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Are Tinubu and his finance minister Wale Edun aware of the fact that in 1971, Gowon and Awolowo set a record by getting 25% GDP growth. I hope they have plans to replicate this with an audacious programme

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Build at least one silo in each of our 774 local government areas to store cash crops and food crops. We then need to build processsing plants around these silos with a goal of adding at least 50% value to every agricultural product we produce

[2] Get the Ajaokuta and Aladja steel mills running at full capacity. Nigeria needs to produce at least 10m tonnes of steel a year

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Opposition presidential candidates ask Tinubu to find positions for them in his government

SEVERAL opposition candidates who participated in the 2023 presidential election have appealed to President Bola Tinubu to consider them for appointment into his government as he puts his administration together.

 

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Northampton police discover the body of missing Nigerian poet Gboyega Odubanjo

AUTHORITIES in the UK have found a body if missing Nigerian poet Gboyega Odubanjo who went missing over the weekend on his way to a festival in Northamptonshire where he was billed to perform.

 

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UK high commission introduces four major initiatives in bid to improve service

NIGERIA'S high commission to the UK has announced the completion of four major landmark projects as part of its ongoing reform programme aimed at improving access to consular services.

 

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All airlines operating at Lagos airport given until October 1 to relocate to Terminal Two

NIGERIA'S new aviation minister Festus Keyamo has directed all international airlines to vacate Terminal One of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos as from October 1 to allow for maintenance work to take place there.

 

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Liverpool hopeful of reaching deadline day deal with Leicester City over Wilfred Ndidi

ENGLISH Premier League giants Liverpool are hoping to clinch the signing of Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi from Leicester City before the close of the summer transfer deadline tomorrow.

 

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Personally, I am disappointed that President Tinubu did not appoint a dedicated minister for manufacturing with a mandate to turn the following cities into specialist industrial zones:

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

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Tinubu weighs up his options as his Africa policy is thrown into chaos with Gabonese coup

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu is weighing up his options as his foreign policy suffered another major serious challenge after soldiers ousted the government of President Ali Bongo in Gabon and placed him under house arrest.

 

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As Tinubu’s cabinet finally settles down, how about him unveiling this series of policies for young people

Ayo Akinfe

[1] There will be free primary and secondary education for every Nigerian child

[2] Nigeria’s federal government will offer one free meal a day to all primary school pupils

[3] The federal government will pay a N10,000 monthly stipend to all unemployed school leavers under 24

[4] Every state government will be compelled by law to open at least one vocational training centre in each of Nigeria's 774 local government areas

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Delta State Police Command arrests over 100 gay men attending homosexual wedding

MEN of the Delta State Police Command arrested over 100 suspected gay men at a hotel  over the weekend after they were suspected of organising a homosexual wedding ceremony in violation of a nationwide ban on such activities.

 

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