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I keep hoping against hope that one day we Nigerians will acquire the discipline to carry out tasks with the kind of efficiency taken for granted in Europe as epitomised by D-Day

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Many Nigerians erroneously think that corruption is their biggest problem. How wrong they are. Intellectual laziness, being under-productive and sheer incompetence are what is keeping us in a state of under-development, to use a phrase from Walter Rodney

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Lagos State government provides five more viewing centres as Nations Cup gets underway

LAGOS football fans will be able to watch the ongoing African Cup of Nations at five additional venues after the state government opted to increase the number of viewing venues to 20 from 15.

 

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President Tinubu should divert every kobo set aside to fund palliatives into road construction as part of a major transportation infrastructure overhaul

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigeria is the world’s sixth largest agricultural producer but alas, up to one third of our food production goes to waste due to poor transportation and storage facilities. To stem this waste, the federal government needs to make rural roads an urgent priority

[2] In some parts of Nigeria, entire local government areas are cut off during the rainy season. Just imagine the amount of farm produce that ends up being wasted

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Foreign trade volumes passing through Lagos soars by 9% during the first nine months of 2023

FOREIGN trade volume passing through the two Lagos ports grew by 9% to N37.93trn ($39.74bn) during the first nine months of 2023 from N34.69trn in the previous year according to recent figures just published by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

 

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UK universities face the risk of falling student numbers as a result of government immigration curbs

SEVERAL universities in the UK are now facing the risk of falling into financial deficit due to the massive decline in international students following the government's new policy of placing a ban on pupils bringing dependants into the country.

 

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Southampton's Onuachu called up as a last minute replacement for injured Sadiq Umar

SOUTHAMPTON striker Paul Onuachu has been handed a last minute invitation to join the Super Eagles squad at the ongoing African Cup of Nations as a replacement for the injured Sadiq Umar who had to pull out with a knee injury.

 

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Nigeria does not need all these palliative measures that only fuel corruption and perpetuate poverty. What we need is an industrial programme to enhance economic growth

Ayo Akinfe

[1] No matter how you look at it, the world’s largest black nation should be seated at the high table of humanity. At some stage it is inevitable we will be because we live in a changing world. For instance, China is now the world’s second largest economy, so a G-7 meeting without Beijing present is comical. Nigeria’s seat is just waiting for us to occupy it one day

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FCT wife wants 27 year marriage dissolved saying husband is impotent after having five kids together

FEDERAL Capital Territory (FCT) housewife Sa’adatu Ayuba has asked a Dei-Dei Grade One Area Court to nullify her marriage to her husband to Jalija because he is impotent despite the fact that they have been married for 27 years and have five kids together.

 

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Utomi opens talks with Atiku and Obi about forming a new party to challenge the APC in 2027

ECONOMIST and former presidential candidate Professor Pat Utomi has revealed that he is working with other political heavyweights in the country to form a new party that can challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)  in 2027.

 

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Fulham eye Super Eagles anchorman Frank Onyeka as the transfer window starts to stir

SUPER Eagles anchorman Frank Onyeka could be joining his compatriots Calvin Bassey and Alex Iwobi at English Premier League side Fulham after the club expressed an interest in purchasing the midfielder from west London neighbours Brentford.

 

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