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[1] Governors of the 19 states of northern Nigeria will be encouraged to make land available so the country’s cotton cultivation area is increased to at least 2m hectares by 2029

[2] Nigeria’s Bank of Industry will make loans available to all cotton farmers at an interest rate no higher than 2%

NIGERIA-eligible central midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu has been sent out on loan to Turkish Super Lig champions Galatasaray for the duration of the 2026/27 season by English Championship side Burnley following their relegation from the Premier League.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] We want to build an African giant of a nation with a landmass of about 3m square kilometres. This will include about 800,000 sq kilometres of Sahara Desert

[2] South of the Sahara, we will build a socialist secular nation with a population of 1bn people where power is devolved to the federating units

[3] Our nation will have a gross domestic product of about $30trn putting it in sharp competition with China, India, the US and a United States of Europe

NIGERIA-eligible central defender Sean Somade has signed his first professional contract with English Premier League Crystal Palace in a development that sets him up for a breakthrough into the first team during the forthcoming 2026/27 season.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] You make all economic and investment decisions and bring them to the cabinet for approval. All submissions from you should be in the form of legislative bills

[2] By 2030, Nigeria’s share of petroleum export receipts as a proportion of federal government revenue must fall from the current 90% to at least 50%

SUPER Eagles centreback Chibuike Nwaiwu has moved a step closer to playing in the English Premier League next season after his agents and Fulham agreed on the details of personal terms.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] I have always been a subscriber to the big bang theory. I have always maintained that Nigeria needs a big launching pad to revive her economic fortunes

[2] In 1977, we hosted Festac and believe you me, it put Nigeria on the world map. It attracted investors and as we speak, all the infrastructure like the National Theatre and Festac Town, are still standing

SUPER Eagles striker Tolu Arokodare could end up spending the forthcoming at Wolverhampton Wanderers after the club rejected a bid from Italian Serie A side Fiorentina regarding the offer as insignificant.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] On August 3 1900, the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company was founded by a gentleman named Harvey Firestone. Cashing in on the booming automobile market, Mr Firestone soon saw the huge potential for marketing tyres and his company was a pioneer in the mass production of them

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Six regional powers grids will be established across the country on the basis of geo-political zones, with each responsible for providing electricity to the states within its domain

[2] A national grid will operate on top of this serving as a supplement whenever there are shortages in any geo-political zone. Basically, the national grid will serve as a reserve