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Soyinka calls on Buhari to convene an economic summit now

Worried by the declining state of the Nigerian economy, Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, has called on President Buhari to immediately convene an economic summit where Nigerians can brainstorm on how to get the country out of it. Soyinka said this during a courtesy call to the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed in Abuja yesterday February 18th.  "I agree with those who say the economy is bad. It is obvious and it is so bad. I think the Presidency should call an emergency economic conference where experts will be enlightened. We really need an emergency econom

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South Africa company exits Nigeria over ‘economic crisis’

Truworths, a South African retail company, has pulled out of Nigeria due to prevailing economic realities in the country. According to Reuters, Michael Mark, the company’s chief executive officer’s comments about the economy show a sign that President Muhammadu Buhari’s attempts to boost local industry are hurting foreign investment. “We were unable to operate the stores properly any longer because we were unable to send merchandise to the stores because there’s regulation preventing that,” Mark told Reuters. As well as being unable to fill its shelves, the clothing ret

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Donald Trump fires back at pope Francis for saying he’s not a Christian

Donald Trump has fired back after Pope Francis suggested he is "not Christian," if some of the things he's said on immigration are true.When asked by a reporter if a "good Catholic" could vote for Trump, the pope told reporters traveling with him back to the Vatican at the conclusion of a trip to Cuba and Mexico. "A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not of building bridges, is not Christian. This is not the gospel," As far as what you said about whether I would advise to vote or not to vote, I am not going to get involved in that. I s

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