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Tinubu uses UN address to request international support for his Niger Republic plans

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has called on members of the United Nations to support his plans to re-establish constitutional order in neighbouring Niger Republic following the July coup in the country that overthrew the democratically elected government.

 

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Nigeria's hope of getting Spurs defender Udogie suffers setback as his agent says he feels Italian

NIGERIA'S hopes of getting Tottenham Hotspurs fullback Destiny Udogie to feature for the Super Eagles have suffered a major setback after his agent Stefano Antonelli revealed that the players feels more Italian than Nigerian.

 

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With all this government emphasis on attracting foreign investors, surely, it should be easy to woo a Chinese container manufacturer as part of Tinubu’s blue economy programme

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Freight containers are a reusable transport and storage unit for moving products and raw materials between locations or countries. There are about 17 million intermodal containers in the world

[2] About 85% of the world’s containers are manufactured in China

[3] Do you know that 90% of African imports and exports are expedited by cargo ships. Egypt’s Port Said alone handles about 3m containers a year

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Lagos State police boss sets up committee to exhume Mohbad's body and investigate his death

LAGOS State police commissioner Idowu Owohunwa has inaugurated a 13-man special investigation team to unravel the circumstances surrounding the death of Nigerian singer Ilerioluwa Aloba popularly known as Mohbad.

 

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Dangote refinery promises to start producing jet fuel and diesel as from October this year

NIGERIA'S Dangote Refinery is set to begin producing refined petrol and other petroleum products including diesel and jet fuel as from next month in a move set to end the country's dependence on imports.

 

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Crystal Palace extend Kelvin Agho's loan deal with Serbian side Voždovac until the end of the season

ENGLISH Premier league side Crystal Palace have extended the loan deal of former Golden Eaglets leftback Kelvin Agho with Serbian side Voždovac for the duration of the 2023/24 season as part of their plan to ensure his continued development.

 

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President Tinubu is in New York negotiating deals on the fringes of the United Nations General Assembly. I hope he left Abuja with a template that looks something like this

Ayo Akinfe

[1] First of all, President Tinubu should let the whole world know that Nigeria is not Afghanistan where what happens remains local. Whenever anything happens in Nigeria, it has continental implications. President Tinubu needs to tell the rest of the world that they ignore Nigeria at their peril

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Interior minister announces plans to harmonise all identity cards into one national document

INTERIOR minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has announced ambitious plans to harmonise all the various identity cards in Nigeria into one seamless and efficient document which meets virtually all the needs of the citizenry.

 

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Domestic airlines like Air Peace to be given the go-ahead to fly international routes

NIGERIA Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) officials have finalised plans to make it easy for domestic airlines to commence international flights as part of a grand plan to boost the sector and provide for its expansion.

 

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Super Falcons striker Adekite Fatuga-Dada joins MK Dons Women from Watford

SUPER Falcons striker Adekite Fatuga-Dada has joined English football league side MK Dons Women from rivals Watford signing a one year deal that will see her play for her new side for the duration of the 2023/24 season.

 

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