JONNY Baxter has been named as the new British deputy high commissioner in Lagos taking over from Ben Llewellyn-Jones who recently concluded his three year sojourn in Nigeria and will be returning to London.

Under the British diplomatic structure in Nigeria, the high commissioner resides in the capital Abuja, while the deputy high commissioner lives in the commercial capital Lagos. Mr Baxter is described as an experienced diplomat who has worked in different parts of the world.

MEMBERS of the new military junta in Niger Republic have appointed former economy minister Lamine Zeine as the country’s new prime minister as they defy the rest of the world and refuse to back down.

ENGLAND winger Lauren James has apologised for stamping on Super Falcons defender Michelle Alozie  during yesterday's World Cup match promising to learn from the incident which earned her a red card.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigeria needs French automobile companies Citroen and Renault to come and open manufacturing and assembly plants in Nigeria immediately as Peugeot did in Kaduna. We need them to make Nigeria the centre of electric car manufacturing

[2] Pharmaceutical giant Sanofi should come and open a facility in Nigeria to manufacture a coronavirus vaccine. The French government should offer them a massive tax rebate for doing so

SUPER Falcons head coach Randy Waldrum said he wants to continue managing the team despite the recent spats he has had with the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) after the impressive showing of his wards at the Women's World Cup.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] As things stand, Nigeria only generates about 7,000MW of electricity and to industrialise, she needs about 50,000MW. Basically, this means Nigeria needs to generate power from several sources and the most economical is nuclear energy

NIGERIA'S Round of 16 clash against England in the Women's World Cup tomorrow has been given an extra boost after both sides declared their Barcelona stars and poster girls fit for the game.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Get the federal government to buy the rights to the Volkswagen Beetle. Then enter into a pact with Innoson Motors where the government owns 25% of a joint venture that manufactures electric Beetles. Make Nigeria the world’s largest manufacturer of such vehicles

[2] Place an eagle in the middle of the national flag. People need to see a clear break from the past as they did in South Africa at the end of apartheid

ENGLISH Football League Two clubside Swindon Town have confirmed the signing of London-born Nigerian defender Tariq Uwakwe ahead of their season's opener against Colchester United today.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] First of all, Nigeria needs an intensified military presence in the Lake Chad Basin or we will end up with another Afghanistan on our hands. Boko Haram, Iswap and other terrorist organisations operating in the region need to totally eliminated

[2] It is also time to expand the Lake Chad Basin Force into a fully fledged Ecomog Army of about 20,000 men

[3] Borno and Yobe states each need a mechanised division of the Nigerian Army of about 10,000 troops each