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AS many as 360 Nigerian rural communities are expected to benefit from the construction of 5,000MW of solar power generation and 2,500MWh of battery energy storage power plants under the terms of a new clean energy package.

PAN-Igbo socio-cultural organisation Ohanaeze Ndigbo has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for keeping his promise to complete the Second Niger Bridge before the expiration of his tenure.

ENGLISH Premier League side Aston Villa are said to be preparing an audacious bid for Super Eagles winger Samuel Chukwueze during the forthcoming January transfer window with manager Unai Emery keen to reunite with the player.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Clean energy- $20bn worth of investment

[2] Steel plant - $20bn worth of investment

[3] Electric automobile assembly plant - $20bn worth of investment

[4] Agri-processing - $10bn worth of investment

[5] Hydro processing plant on River Niger - $20bn worth of investment

[6] Port expansion - $20bn worth of investment

[7] Railway network extension - $50bn worth of investment

KANO clergyman Sheik Abduljabar Nasiru Kabara has been sentenced to death by hanging after a Kano Magistrates Court found him guilty of blasphemy against the Prophet Mohammed and Islam.

FORMER deputy senate president Senator Ike Ekweremadu has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of being responsible for his recent travails that have led to his detention in the UK on modern day slavery charges.

ENGLISH Premier league giants Leeds United are stepping up plans to sign Super Eagles defender Ola Aina as a leftback during the forthcoming January transfer window as a replacement for Spanish international Junior Firpo.

For most of the current season, Firpo, 26, has been out injured but now that he has returned to full fitness, his form has been way short of what it was last season.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] It is common knowledge that Nigeria is the world’s largest cassava producer with an annual crop of about 60m tonnes accounting for some 20% of global output

NIGERIA'S National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has urged members of the public to go and get National Identification Numbers (Nin) because possessing one is now mandatory to access all government services.

POINT of sale terminal (PoS) operators and Lagos human rights lawyer Femi Falana have warned that they will drag the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to court if it fails to rescind the new cash withdrawal policy limiting over-the-counter cash withdrawals.