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PRESIDENT BUHARI HAS HIGH REGARD FOR TINUBU – Femi Adesina

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Mr. Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser (Media and Publicity) to President Muhammadu Buhari in this interview with Vanguard Newspaper navigates through and sometimes around some knotty issues that have recently bestirred the polity. He spoke on among others, the alleged intraparty wrangling between the President and Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the role of the President in the All Progressives Congress, APC’s victory in the Ondo State governorship election, and the criticism raised against his boss by President Olusegun Obasanjo among others. Excerpts: By Bashir Adefaka How would you assess the government you serve in after more than one and a half years in office? Well, Nigeria is not where it was when he entered office. When you want to assess his government, assess it based on the promises he made. You know the tripod promises of the All Progressives Congress (APC) of security, reviving the economy and fighting corruption. In terms of security the country, as heaven is as far fr

EXPERT DISAGREES WITH SENATE OVER BILL TO ESTABLISH CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF ENTREPRENEURS.

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Expert disagrees with Senate over bill to establish chartered institute of entrepreneurs …calls for a more friendly entrepreneurial ecosystem The President of Africa's Young Entrepreneurs, Mr. Summy Smart Francis has disagreed with the Senate over the passing of a bill that will establish the Chartered Institute of Entrepreneurs which would regulate the practice of entrepreneurs in Nigeria. The bill which was sponsored by Senator Ganiyu Solomon seeks to “advance the study, training and practice of entrepreneurship and determine the standards of knowledge for persons seeking to become entrepreneurs.” In a release exclusively obtained by BRANDINFO, Francis said entrepreneurs in the country does not need such bill, adding that what entrepreneurs need is for the government to create a more friendly entrepreneurial ecosystem by forming policies that could aid business growth. According to him, having a “Chartered Institute of Entrepreneurs” will mean one day, we could have a