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I hope Tinubu realises that he simply has to negotiate a bilateral trade deal with our former colonial masters Britain that will guarantee shelf space for Nigerian goods maybe starting with fruit

Ayo Akinfe

[1] One huge problem the UK will face now she is outside the European Union (EU) is that she will no longer enjoy duty-free supply of fruits and vegetables from the Mediterranean region. Trust the Spanish, Italians, Greeks, French and Portuguese, they will demand full market price for all the tropical fruits they sell to the UK from now on

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Man City will offer contract to Nigerian teenage midfield sensation Sam Tinubu

MANCHESTER City have beaten Tottenham Hotspur and Nottingham Forest in the race to sign English-born Nigerian midfielder Sam Tinubu who is set to sign his first formal contract with the club this summer4.

 

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Now that Asari has been co-opted to end oil theft, I look forward to Tinubu turning his attention to agriculture with a policy centred around the dredging of rivers and silt collection

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Is there any agency in Nigeria dealing with the issue of silt in our rivers?

[2] Across the far northern tip of Nigeria, farmland is being eroded by desert encroachment

[3] Large parts of southeast Nigeria are made up of soft clay soil not suitable for agriculture and prone to erosion

[4] If we dredged just the rivers Niger and Benue alone and packaged this silt, we could use it to turn both of these badly affected areas into lush farmland

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If we want to put everything into perspective, Tinubu is faced with relatively minor problems

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Do you know that June 6 was D-Day, when in 1944, history was created. In an unprecedented act of bravery, courage, valour, creativity, audacity and initiative, some 150,000 men were landed on an 80km stretch off the Normandy coast of France within 24 hours

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Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide praises Tinubu for sacking EFCC chair Bawa

OHANAEZE Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has praised President Bola Tinubu for suspending as Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) chairman Abdulrasheed Bawa saying it showed that his government was a serious one.

 

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Ganduje files suit seeking to prevent EFCC from investigating him over dollar stuffing

 

FORMER Kano State governor Dr Abdullahi Ganduje has asked a high court to restrain the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from inviting or investigating him over video clips showing him receiving wads of dollars from a contractor.

 

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New Nigeria Immigration Service boss declares passport issuance state of emergency

NEWLY-appointed acting comptroller general of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Caroline Adepoju has declared a state of emergency on passport issuance in the country stating that something drastic needs to be done to address the problem.

 

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Tinubu meets with Asari Dokubo in desperate bid to halt oil theft in the Niger Delta

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu is currently having a closed door meeting with Niger Delta Peoples Salvation Force leader Alhaji Asari Dokubo at the presidential villa in Abuja as part of a plan to end oil theft in Nigeria.

 

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Southampton let go of Nigeria-eligible fullback Zuriel Otseh-Taiwo following their relegation

NIGERIA-eligible fullback Zuriel Otseh-Taiwo will be leaving Southampton upon the expiry of his contract on June 30 this year following the club's relegation from the English Premier League and its decision to let several players go as a result.

 

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Sacking Emefiele is meaningless unless it leads to a change of CBN policy. A new governor who will cap bank lending at 5% for certain key industries like this is required

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Investment in agriculture, acquaculture and animal husbandry

[2] Investment in power generation

[3] Manufacturing of household consumer goods like laptops, fridges, TVs, etc

[4] Production of industrial goods like transformers and machinery

[5] Food processing

[6] Steel processing

[7] Railway and road expansion

[8] Housing development

[9] Automobile manufacturing

[10] Producing pharmaceuticals

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