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BRITAIN has introduced new Draconian foreign student immigration laws stop Nigerians and others studying in the UK from bringing their family members into the country as dependents except under specific circumstances.

SEVERAL incoming governors have lamented about the fact that the transition process is not going smoothly in their states as the outgoing governors are not cooperating with their successors making the handover process laborious and difficult.

PRESIDENT Joe Biden has revealed the details of the members of the US contingent that will be travelling to Nigeria for the swearing-on of president-elect Bola Tinubu and his deputy Kashim Shettima on May 29.

ENGLISH Premier League giants Newcastle United are planning to secure the services of Super Eagles winger Samuel Chukwueze during the summer transfer window as part of a rebuilding plan to equip them for the Uefa Champions league next season.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] With oil prices still nowhere near the past highs of over $100 a barrel and the Dangote refinery poised to take over as Nigeria’s main source of petrol products, this is the time to cannibalise the NNPC and convert it into an industrial concern

NIGERIA'S latest industrial venture the Dangote Refinery in Lagos State has begun operations today processing 650,000 barrels of oil a day in what is seen as the long term solution to Nigeria's chronic petroleum product crisis.

Despite being a major crude oil producer, Nigeria suffers from a domestic shortage of petroleum products and has to rely on imports. This is due to the fact that the country's three refineries are non-functional at the moment.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Our insecurity crisis has spiralled out of control. We need a whole mechanised division of the Nigerian Army trained into a commando unit of special forces up to the standards of say the US Navy Seals or the British SAS. They must become the world’s leading force at hostage rescue

[2] We need at least $10bn invested in cattle ranches, dairy plants, animal feed compounders and leather factories to address our chronic Fulani herdsman crisis

OLUWO of Iwo Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi has described the inauguration of Councillor Michael Situ as the mayor of Southwark in the UK yesterday as a great source of pride for his kingdom describing him as one of the result-oriented products of Iwoland.

GOVERNMENT ministered have been ordered by an Abuja high court to account for what happened to a $460m Chinese loan acquired in 2010 to  fund the failed Abuja Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) project.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] If Nigeria was a country that had any shame, we would be eternally embarrassed about the fact that we do not have a single aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility. This is totally unacceptable for Africa’s largest economy