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[1] Nigeria desperately needs a national private sector giant that will serve as the bellwether of her economy. For instance, Samsung accounts for 20% of South Korea’s economic output

[2] Every serious nation has once such company, be it San Miguel in the Philippines, Fiat in Italy, Toyota in Japan, Siemens in Germany, Skoda in the Czech Republic, etc. A private sector operator that is a mass producer of consumer goods for the local market and export

NIGERIA'S Young Progressive Party (YPP) has called on President Bola Tinubu to suspend interior minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo immediately over his role on the ongoing corruption scandal rocking the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation.

BRITAIN'S high commissioner to Nigeria Dr Richard Montgomery said that he will step up efforts to enhance trade and investment between the two nations as it is vital if both countries want to grow their economies.

NICE of France striker Terem Moffi has been called up to the Super Eagles camp as a replacement for Bayer Leverkusen striker Victor Boniface and will now be joining the team in Ivory Coast for the forthcoming African Cup of Nations.

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[1] Any traditional monarch who confers a chieftaincy title on a person who has misappropriated public funds will be deposed. Their communities will be barred from replacing such a monarch for a 10 year period

[2] Any church or mosque that receives the proceeds of corruption will have its premises sealed and its operating licence revoked

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has directed that the size of all federal government entourages to local and international events be drastically reduced by 60% as part of a plan to reduce the cost of governance.

NIGERIA'S federal government has been slammed with a N100m ($111,500) fine by a Federal Capital Territory high court for violating the human rights of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor Godwin Emefiele.

LEICESTER City striker Kelechi Iheanacho is on his way to join his Super Eagles team mates currently in camp for the African Cup of Nations after being given the all clear by his club's medical doctors.

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[1] This is a picture of guns under construction in Five Shop, Elswick Works, Newcastle upon Tyne, in the UK, dated July27, 1942

[2] It includes 5.118-inch guns for Russia and 4-inch guns for the British Admiralty

[3] Workshop of the World is a phrase often used to describe Britain’s manufacturing dominance during the 19th century

NIGERIA'S Super Eagles lost a warm-up friendly game to Guinea's Syli Stars today going down 0-2 to their West African neighbours at the Bani Yas Stadium Abu Dhabi in a match organised to prepare them for the forthcoming African Cup of Nations.