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NEWLY-elected leaders of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (Macban) have been urged by the sultan of Sokoto Alhaji Muhammed Sa’ ad Abubakar III to support the federal government in its quest to combat insecurity across the country.

INFORMATION minister Alhaji Lai Mohammed has warned Nigerians travelling to Europe and the US over the forthcoming busy Christmas period to be cautious of their belongings as they are likely to be targeted by criminals.

NIGERIA-eligible teenage fullback Habeeb Ogunneye has signed first ever professional contract with Premier League giants Manchester United making him a fully fledged senior qualified to play for the main team.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] South Korea - $416.9bn
[2] India - $394.54bn
[3] Indonesia - $220.5bn
[4] Mexico - $217.85bn
[5] Brazil - $173.68bn
[6] Turkey - $143bn
[7] Australia - $78.66bn
[8] Malaysia - $78.28bn
[9] Vietnam - $43.17bn
[10] Nigeria - $38.32bn

Ayo Akinfe

[1] NNPC
My stance on this has always been clear. Privatise the NNPC with the government holding say a 25% stake in it. Then expand its operations to cover manufacturing, automobile assembly, food processing, petrochemicals, power generation, railway equipment manufacture, etc. Within a year, the NNPC should be floated on the New York and London stock exchanges with a market capitalisation of at least $200bn

ENGLISH Premier League side Everton and Super Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi are on the verge of reaching agreement on a new three year contract  that will see him earn £100,000 a week.

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[1] Between 2023 and 2028, a nationwide railway network will be constructed linking all 774 local government areas together

[2] Between 2023 and 2028, Nigeria will move towards allowing each of its 36 federating units to control the resources within their domain. By 2028, they will only have to remit 50% of all monies received to the federal government

PLANS by Nigeria's federal government to float the national carrier Nigeria Air have been put on hold for the time being after a Lagos high court ruled that the programme should be suspended in a judgement on a suit filed by local airlines.

NIGERIA remains on course to get its first directly elected female governor next year after the Federal Court of Appeal sitting on Yola restored Senator Aishatu Binani as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa state.

ENGLISH Premier League giants Chelsea have offered Nigerian teenage defender Saheed Olagunju a two year contract that will make a member of the club's Academy Scholars for the Professional Development Phase next season.