zonal office, Kano, have arrested a Chinese man with N305,000 in N5 denomination. He was arrested at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, en-route Dubai. Addressing newsmen at the anti-graft North West zonal headquarters on Wednesday, the Zonal Head of …

Mr Yomi Fadugba , Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MOYDAK Construction Ltd., Lekki, Lagos, has urged the Federal Government to make entry visa free for investors in the tourism industry. Fadugba, a hospitality consultant and investor, who made the appeal when he spoke with pressmen on Wednesday in Lagos, said …

The Lagos State Government and the City of Dubai on Monday entered into a historic partnership that will see Lagos emerge as the first Smart City in Africa. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the Lagos Smart City was signed at the Emirate Towers, Dubai by the Lagos State Attorney …

By Pius Adesanmi You must excuse the obscenity, “iyalaya anybody”, in my title. When you invite a well-known scholar of African popular cultures to address such a distinguished assembly of actors and professionals in Nigeria’s corporate and entrepreneurial world, you must be prepared to be illuminated by the philosophical nuggets …

Already the world’s largest passenger plane, the new two-class Airbus A380 built for Emirates will hold the most seats ever, with 557 in economy (centre) and 58 in business (top left). Despite more seats being crammed on board, economy passengers will not lose any legroom as first class has been …

When many of their fans had thought that the war is over between celebrity couple, Toyin Aimakhu and Adeniyi Johnson, it seems the reverse is the case. There are speculations that the sultry actress is out on a revenge mission and ready to pay her estranged hubby in his own coin. …