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Police begin search as gunmen abduct Anambra Catholic priest

The Punch 

Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen have kidnapped an Anambra State-based priest of the Catholic Church, Reverend Father Christian Ike. Ike was said to have been whisked away by the assailants alongside one other person, on Sunday, along Amagu junction, Ndiokpaleke in Ajali community in Orumba North Local Government Area of the state. The reason for the incident

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Winning war against insurgency and other crimes in Nigeria using local content

The Punch 

……Focus on PROFORCE Armoured Vehicles The Nigeria’s automotive was established in the 1950s aimed at producing both passenger vehicles and commercial trucks. This was made possible by likes of Federated Motors Industries, a subsidiary of United Africa Company, and SCOA’s who produces  Peugeot 404 and  pickup trucks respectively. Information available at the  National Automotive Design

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Nigeria’s worrisome corporate exodus

The Punch 

DIAGEO, the United Kingdom-based owner of the iconic Guinness brand became the latest multinational to dilute its shareholding in a major outfit in Nigeria. This again points to the grave failings of the policy environment that have spooked multinational organisations with serious implications for new investments, employment, and the economy at large. Eyebrows were raised

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Tinubu’s unity rhetoric an illusion

The Punch 

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu told guests at the Presidential Democracy Day Dinner on June 12 that Nigeria’s unity cannot be traded. He sounded upbeat about what should be the advantage of the country’s diversity and declared that this was the best path to success. Essentially, Tinubu was vainly regurgitating the unfeasible position of his predecessors that

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FTI urges auto parts producers to diversify

BangkokPost.com 

Local auto parts manufacturers are being urged to adapt to the technological disruption caused by electric vehicles (EVs) and transition to the production of medical devices, which are expected to have a promising business future, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).

Julapun questions phone inclusion

BangkokPost.com 

Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat is urging the Commerce Ministry to reconsider its decision to allow recipients of the 10,000-baht payout through the digital wallet scheme to spend the money on mobile phones, saying the move won't benefit the domestic economy.

Early-stage VC Z21 Ventures planning $40 million second fund

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Z21 Ventures, an early-stage investment firm focusing on the India-US corridor, has fully deployed its first $5-million fund and is gearing up to launch a $40 million second fund. The firm, founded in 2022 by Abhinav Shashank and Raj Shekhar Singh, targets enterprise software and hardware startups with investments ranging from $100,000 to $150,000, backed by a community of Indian-origin technology executives like Google, Amazon, and Meta.

SAP at work on AI agents to up productivity

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

SAP, Europe’s largest technology company, is developing AI agents for anomaly alerting, decision support, and task automation. It focuses on business AI solutions and plans to release 100 generative AI use cases by 2024. Kask mentioned the benefits of AI agents in boosting productivity and handling diverse, complex processes.