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[1] Zamfara is arguably the poorest state in Nigeria as it has no private sector whatsoever, no industry and has not tapped into any of its natural resources. At the moment, Zamfara is more or less wholly dependent on federal allocation handouts for its survival

NIGERIA witnessed a 90% surge in diaspora remittances during the month of May with Nigerians living abroad sending back home a whopping $365.44m helping the total amount of foreign exchange inflows into the country to surge by 163%.

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DIASPORA body the Central Association of Nigerians in the UK (Canuk) has changed the date of its coach trip to Southend-on-Sea beach to Saturday August 10 in response to requests from its membership.

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[1] First of all, do you know that Borno State gets more sunshine than any other in Nigeria as its huge landmass of almost 71,000 square kilometres is in the Sudan and Sahel Savannah. Why does Borno not have one of the largest solar farms on the planet?

NIGERIAN trade unions have appealed to President Bola Tinubu to set the new minimum wage at N250,000 ($165) per month so it reflects the present inflationary trend in the country and allows workers to live meaningful lives.

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[1] By now, Nnewi should have been turned into the Detroit of Africa with every automobile manufacturer on the planet attracted to the city. Ever car company on earth should have a local manufacturing plant in Nnewi

[2] Were things well run, as of today, Anambra State should be generating at least $100bn internally. It should have long withdrawn from the shameful federal allocation money sharing regime, becoming the first Nigerian state to do so

AS many as 200 Chinese companies have expressed an interest in investing in Nigeria according to foreign minister Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar who believes that the economy provides good returns on investment that appeals to investors.

ENGLISH Premier League giants Tottenham Hotspurs have emerged as the favourites to sign Nigeria-eligible right fullback Michael Kayode over the coming weeks as the race to sign the Fiorentina teenager heats up now that the transfer window is open.

NIGERIA'S federal government has put three of the aircraft in the presidential fleet up for sale as part of a plan to cut the excessive spending on maintenance that is a huge drain on scarce government revenue.

Despite Nigeria's current economic crisis, she has a huge presidential fleet made up of airplanes and four helicopters and selling off the three aircraft would half the number of jets it has.