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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to take over the supervision of crude oil sales receipts from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) as part of plans to stem the corruption and rot that is bedevilling the sector.

ROYAL Antwerp midfielder Alhassan Yusuf has declared himself fit and ready to resume action at the ongoing African Cup of Nations as the Super eagles gear up for a quarter final clash against Angola on Friday.

NIGERIA'S Dangote Petroleum Refinery is set to import crude oil from the US over the coming months because they are available at low prices as part of its plans to start producing refined petroleum products.

SUPER Eagles left fullback Bruno Onyemaechi could be changing clubs while he is away on national duty at the African Cup of Nations after French Ligue One side Nantes submitted an offer to his Portuguese club Boavista.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] With the latest news that the Dangote refinery will now be importing crude oil from the US, it is time to sit down and think. Nigeria needs to start weaning herself of petroleum both as a revenue earner and as a source of energy

[2] It is time for our National Assembly to start debating imposing a moratorium on oil prospecting and drilling across Nigeria. Can they not see that this is the direction every other nation is taking?

NIGERIA'S minister of solid minerals Dele Alake has disassociated himself from plans to run for the governorship of his native Ekiti State claiming that he had nothing to do with posters touting him as a potential gubernatorial candidate.

ENGLISH Premier League giants Arsenal are considering making a bid for Bologna's Nigeria-eligible striker Joshua Zirkzee having watched him play in Serie A and being impressed with his performance.

ECONOMIC Community of West African States (Ecowas) officials have called for calm following the recent announcement that three of its members were leaving the regional body stating that it had yet to receive any official documentation to that effect.

NIGERIAN Football federation (NFF) officials have blamed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for the current delay in the payment of match bonuses to members of the Super Eagles participating in the ongoing African Cup of Nations in Abidjan.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] We shall open six mega ranches in Niger, Borno, Taraba, Yobe, Bauchi and Kaduna states, the territories with the largest landmasses in the country. They will be linked by a commercial railway network which will extend to major marketers like Lagos, Abuja, Kano, Kaduna, Enugu, Benin, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, etc