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Zadok Yohana poised to make his Brighton debut against Manchester City this weekend

NIGERIAN teenage sensation Zadok Yohana could make his English Premier league debut this weekend as he has finally returned to training over the last week having been out of action with injury since the start of the season.

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UK commits funds to new Nigerian platform launched to back women-led businesses

BRITAIN has committed a sum of $335,000 towards establishing a new platform designed to channel more domestic investment into women-led businesses in Nigeria to be known as the RiTA Investment Network.

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I think President Tinubu should strike a deal with the United Arab Emirates offering them Nigerian troops to safeguard their shipping through the Straits of Hormuz in exchange for foreign direct investment

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Over the last 20 years of so, rich Nigerians have been flocking to Dubai in huge numbers to throw lavish parties. Even our leaders hold the weddings of their children there, while many Nigerian businesses, old school associations, community groups, etc, who could easily hold retreats in Nigeria, chose to go to Dubai for jamborees

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UK Home Office raises amount of living expense requirements for foreign students

NIGERIAN students studying in the UK as foreign pupils will have to demonstrate access to at least £14,130 in living expenses as from November 30 under new laws just introduced by the British Home Office.

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Today, the third Russia–African Trade Summit kicks off in Moscow. I have wracked my brains over this non-stop and President Tinubu simply has to come away with the adoption of a Putinomics investment programme

Ayo Akinfe

[1] As 22 African heads of state converge on Moscow over the next two days, Nigeria has to find a way to address her $100bn annual infrastructure deficit and I can only come up with one solution - Putinomics!

[2] Putinomics is basically what you could term forced local direct investment (FLDI). It involves the president telling Russia’s wealthy citizens, who we know as the oligarchs, that they must invest in the country’s infrastructure

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Nigeria-eligible teenage striker Ezenwata extends his contract at Chelsea until 2028

NIGERIA-eligible teenage striker Chizaram Ezenwata has extended his contract at Chelsea penning a fresh deal with the English Premier League club that will keep him at Stamford Bridge until at least June 2028.

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World Health Organisation declares Nigeria ebola-free after evacuation of lone patient

NIGERIA has been declared free of the ebola virus by the World Health Organisation (WHO) after the evacuation of the nation's sole affected patient and her husband to Switzerland for treatment.

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Each of our presidential candidates should launch a competition asking every Nigerian to come up with 10 suggestions about how we replace crude oil revenue. They will be shocked at the innovative suggestions they will get.

Here are my 10:

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Target a minimum of $$20bn from the export of processed agricultural products like chocolate from cocoa, animal feed from cassava, furniture from timber, palm oil derivatives, etc

[2] Woo every car manufacturer to open a production plant where they make at least one component in Nigeria. The job creation will boost income tax and corporation tax intake significantly

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