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Ayo Akinfe

[1] Worldwide, about 80m hectares of irrigated lowland rice provide 75% of output. Our Asian friends lead the world in this regard, while we African are loyal consumers

[2] Irrigated rice is grown in bunded fields or paddies, which are surrounded by a small embankment that keeps the water in. Our Niger Delta is tailor-made for this kind of rice production but alas, our domestic production still lags behind consumption

FORMER Kano State governor Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso has been given a legal reprieve in his ongoing battle with the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) after the Kano State High Court voided his recent suspension.

NIGERIA'S Super Eagles will begin their journey to the 2026 World Cup bid on November 13 this year when they kick off their qualification campaign against Lesotho at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Both China and India must open Covid-19 vaccine factories in Nigeria. In addition, Nigeria wants sole distribution rights of the vaccine across Africa

[2] Nigeria wants a platoon of an elite division of special forces from both nations like The Leopards, The Siberian Tigers or the Night Tigers deployed to Borno State to help eliminate Boko Haram and the Islamic State of West African Province once and for all

Ayo Akinfe

Annual output of world’s leading horse producers

[1] US - 10.5m

[2] Mexico - 6.3

[3] China - 5.5m

[4] Brazil - 5.5m

[5] Mongolia - 3.9m

[6] Argentina- 2.5m

[7] Kazakhstan - 2.4m

[8] Ethiopia - 2.2m

[9] Russia - 1.3m

[10] 1.1m

[1] A horse costs about $2,000 on the open market, so just imagine the revenue we would generate if we exported say 3m of them

INDIAN investors have indicated their readiness to facilitate fresh investments in Nigeria worth up to $14bn particularly in the petroleum and steel sectors as part of an industrial expansion involving both nations.

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu is on course to remain in office for the remainder of his tenure which ends in May 2027 after attempts to get his election overturned failed today with the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal dismissing the challenges brought by the opposition.

SUPER Eagles striker Paul Onuachu is closing on a move to Turkish side Trabzonspor on a permanent transfer from Southampton after moves by several English Premier League clubs to sign him fell through.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] As part of our clean energy strategy we need to move millions of people from road to rail, so to achieve this a railway network needs to be constructed across the country over the next 20 years linking all 36 states, employing no less than 10m people

AFRICAN Development Bank (AfDB) president Dr Femi Adeshina have revealed that the financial institution has committed to providing $25bn to finance climate adaptation across the continent between now and 2050.