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I hope that Tinubu’s agricultural plans are centred around developing farmers’ cooperatives and making agro-processing the centrepiece of his manufacturing policy

Ayo Akinfe

[1] All of Nigeria's 774 local government areas will be obliged by law to organise their farmers into cooperative units

[2] Farmers will be encouraged to sell their produce, buy seedlings, pesticides and fertilisers, as well as farming equipment through these co-operatives to maximise efficiency and overhead costs

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Watford to loan Eagles goalkeeper Maduka Okoye out to Italian side Udinese for a season

SUPER Eagles goalkeeper Maduka Okoye is set to join Italian Serie A club Udinese on a season-long loan deal from English Championship side Watford as he searches for my playing time during the 20223/24 season.

 

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By 2050 Nigeria will be the world’s third most populous nation and our current landmass of 923,769 km2 will be inadequate to sustain a projected population of 400m so Tinubu must act now

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Dr Martin Luther King always spoke about "The fierce urgency of now" pointing out that gradualism was the killer of goals and dreams. I hope that President Bola Tinubu shares his view that: “We cannot afford the tranquilising drug of gradualism.”

[2] It is projected that by 2050, Nigeria will have a population of 400m, making her the third most populous nation in the world after India and China

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Oluremi Tinubu urges governors wives to support her Renewed Hope Initiative aimed at combating poverty

NIGERIA'S first lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu has urged the wives of the country's 36 state governors to formally introduce and acquaint them with the objectives and the mission of the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) aimed at abolishing poverty.

 

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Balogun rejoins Glasgow Rangers signing one year deal with them ahead of new season

LEON Balogun has re-joined Scottish giants Glasgow Rangers from English Championship side Queens Park Rangers (QPR) on a one-year deal become the club's seventh signing as it prepares for the new season.

 

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I am yet to hear the new Ecowas chairman utter one word on foreign policy. Is Tinubu aware of the fact that he needs a radical approach if he wants to attract foreign direct investment into West Africa and Nigeria

 

[1] For starters, I hope Tinubu is aware of the fact that Africa as a continent only accounts for 4% of world trade and 1% of global manufacturing. Yet, she accounts for 18% of humanity’s population. Clearly, this is not sustainable, so an aggressive Nigerian foreign policy is required to correct the imbalance

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Abuja high court dismisses EFCC corruption charges brought against Rochas Okorocha

FORMER Imo State governor Senator Rochas Okorocha has been cleared of all corruption charges filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) high court.

 

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Nigerian lawmakers demand an increase in their salaries too in response to petrol subsidy removal

MEMBERS of Nigeria's House of Representatives are demanding an upward review of their salaries and allowances following the recent removal of fuel subsidy by the federal government despite the fact that they are among the highest paid lawmakers in the world.

 

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Super Falcons defender Ashleigh Plumptre parts ways with Leicester City on eve of World Cup

SUPER Falcons defender Ashleigh Plumptre is to leave the Leicester City Women's team following the end of the season on a shock development that has seen her and the club part ways just as she heads for the World Cup with Nigeria.

 

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If you want to know how parasitic Nigeria is, understand that one in every 40 humans is Nigerian. This means that President Tinubu needs to get the economy to account for one fortieth of global output

Ayo Akinfe

[1] When you look at Nigeria with a population of about 200m, making her the world’s seventh most populous nation in a planet made up of about 8bn people, it is crystal clear that we are an under-performing parasitic economy. A huge liability to the rest of humanity

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