Good morning.  Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:

1. Nigeria’s Economy: Tinubu, Bill Gates Meet

* Set To Unveil Digital Identification Platform To Ease Tax Collection
* It Will Enable More Bank Accounts, Financial Inclusion, And Effective Govt Payment Programmes
* Tinubu Identifies Technology As Potential Weapon Against Corruption

As Nigeria moves to shore up its tax collection, indications have emerged that the Federal Government of Nigeria and Bill Gates, former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of technology giant Microsoft are working towards a system that will create room for the easy collection of tax

2. Tinubu’s FDI Drive Yields Fruit As A.P Moller-Maersk Pledges $600m investment For Port Infrastructure Expansion, Says Presidency

* Firm Says We See An Opportunity To Deploy Larger Ships To Nigeria

The Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) drive by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu seems to be yielding the required result.

3. Zenith Bank Shareholders Embrace HoldCo Structure

In a decisive move, shareholders of Zenith Bank Plc have given their unanimous approval to the restructuring of the institution into a holding company format. This significant decision was reached during an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) conducted virtually from Zenith Heights, Zenith Bank Plc, Victoria Island, Lagos, on Friday, April 26, 2024.

4. Collaboration, Inclusiveness Invaluable To Ease Global Challenges-Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu has identified collaboration and inclusiveness as invaluable tools to achieving global food security, addressing collective challenges, and driving innovation across a chain of interests for a more stable and prosperous world.

5. Tension As Gunmen Kill Gov Aiyedatiwa’s Campaign Coordinator Alaba Excel

Tension is brewing in Ondo State as gunmen have killed Alaba Abe better known as Excel one of the coordinators of the Lucky Aiyedatiwa Campaign Organisation Foot Soldiers Independent Council (LACO-FSIC) in Akoko South-West Local Government Area of Ondo State.

6. Black Sunday! 19 People Roasted In Okene-Lokoja Highway Auto Crash-FRSC

It was a black Sunday as nineteen people were burnt to death in an auto crash along the Okene-Lokoja highway in Kogi State.

7. FG Calls For Active Participation Of Professionals, Investors To Boost Agricultural Sector

 The Federal Government of Nigeria has called for the active participation and engagement of individuals, professionals and investors in a bid to ensure that the agricultural sector flourishes.

8. LG Polls: PDP Sweeps Oyo As APC Wins All Seats In Gombe

The Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) has announced that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won all chairmanship seats in the 33 LGAs in the council polls held on Saturday.

9. FCCPC Reveals Why Multichoice Hike Price  

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) Acting Executive Vice Chairman Dr. Adamu Abdullahi revealed that Multichoice had sent a four-page letter outlining the rationale for the pricing increases for its cable services, DStv and GOtv. According to Abdullahi, the company mentioned the cost of electricity, the operation of generators, and limited access to dollars as some of the reasons for the price hike.

10. Arsenal Survive Tottenham Scare To Win North London Derby

Arsenal held on for a pulsating 3-2 win over arch rivals Tottenham in the north London derby to keep their grip on top spot in the Premier League on Sunday.

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