It is over 12 years since Rent Repayment Orders were first introduced under the Housing Act 2004. The legislation enables local authorities and/or tenants to recover up to 12 months rent if a landlord operates a licensable property without applying for a licence or a temporary exemption from licensing. In the early years, tenant applications …
26-Year-Old Nigerian Becomes Highest-Paid Robotics Engineer
Silas Adekunle, 26, created MekaMon, the first gaming robot in 2016, according to CPAfrica. During the launch of the new technology, the CEO of Reach Robotics sold 500 robots and earned $7.5 million. Adekunle secured a deal with London Venture Partners for $10 million in 2017. His company also partnered with Apple for exclusive sales …
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Breaking News Chief Anthony Anenih is dead.
Chief Anthony Anenih is dead. Anenih died on Sunday at the age of 85 May his soul rest in peace and grant the family the fortitude to bear the loss.
Italy judge set to give first ruling in Nigeria oil graft case by Reuters
Oil majors Shell and Eni will be carefully monitoring a first ruling this week by a Milan judge in one of the energy industry’s biggest corruption scandals for clues to what might be round the corner for them. The two companies are embroiled in a long-running graft case revolving around the purchase in 2011 of …
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Prohibitive party nomination fees by Taiwo Ojoye
ACTIVITIES leading to the 2019 general election have risen a notch since political parties blew the whistle for aspirants to various elective positions to begin the purchase of expression-of-interest and nomination forms. The high fees attached to the documents by the ruling All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party have attracted reproach from political …
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Centre for Nigeria Progress 