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Ayo Akinfe

[1] All of Nigeria's 774 local government areas will be obliged by law to organise their farmers into cooperative units

[2] Farmers will be encouraged to sell their produce, buy seedlings, pesticides and fertilisers, as well as farming equipment through these co-operatives to maximise efficiency and overhead costs

[3] Every local government area must build at least one food storage facility within its domain

AMERICAN vice president Kamala Harris has picked Minnesota governor Tim Walz as her running mate ahead of November's presidential elections that will see her and former president Donald Trump involved in what is looking like a tight race.

NIGERIAN Football Federation (NFF) officials are hopeful that they will be able to announce French coach Herve Renard as the new Super Eagles manager next week after it emerged that he has agreed to take a pay cut so he can be appointed.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] As Nigerians continue to protest the effects of inflation and the fact that the cost of basic food items are soaring beyond reach, I wonder if they are aware of the fact that their country is the world’s sixth largest agricultural producer. Basically, what this means is that we have a solution to hand

FOLLOWING the recent disturbances we have witnessed across several cities and towns in the UK over the last week the Central Association of Nigerians in the UK (Canuk) is urging all of its constituents to be cautious.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Each of Nigeria's 774 local government areas must organise at least one sporting event a year

[2] Scholarships must be provided for exceptional talents who will be educated up to university level at specialist sports academies

[3] There will be a National Sports Festival held at least once a year, to which all states are compelled to participate

DIASPORA umbrella body the Central Association of Nigerians in the UK (Canuk) has issued a statement on developments sorrounding fast track passport applications in the UK. Signed by chairman Ayo Akinfe, general secretary Abidemi Bada and publicity secretary Rose Graham, the statement which was approved unanimously by its excutive committee, states the association's response to ongoing developments sorrounding the matter.

Full statement: 

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Team sports - When I was in secondary school, we participated in team sports every day. Handball, basketball, volleyball, football, hockey, etc were events in which we were all trained. Across the spectrum we had national games festivals for universities, polytechnics, colleges of education, police colleges, etc, in which talent emerged. We then had the National Sports Festival which produced the crème de la crème. Surely this can easily be revived

Ayo Akinfe

[1] We will introduce a raft of anti-inflationary measures to combat the cost of living crisis. I assure you all that as from January 2025, this government will ensure inflation is kept to single digits

[2] Given that about a third of Nigeria’s food produce goes to waste, we will be investing $2bn in rural roads, on-farm storage and refrigerated transport over the next two years

ENGLISH Premier League giants Everton are considering making a move for Super Eagles winger Samuel Chukwueze with a view to signing him before the start of the forthcoming 2024/25 season.