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ENGLISH Championship side Watford  have offered Nigerian teenage defender Hamzat Balogun a new academy contract that will extend his stay at Vicarage Road in appreciation of his recent performances.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Crude oil - This is vital if you want to power your economy. We have crude oil in abundance, so thankfully do not need to spend billions importing petroleum products with the Dangote refinery coming on stream

[2] Cash crops - To process goods, you need a cheap supply of cash crops like rubber, timber, livestock, cocoa, palm oil, neem, cassava, etc. Again, we have more of this than we need

GOVERNOR Rotimi Akeredolu has bowed to pressure and written to the Ondo State House of Assembly handing over the reins of power to his deputy Lucky Aiyedatiwa until July 6 when he will be back from his medical treatment abroad.

ADAMAWA States House of Assembly has become the first legislature in Nigeria to elected a physically challenged person as its leader after Hon Barthiya Wesley emerged as the speaker at the inaugural plenary session earlier today.

NIGERIAN chef Hilda Baci has finally received her certificate of authentication from the Guinness Book of Records confirming her as the global record holder for participating in the longest cooking marathon ever.

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