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NIGERIA'S finance minister Wale Edun has been flown to London to receive medical treatment after he recently took ill and local doctors told him that he needed to seek specialist care abroad.

Mr Edun, 69, has been out of the public view for a few weeks now, leading to speculation that he suffered from a stroke. However, a government spokesman denied this, saying his condition was not that bad, although he did confirm that the minister was unwell and receiving treatment from doctors.

Ayo Akinfe

NIGERIAN football has received a morale booster ahead of tonight's crunch World Cup qualifier against Benin Republic as English Premier League giants Chelsea offered Nigeria-eligible centreback Justin Osagie a contract.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Henri Mattise is a French sculptor, author and scholar. He was one of the artists who helped to define the revolutionary developments in the visual arts throughout the opening decades of the 20th century

NIGERIA'S National Assembly had proposed that the 2027 presidential and gubernatorial elections take place in November 2026 instead of the usual February or March of the election year to prove enough time for any electoral dispute appeals.

By Ayo Akinfe

[1] With an internal market of 200m people and a further 150m consumers across the Ecowas sub-region, Nigeria has a captive automobile market and simply has to exploit this to the maximum

[2] As a people, we need to make a solemn pledge to at least assemble locally every passenger car used in the country. Importing finished cars has got to become a criminal offence as among other things, it is not sustainable

NIGERIA'S Super Eagles have finally landed in Uyo the Akwa Ibom State capital ahead of Tuesdays crunch World Cup qualifier against Benin Republic after an unexpected travel delay brought about by an air mishap.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Kogi state can attract the likes of Siemens to build a 10,000MW hydro-electric power plant at Idah

[2] Kogi State can build a Niagara Falls-type tourist attraction at the confluence of the rivers Niger and Benue at Lokoja

[3] Taraba State can open the world’s largest nature reserve in Gembu

[4] Niger State can open the world’s largest cattle ranch in Mokwa

TERRORIST sect Boko Haram have killed four Nigerian Army soldiers in Borno State after staging a daring attack on a military post in Ngamudu along the Damaturu-Maiduguri Expressway in Kaga Local Government Area.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Are Nigerians aware of the fact that with the growing demand for solar panels, the global glass industry is worth over $105bn a year

[2] I hope President Tinubu knows that the global glass manufacturing market size was valued at $106.44bn in 2021 and is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 5.2% between 2022 and 2030