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Tolu Ogunlesi

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Writer, Speechwriter | Comms | Ex-Journo | Ex-@NigeriaGov | Fellowships: @harvardWCFIA @french_african @RockefellerFdn @NordicAfrica | Judge: @hodlerprize

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Pleased to welcome Gen. Cheikh Dembele, the new Head of Division of the Peace Support Operations Division, who will help provide strategic guidance on our continental initiatives such as the African Standby Force, AU PSOs & other forms of peace & security support to Member States

Pleased to welcome Gen. Cheikh Dembele, the new Head of Division of the Peace Support Operations Division, who will help provide strategic guidance on our continental initiatives such as the African Standby Force, AU PSOs & other forms of peace & security support to Member States
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Pages 1-3: List of APPROVED Federal, State and Private Universities in Nigeria

Page 4: List of ILLEGAL Universities shut down by National Universities Commission

(Coming Soon: List of Nigerian Universities that hijack innocent events with their ‘national’ anthem).

Pages 1-3: List of APPROVED Federal, State and Private Universities in Nigeria Page 4: List of ILLEGAL Universities shut down by @OfficialNUC (Coming Soon: List of Nigerian Universities that hijack innocent events with their ‘national’ anthem).
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Fertility Treatment in Nigeria’s definitely a big draw for foreigners. Cost is a fraction of US/Europe. I wonder if anyone’s tracking numbers and economic impact.

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I’ve been documenting the infrastructure investment inflows into Nigeria’s healthcare space in recent years: several new hospitals, a good number established by Nigerian doctors returning home from abroad.

Nigeria’s Sovereign Wealth Fund, having completed a pilot project of…

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Babatunde Raji Fashola’s first book after leaving office as Minister, “Nigerian Public Discourse: The Interplay of Empirical Evidence and Hyperbole” is set to be released.

I can’t wait to read the book from Mr. Fix It — 2x Governor of Lagos, 8 years Minister of Works and…

Babatunde Raji Fashola’s first book after leaving office as Minister, “Nigerian Public Discourse: The Interplay of Empirical Evidence and Hyperbole” is set to be released. I can’t wait to read the book from Mr. Fix It — 2x Governor of Lagos, 8 years Minister of Works and…
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No gree for anybody, we have been told.

But on this one, Twitter unanimously aGREES that this picture is a sizzling bowl of (Yoruba-household) egg sauce with a single slice of boiled yam.

On that note, we present the latest subsidiary of Jarus Group: @JarusFoods

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UPDATES:

Dec 2023: Central Bank of Nigeria issues new 'GUIDELINES ON OPERATIONS OF BANK ACCOUNTS FOR VIRTUAL ASSETS SERVICE PROVIDERS', formally reversing an earlier policy restricting Banks and other financial institutions 'from operating accounts for cryptocurrency service providers', and…

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This is a trend worth paying attention to.
Nigeria benefiting from growing in-bound medical tourism in which Nigerians abroad travel to Nigeria for medical procedures for reasons of DYSFUNCTION (e.g. NHS waiting lists) and COST (upside of a weak(er) Naira).

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Nigeria's Securities & Exchange Commission SEC Nigeria has just released a 54-page document on 'New Rules on Issuance, Offering Platforms & Custody of Digital Assets' (dated May 11, 2022).
The document covers DAs issuance, DAOPs, DACs, VASPs and DAX: sec.gov.ng/wp-content/upl… (pdf)

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Nigeria is now charging Capital Gains Tax (CGT) on 'digital assets'.
The Finance Act 2023, signed by PMB on May 28, 2023, includes an amendment of the existing Capital Gains Tax Act.
For the definition of 'digital assets', let's turn to SEC Nigeria: sec.gov.ng/statement-on-d…

Nigeria is now charging Capital Gains Tax (CGT) on 'digital assets'. The Finance Act 2023, signed by PMB on May 28, 2023, includes an amendment of the existing Capital Gains Tax Act. For the definition of 'digital assets', let's turn to @SECNigeria: sec.gov.ng/statement-on-d…
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Tough times in England. There are now more than 7.7 million people on the NHS waiting list, i.e. awaiting treatment.
400,000 have been waiting more than 52 weeks (as of Aug 2023).
Now, junior doctors are on a 6-day strike, the longest-ever. According to news reports, this strike…

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