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On 1799 Napoleon Bonaparte became the France’s first consul and declared: “A newborn government must dazzle and astonish.” Here are 10 things Bola Tinubu can announce within the next week to dazzle and astonish

Ayo Akinfe

[1] We will establish a special anti-kidnapping division of the Nigeria Police Force headed by a deputy inspector general of police with a mandate to eliminate what has become a banditry pandemic of late

[2] We will build the world’s largest hydro-electric power plant at Lokoja with a capacity to generate 15,000MW of electricity

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APC chairman accused of seeking to frustrate National Assembly leadership zoning formula

ALL Progressives Congress (APC) chairman Senator Abdullahi Adamu has been accused of working with a group of northern hardliners to frustrate the zoning formula adopted by the party's national working committee (NWC) regarding National Assembly leadership positions.

 

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Newly-promoted Burnley look to bring Nigerian striking sensation Gift Orban to the Premier League

NEWLY-promoted English Premier League side Burnley are interested in signing Nigerian striking sensation Gift Orban during the forthcoming summer transfer window as the clubs looks to strengthen its squad ahead of life in the top flight.

 

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On March 6 1957, Kwame Nkrumah said: “Our independence is meaningless unless it leads to the total liberation of the African continent. Likewise, Tinubu’s subsidy removal is meaningless unless it leads to the diversification of the Nigerian economy

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigeria needs to attract at least $50bn in foreign direct investment (FDI) annually to avoid total economic collapse

[2] Where on earth are we going to get such FDI from? I do not know and nobody is even talking about it

[3] Waiting for investors to just come to Nigeria to bail us out is utopian thinking.

[4] We should be the ones aggressively pursuing them, using our control of the Ecowas market as a unique selling point

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UK high commission introduces sweeping changes to make passport applications easier

NIGERIA'S high commissioner to the UK Ambassador Sarafa Ishola has announced several radical changes that will not only speed up the issuance of passports but also make the process more user-friendly.

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Glasgow Rangers eye Super Eagles striker Cyriel Dessers during the forthcoming transfer window

SCOTTISH Premiership giants Glasgow Rangers are looking to sign Super Eagles striker Cyriel Dessers from Italian side Cremonese during the forthcoming summer transfer window as they seek to mount a challenge for the title next season.

 

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King Charles sends Tinubu congratulatory message saying he looks forward to working with Nigeria

BRITISH monarch King Charles III has congratulated Nigeria on the smooth transition of power from the Buhari regime to the Tinubu administration saying that he looks forward to building a deeper relationship between the country and the UK.

 

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For Tinubu’s scrapping of oil subsidies to be effective he needs to introduce a radical clean energy programme that will reduce our dependence on petroleum products

Ayo Akinfe

[1] As from January 1 2024 no building in Nigeria will be granted a Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) unless it has solar panels installed on its roof

[2] As from 2027, all buildings in Nigeria must have solar panels installed on their roofs. Not having one will attract prosecution with the risk of the property being forfeited to the federal government

[3] By the end of 2025, all public buildings in Nigeria must be fitted with solar panels

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Anambra State government to arrest and prosecute parents of children caught hawking

ANAMBRA State government has announced plans to attest and prosecute the parents and guardians of any children found hawking or begging on the streets as part of a drive to uphold the right of the child under international law.

 

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I fully expect Bola Tinubu to announce a public works programme today as it the only way to combat the combined menaces of crime and unemployment

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigeria currently has about 21.7m unemployed people, 10.5m out-of-school children, about 3m internal refugees and 90m people living below the UN acknowledged poverty of surviving on less than $2 a day

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