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LAWMAKERS in Nigeria's new 10th National Assembly have elected the leaders of both houses with Senator Godswill Akpabio becoming the senate president and Hon Tajudeen Abbas getting elected as the new speaker of the House of Representatives.

ARSENAL goalkeeper Ovie Ejeheri currently on loan to Finnish side SJK Seinäjoki has been invited to the Flying Eagles camp in recognition of the recent brilliant performances with his clubside.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] All Nigerian pupils will be offered free tuition right up until the end of secondary school

[2] Nigeria’s federal government and the 36 states will spend 15% of their gross domestic product (GDP) on education

[3] Free uniforms will be provided in all public schools nationwide

[4] One free school meal will be offered in all state primary and secondary school pupils nationwide

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has signed the Nigerian Student Loan Bill which offers interest-free loans for educational purposes and proposes a punishment of N50,000 or a two year prison sentence for defaulters  into law.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] I would construct the world’s first ever mile-long underwater hotel and restaurant stretching from Asaba to Onitsha

[2] I would build the world’s largest hydro-electric power plant at Lokoja capable of generating 30,000MW of electricity

[3] I would build the world’s longest wind farm stretching from Badagry to Calabar. It would be 850km of continuous wind mills

[4] I would build the world’s largest solar farm spanning Borno and Yobo states

AREWA Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) officials have called for the immediate arrest and  prosecution of the former aviation minister Senator Hadi Sirika over his role in the recent Nigeria Air scandal that involved the false purchase of a aircraft.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] No matter how anyone looks at things, religious capital presents Nigeria with the biggest potential source of internal finance for investment. Even if we appoint the most brilliant economist on earth as our finance minister, he or she will never be able to crack the Nigerian economy without tapping into religious finance

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nnewi - Automobile manufacturing

[2] Akure - Cocoa processing and chocolate

[3] Orlu - Pharmaceuticals

[4] Aba - Clothing and footwear

[5] Abeokuta - Railway carriages and engines

[6] Kano - Groundnut, neem, millet and sorghum processing

[7] Damaturu - Dairy products

[8] Port Harcourt - Shipbuilding, boatmaking and fishing equipment

[9] Calabar - Aircraft assembly

LAWMAKERS from across the southeast geo-political zone have decided to back the two Federal House of Representatives leadership candidates put forward by the All Progressives Congress (APC) with 35 out of the 42 members-elect opting to support them.

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has hosted the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria (NCTRN) in Abuja in what has been his first meeting with fist class monarchs who paid him a courtesy visit earlier today.