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NIGERIAN Army troops have mounted raids on the military camps of the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) and its armed wing the Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Delta State arresting 13 individuals in the process.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Health policy:

[1] 12 specialist hospitals shall be established in Nigeria with two in each geo-political zone. These shall include - Dermatology, optometrics, renal failure, cardialogy, neurology, ear/throat/nose, cancer, Hiv/Aids, orthopedia, rheumatics, tropical diseases and sickle cell anaemia

[2] Pharmaceutical companies will be given 10 year tax holidays if they establish manufacturing facilities in Nigeria

NIGERIA'S recent victory over Morocco in the final of the Women's African Cup of Nations has led to the dismissal of the director of refereeing of the Confederation of African Football (Caf) Désiré Noumandiez Doué following a complaint by the Moroccans.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] All receipts that accrue from crude oil in excess of $60 a barrel should go into a special infrastructure fund

[2] All receipts that accrue from crude oil in excess of $80 a barrel should go into a special economic diversification fund

[3] All receipts that accrue from prices in excess of $100 a barrel should go into a dedicated clean energy fund

SENATORS representing the 19 states of northern Nigeria in the National Assembly have been criticised by Amnesty International as not doing enough to protect their constituents from terrorists and bandits who are being constantly terrorised.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Lagos State: Our commercial capital currently accounts for about one quarter of Nigeria's gross domestic product (GDP) and one third of non-oil GDP. However, we need to built on it and turn it into an international financial centre that matches London which generates $650bn a year or New York which generates $1.4trn a year.

SEVERAL members of the Super Eagles have joined the group of well-wishers supporting the Super Falcons on the recent continental victory by showering them with cash gifts for winning the 10th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon).

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Cotton production will be expanded to match Pakistan’s 2.3m tonnes through the provision of single digit loans and hybrid seedlings to farmers. Nigeria currently produces only 105,000 tonnes which is not enough to sustain a local manufacturing industry

[2] A Nigerian Tailors Guild will be formed as part of a regulatory regime. Only registered members will be authorised to sew clothes for members of the public

PAN-Igbo socio-cultural group Ohanaeze Ndigbo has dismissed claims that it has advised former Anambra State governor Peter Obi to withdraw from the 2027 presidential race as it a non-partisan body that stays neutral in political matters.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] We will set ourselves a target of ensuring that by 2030, every 16/17 year old girl child is either in full time education or learning a vocational trade at a technical college

[2] Unesco advised Nigeria to spend 26% of her national budget on education. As from January 2026, we will ensure we meet that target unfailingly annually