Now that the royal tour is over, what Nigeria’s finance minister needs to do is arrange for a group of economists to meet with Harry’s economic advisers and draw up a list of goals they want to achieve

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[1] Let us not delude ourselves, Britain's elite still regards Nigeria as a nation of savages where people have only recently climbed down from tree tops. We need an aggressive enlightenment strategy to get them to start viewing Nigerians as equal human beings

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Nigerian and Chinese Custom's services sign MoU designed to increase trading volumes

NIGERIAN Customs Service (NCS) officials gave signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) designed to enhance trading activities between both nations.

 

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Everton appear keen on signing Iheanacho ahead of next season on a free transfer from Leicester

SUPER Eagles striker Kelechi Iheanacho has emerged as a summer transfer target for English Premier League giants Everton after he and his current club Leicester City failed to reached an agreement on renewing his contract.

 

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I hope Allen Onyema secretly met with Prince Harry and agreed a deal with him that looks something like this

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[1] Air Peace is offering Harry and Meghan two free flights from London to Nigeria a year

[2] Air Peace will become the official airline of the Invicta Games

[3] Nigeria will host the Invicta Games once every two years and Air Peace will be responsible for flying in all athletes

[4] All Invicta Games athletes will wear Air Peace logos on their kits

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Palace and Bournemouth begin a tug of war for Elijah Adebayo as Luton face relegation

ENGLISH Premier League sides Crystal Palace and Bournemouth have become locked in a battle to secure the signature of Nigeria-eligible striker Elijah Adebayo following the almost certain relegation of his side Luton Town.

 

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President Tinubu should help King Charles resolve his dilemma by appointing Prince Harry as Nigeria’s investment ambassador plenipotentiary with a remit to attract at least $50bn in foreign direct investment annually

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[1] Were I in President Tinubu’s shoes, I would cash in on this Prince Harry’s visit big time. I would call King Charles III and tell him I have a global role for his son, so all that pondering about how to mend fences is now over

[2] I would offer Harry and Meghan a palatial home in Abuja and a budget of about $1m, with a mandate to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) of at least $50bn a year

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National Bureau of Statistics report reveals that inflation has soared by over 100% over the last year

NIGERIANS are facing a very bleak summer period as the cost of basic foodstuffs has soared by over 100% over the last year and looks set to continue spiralling for the foreseeable future according to a recent survey published by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

 

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Harry and Meghan will not meet with Tinubu as their visit is a private and not an official one

 

BRITAIN'S Duke and Duchess of York Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will not be meeting with President Bola Tinubu during their three day visit to Nigeria because their trip is a private and not an official one according to  high commission in Abuja.

 

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President Tinubu needs to build on the CBN's ban on the spraying of naira by sending a bill to the National Assembly that will compel Nigerians to invest that money in cooperative societies

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For starters, we need mega manufacturing plants in the following sectors:

[1] Okada riders
[2] Fabric retailers
[3] Cocoa farmers
[4] Automobile spare parts traders
[5] Luxurious bus companies
[6] Fishermen who use trawlers
[7] Generator distributors
[8] Livestock herdsmen who use animal feed
[9] Major microphone users like churches and mosques
[10] Food crop farmers who use fertilisers

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I hope that President Tinubu’s recent bilateral summit with the prime minister of the Netherlands involved a deal asking for Dutch investors to come invest in a Nigerian seed company to produce hybrid seedlings

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[1] Cocoa - We need to boost our annual harvest to 1m tonnes from the current 330,000 tonnes

[2] Rice - We need to boost our national harvest to 10m tonnes from the current 4m tonnes

[3] Sugarcane - We need a 10m tonne crop, up from the current 38,000 tonnes

[4] Palm oil - We need to boost output to 20m tonnes from the current 1m tonnes

[5] Wheat - We desperately need to boost production to about 10m tonnes from the current 60,000 tonnes

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