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By Omolabake Fasogbon  Despite economic headwinds, Nigeria has retained its position as the leading destination for French investment in West Africa, accounting for about 60 per cent of France’s investments in the sub-region. The European nation has equally absorbed over 16,000 Nigerian workers across more than 100 companies in the country, with plans to create more jobs as its investment portfolio expands. Consul General of France in Lagos, Laurent Favier said the development underscores France’s long-term confidence in Nigeria’s economy, revealing ’Energy’  as the core of its investments in Africa’s largest economy. Favier, who spoke at the French National Day celebration…

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Burnham first proposed a universal system of social care in England in 2009 when he was health secretary under Gordon Brown. He has vowed to spend political capital on the issue as prime minister.However, he is not the first leader in recent years to pledge to address the issue of adult social care.In 2019, in his first speech as prime minister, Boris Johnson said the Conservative Party would “fix the crisis in social care once and for all”.Five years later in July 2024, Sir Keir Starmer faced criticism when Labour scrapped plans for an £86,000 cap on the amount anyone…

Jackson Koivun held off a charge from world No 1 Scottie Scheffler to win his first PGA Tour title in just his third start as a professional as he triumphed by three strokes at the 3M Open in Minnesota.The 21-year-old’s final-round, five-under 66 came after Scheffler – looking for his first title since the American Express back in January – applied the pressure with an eight-under 63 to post the clubhouse score at 22 under par. Koivun had carved out a three-shot lead over Emiliano Grillo and Ben Kohles after round three following a stunning, bogeyless 10-under 61 that included…

Big Brother has announced a major twist in the BBNaija Season 11 house, revealing that housemates will compete in gender-based teams throughout several activities. Read more: Full List: Meet 24 housemates of BBNaija season 11 Addressing the contestants, Biggie said the house would be split into two groups — the ladies and the guys — with key house challenges to be contested along those lines. According to Biggie, wager tasks, arena games and other activities will now be played within the two teams, setting up direct competition between the male and female housemates. The twist is expected to influence the…

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Former manager of Fuji music star Wasiu “Kwam 1” Ayinde, Ayo Shonaiya, has defended the singer amid the ongoing paternity controversy, claiming many women intentionally seek to have children with him. Mr Shonaiya made the remarks in an X post on Sunday, after Ogechi Eleana claimed the Fuji musician fathered and abandoned her 12-year-old daughter, prompting widespread debate on social media. According to him, many people discussing the controversy fail to understand the reality surrounding Kwam 1’s life and the attention he receives from women. “Wasiu Ayinde is an enigma. People who have never been around him don’t know how…

Born in the northern state of Haryana, she grew up in Bhiwani, a city synonymous with Indian boxing and widely nicknamed the country’s ‘Mini Cuba’.Her great-grandfather Hawa Singh was one of Indian boxing’s early giants. A heavyweight, he won successive Asian Games gold medals in 1966 and 1970 and was among those who established the famed Bhiwani Boxing Club, which would later produce boxers including Olympic medallist Vijender Singh.Even so, it is not Hawa’s medals that feature most prominently in the stories Lamboria remembers hearing about him at home. “He was powerful, but there was also so much humility in…

Kartel Energy Limited has trained more than 1,000 solar installers, engineers and entrepreneurs across six Nigerian cities this year, part of a bet by the domestic equipment maker that closing a widening skills gap will determine how fast the country’s renewable energy market can grow. The company’s 2026 Technical Masterclass, now in its second year, ran from mid-May through late June, moving through Benin City, Kaduna, Kano, Abuja, Ibadan and Asaba. The free program drew installers, dealers, distributors and renewable-energy hopefuls for sessions pairing classroom instruction with live equipment demonstrations. Nigeria’s solar market has expanded rapidly as households and businesses…

As Apple prepares to launch its first smart glasses, the company is also wrestling with how to address consumer privacy concerns, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Gurman reports that Apple has pushed back the launch target from early 2027, with the glasses now set for unveiling at the Worldwide Developers Conference in June 2027 and actually becoming available by the end of the year. That delay allows Apple to work on the product itself, and on the messaging around privacy. It sounds like the company has noticed the concerns around Meta’s smart glasses — sometimes decried as “pervert glasses” —…