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Ayo Akinfe

[1] Clergymen who refuse to remit 40% of their tithes as state taxes

[2] Those who import generator sets perpetuating our electricity crisis

[3] Those who own private jets at a time when Nigeria is struggling to get a national carrier off the ground

[4] Importers and distributors of luxury goods and items like Gucci and Louis Vuitton handbags that could easily be manufactured in Nigeria

MEMBERS of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and their Beninoise counterparts have ended a two-day meeting in Abuja where they have entered agreements on a range of matters including a deal to clear all Nigerian goods from the port of Cotonou immediately.

VICE president Kashim Shettima is leaving Nigeria for Cuba today where he will attend the G77+China Leaders’ Summit in Havana as part of the government's ongoing plans to woo investors and attract foreign direct investment (FDI) into the country.

SUPER Falcons defender Ashleigh Plumptre has officially joined the Al-Ittihad Ladies Club in the Saudi Women’s Premier League after months of speculation about where she will end up after leaving Leicester City earlier in the summer.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] I have always regarded the 1851 capture of Lagos as the date when the British colonisation of Nigeria began. That was the year when John Beecroft the British consul of the Bights of Benin and Biafra, lined up his naval gunboats off the coast of Lagos and forced Oba Akintoye to sign a treaty of protection handing over the city to Britain

CONCERNS are growing over the continued delay by the Dangote Refinery in Lekki's inability to start producing petrol as promised and living up to its agreement to churn out 650,000 barrels of refined produce a day.

AIRLINE experts have warned that Nigeria needs an additional 159 aircraft by 2042 if the country's aviation industry is to realise its economic potential and maintain the required health and safety standards required of it.

FRANCO-Nigerian teenage midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu is confident of making the grade at English Premier League giants Chelsea despite having a tough fight on his hands to grab a shirt given the quality of opposition he is up against.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Over the last 20 years of so, rich Nigerians have been flocking to Dubai in huge numbers to throw lavish parties. Even our leaders hold the weddings of their children there, while many Nigerian businesses, old school associations, community groups, etc, who could easily hold retreats in Nigeria, chose to go to Dubai for jamborees. A 30% Dubai Tax will be levied on such jamborees and used to develop the Nigerian tourist industry

BRITISH Royal Navy warship HMS Trent has docked in Lagos as part of a West African military tour aimed at strengthening ties with allies in the fight against piracy and other illegal activities such as human trafficking.