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Can Liz Truss and King Charles be hounded into making the development of poor Commonwealth nations like Nigeria the centrepiece of British foreign policy? 

Ayo Akinfe

[1] We keep debating this issue of inadequate electricity supply in Nigeria but always come up short. It is not actually rocket science as our problems can be broken down into two. In the first place, we need about 50,000MW but only generate 7,000MW and to make matters worse, we can only distribute 4,000MW of this. If we can get major operators from countries like Britain to invest heavily in the sector we are home and dry 

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Asari warns Tompolo not to dare extend his pipeline protection surveillance to Kalabari areas

NIGER Delta Volunteer Force (NDVF) founder Alhaji Asari Dokubo has joined the ranks of those opposed to the awarding of the N4.5bn monthly pipeline surveillance contract to rival militant Government Ekpemupolo popularly known as Tompolo.

 

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NGF chairman Governor Fayemi elected as president of Forum of Regions of Africa

GOVERNOR Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has been elected as the president of the Forum of Regions of Africa (Fofar) at its recent summit in Morocco where he represented Nigeria in his capacity as the chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF).

 

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Nigeria's crude oil production fall below 1m barrels per day for the first time ever in August

NIGERIAN crude oil production dropped dramatically again in August crashing to below 1m barrels per day (bpd) to 972,394 in which statisticians have revealed is the lowest amount recorded since record keeping began.

 

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North East Development Commission reports that over 40% of teachers have been killed by terrorists

ABOUT 40% of teachers working in northeast Nigeria have been by Boko Haram and other terrorist groups operating within the region over the last 13 years according to the North East Development Commission (NEDC).

 

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Super Eagles to face Portugal and Cristiano Ronaldo in November friendly in Lisbon

NIGERIA'S Super Eagles will be playing a friendly game against Portugal's national team on November 17 in what will be the first ever clash between the two nations at the Estadio De Jose Alvalade in Lisbon.

 

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Nigerian monarchs should make themselves the first ones to host King Charles III of England and put a wishlist that looks like this before him

Ayo Akinfe

[1] For starters, Britain is a country well renown for its expertise in several sectors including tunnelling, coal mining and steel making for instance. We want King Charles to visit this year, bringing along with him a group of experts in each of these sectors

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Nans warns that it will occupy education ministry building if Asuu strike is not addressed

NATIONAL Association of Nigerian Students (Nans) leaders have warned the federal government that their members will occupy the education ministry's headquarters to protest the continued closure of institutions of higher learning across the country.

 

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Nigerians in the UK join millions of Britons to mourn the passing of Queen Elizabeth

NIGERIANS in the UK will join millions of Britons to mourn the country's monarch Queen Elizabeth II who passed away this afternoon at her Balmoral Castle in Scotland bringing an end to 70 years if being on the throne.

 

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Adolphus Wabara appointed interim chair of PDP board of trustees as party seeks ethnic balance

FORMER senate president Senator Adolphus Wabara has been named acting chairman of the  Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP) board of trustees following the resignation of the incumbent Walid Jibrin earlier today.

 

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