STRINGENT travel restrictions imposed on Nigerians visiting the UK as a result of the coronavirus pandemic could be lifted this week as the British government is planning to scrap its controversial red list with a less Draconian measure involving resting.

NIGERIA Diaspora Commission (Nidcom) chairperson Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa has called ion Nigerians to emulate the Real Madrid player of Nigerian extraction David Alaba who recently donated N13.3m ($32,373) towards the campaign against open defecation.

NIGERIA is to introduce retaliatory travel bans on several countries as from tomorrow Tuesday December 14  in response to them restricting the entry of Nigerians under the guise of controlling the coronavirus pandemic by banning their airlines from landing.

AUSTIN Eguavoen has been appointed as the Super Eagles interim head coach by the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) after it formally sacked German manager Gernot Rohr after over five years in charge of the team.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Increasing generated power from the current 7,000MW to about 50,000MW through a variety of sources like wind, solar, thermal, gas, hydro and waste recycling

[2] Initiating a Lagos Underground tube network. Lagos is the largest city in the world without an underground network. With 12m people and no metro, you will always take five hours to drive from one end of the city to the other

CONTROVERSIAL Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has revealed that his elder brother  has been kidnapped by bandits  in Zamfara State who are now demanding a hefty ransom fee for his release.

By Ayo Akinfe

[1] Unlike most Nigerians, I do not believe in doing just the basic. I believe we should be looking to leapfrog the industrialised nations. I am prepared to think the unthinkable and push the boundaries of human know-how to breaking point

BRITISH diaspora umbrella organisation the Central Association of Nigerians in the UK (Canuk) has issued a set of health guidelines for its members to observe during the busy Christmas period in the wake of fresh coronavirus fears.

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[1] As from January 1 2022, no building in Nigeria will be granted a Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) unless it has solar panels installed on its roof

[2] As from 2025, all buildings in Nigeria must have solar panels installed on their roofs. Not having one will attract prosecution with the risk of the property being forfeited to the federal government

REDEEMED Christian Church of God (RCCG) general overseer Pastor Enoch Adeboye has hit out at industrialised nations for inferring that Africans will die en mass from the Covid-19 pandemic.