Fayose says he will not accept a position to serve in Tinubu's cabinet if appointed

FORMER Ekiti State governor Ayo Fayose has revealed that he will never accept a  ministerial appointment from President Bola Tinubu should he be named for a position as he believes he is too old for it.

 

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Tinubu promises to combat insecurity and foster economic integration after being elected Ecowas chairman

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has been unanimously elected as the chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) at the regional body's 63rd ordinary session which just held in Guinea-Bissau.

 

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Ovie Ejeheri set to return to Arsenal next season after the end of his loan spell in Finland

NIGERIA-eligible goalkeeper Ovie Ejeheri is planning to return to English Premier League side Arsenal at the end of the summer break following the end of his loan spell at Finnish Veikkausliiga clubside JK Seinajoki.

 

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As we await the formation of the Federal Executive Council this week, I hope Tinubu realises that he needs a team that can make Nigeria self-sufficient regarding the manufacturing of the following basic consumer items within the next four years

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Steam irons

[2] Wrist watches

[3] Mobile phones

[4] Laptop computers

[5] iPads

[6] Plasma Television sets

[7] Fridge-freezers

[8] Handbags

[9] Generator sets

[10] Bicycles

[1] I do not think it is asking too much for us as a nation to produce 50m units of each of these items annually

[2] No doubt there are a lot of prototypes out there but alas, how do we get from prototype to mass production?

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Cost of running National Assembly balloons as over 2,500 aides look set to be appointed

FEARS are growing that the 10th National Assembly may end up having more than 2,563 legislative aides as the current crop of leaders including senate president Godswill Akpabio and House of Reps speaker Tajudeen Abbas are appointing many assistants.

 

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With Tinubu’s ministerial list expected this week, I hope that at least a third of his appointees are women as part of an ambitious gender-balancing programme

Ayo Akinfe

[1] President Tinubu should forward a bill to the National Assembly that will scrap all laws which limit a woman's right to inherit family property

[2] Child marriages will become criminalised immediately with a minimum 10 year prison sentence for convicted criminals

[3] 50% women's representation will be guaranteed in all elected and appointed positions as from 2024

[4] Free smear tests will be made available in all states of the federation

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Tinubu urged to set aside 10% of all appointments for persons living with disabilities

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has been urged to set aside 10% of all federal appointments for persons living with disabilities in line with the spirit of the Persons With Disabilities (PWD) Prohibition Act 2018.

 

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Being a Lagosian, one would expect Tinubu to have a coherent fisheries policy which seeks to turn the industry into a major revenue earner

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigeria has got to be the only country in the world with 853km of Atlantic coastline and is yet still a net importer of fish. For me, the absence of a fishing industry in Nigeria highlights the effects of this atrocious oil doom and our shameless dependency on petroleum

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Gbenga Daniels asks Dapo Abiodun to stop paying him ex-governors generous pension package

FORMER Ogun State governor Senator Gbenga Daniel has asked the incumbent Dapo Abiodun to stop paying him a monthly pension under the current extravagant arrangement that provides for a handsome retirement packages for past chiefs executives.

 

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King Charles's charity Prince’s Trust International launched in Nigeria to help train youths

BRITISH non-profit organisation the Prince’s Trust International (PTI) established by King Charles III has been launched in Nigeria as part of a drive to address the urgent issue of youth unemployment on a global scale.

 

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