If you want to know how parasitic Nigeria is, understand that one in every 40 humans is Nigerian. This means that President Tinubu needs to get the economy to account for one fortieth of global output

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[1] When you look at Nigeria with a population of about 200m, making her the world’s seventh most populous nation in a planet made up of about 8bn people, it is crystal clear that we are an under-performing parasitic economy. A huge liability to the rest of humanity

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Abuja high court gives DSS one week to either charge Godwin Emefiele or set him free

DEPARTMENT of State Services (DSS) officials have been given one week by a Federal Capital Territory high court to produce former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor Godwin Emefiele or set him free.

 

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Ohaneze Ndigbo increases the bounty on Simon Ekpa to $500,000 claiming he has declared war

PAN-cultural Igbo organisation Ohanaeze Ndigbo has placed a $500,000 bounty on Simon Ekpa the self-proclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) claiming that he has declared war on the southeast geo-political zone.

 

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Calvin Bassey not keen on returning to England with Brighton as he plans to fight for Ajax shirt

SUPER Eagles defender Calvin Bassey has declared that he is not interested in coming to the English Premier League next season with Brighton and would rather stay and fight for a shirt at Ajax of Amsterdam.

 

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On the day he swears in the members of his cabinet, Tinubu and all his ministers should publicly sign this Contract With Nigeria as an act of good faith

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[1] We will aim for annual double digit economic growth between 2023 and 2030. If we enjoy 10% growth every year for a decade, Nigeria’s gross domestic product (GDP) will increase to about $1trn from the current $400bn

[2] Given that we have a very young population and are forecast to become one the world's five most populous nations by 2020, job creation is simply a must. We pledge to create 20m manufacturing jobs by 2030.

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Nigerian students in the UK face tough times as their fees rise by 60% due to falling naira rate

NIGERIAN students studying in the UK face very tough times ahead after the naira equivalent of their tuition fees increased by over 60% following the recent move by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to unify foreign exchange rates.

 

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APC chairman says they are ready to admit the G5 group of governors into their ranks any time soon

NIGERIA'S ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared that it is willing to admit the five estranged governors from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) known as the G5 into its ranks the moment they decided to make the switch.

 

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Chelsea look to send Nigeria-eligible midfielder Faustino Anjorin out on loan next season

ENGLISH Premier League giants Chelsea look set to loan out Nigeria-eligible midfielder Faustino Anjorin as part of a major clearout that involves the club getting rid of all those players that fail to see first team action.

 

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If you need evidence that Nigerians are their own worst enemies, ask yourself why Tinubu is not under any pressure to call a summit to debate our economic crisis. Nigeria's problems are quite straightforward as we have seven of the 10 requirements for ind

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[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 now that the Dangote refinery is up and running

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

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Night flights to Lagos threatened after thieves steal runway lights at domestic terminal

FLIGHT landings at the domestic wing of the Murtala Mohammed Airport in Lagos are now under threat after thieves made away with recently-installed airfield lighting systems designed to assisting night time flights.

 

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