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ENGLISH Championship side Southampton have rejected a recent offer from Italian Serie A club Hellas Verona for the services of Super Eagles midfielder Joe Aribo saying the bid did not match their evaluation of the player.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigeria currently has about 20m head of cattle. We should aim to double this to at least 40m by 2027 through an ambitious programme of industrial production, aggressive ranching, the provision of veterinary services and the provision of security for livestock

Ayo Akinfe

[1] First of all, it will be his responsibility to build an 850km windmill wall along Nigeria’s Atlantic coastline. He should get Nigeria into the Guinness Book of Records as the nation with the world’s latest windmill farm

[2] Secondly, it is his job to turn Nigeria into a maritime power. This should lead to the location of shipyards along the Nigerian coastline, especially in the Niger Delta

ENGLISH Premier League side Crystal Palace is stepping up plans to sign Super Eagles striker Kelechi Iheanacho from relegated Leicester City before the close of the current summer transfer window.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] NNPC - Oil processing, distribution and retailing and the manufacturing of industrial equipment. It should also be involved in the production of oil by-products like petrochemicals and fertiliser

[2] Innoson - Manufacturing of industrial goods like automobiles, railway wagons, aircraft, ships, electronic consumer goods and medical equipment

BRITAIN has announced a funding plan of up to £210m to help Nigeria and other developing nations combat the growing menace of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) public health threat through the building of state-of-the-art labs and the use of cutting-edge surveillance systems.

DEFENCE chiefs from Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) countries have indicated that they are ready to deploy a standby military force that could intervene in the Republic of Niger to restore democracy there.

ENGLISH Premier League side Fulham have rejected two bids for Nigeria-eligible central defender Tosin Adarabioyo turning down one from London rivals Tottenham Hotspurs and recently rejecting another from French League One side Monaco.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] So eventually President Tinubu named his cabinet, appointing Senator John Owan Enoh as the new sports minister

[2] Kenneth Kaunda once said: “Sports is power.” What he meant was that success in sports has the opportunity to open up openings for the betterment of society. Nigeria needs to start understanding this

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Niger Republic produced 2,020 tonnes of uranium in 2022, about 5% of world mining output. This was actually down from 2,991 tons in 2020. It is this no surprise that they county is of interest to the Western world