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FORMER aviation minister Femi Fani-Kayode and ex-Lagos State deputy governor Femi Pedro are among dozens of candidates currently being vetted by the presidency to fill diplomatic positions in Nigeria's overseas missions.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Like many of you, I have been trying to get my head around Donald Trump's tariff regime. Basically, what he is trying to do is make imports more expensive so that American consumers will be forced to buy cheaper locally manufactured products

SEVERAL members of the Rivers State House of Assembly recently relieved of their jobs by the declaration of state of emergency and the appointment of a sole administrator in Port Harcourt have flown to the UK where they will embark on a tour.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] No matter how you look at it, large under-performing countries like Nigeria, Indonesia, Pakistan and Bangladesh are the hope for humanity going forward. It is these under-performing economies with huge potential that can take the human race to the next level

MEMBERS of organisations who belong to the Central Association of Nigerians in the UK (Canuk) will now be charged £30 to attend the forthcoming Canuk at 20 celebration due to take place in London on May 24.

Ayo Akinfe

[1]Europeans must stop exporting our wildlife. If anyone wants to see lions, elephants, giraffes, leopards, cheetahs, gorillas, baboons, zebras, rhinos, hippos, etc, they should go to Africa. There is absolutely no justification for the zoo. For starters it is a crime against nature to cage wild animals

WORLD Bank officials have agreed to advance Nigeria a fresh loan of over $1bn to help the government finance its socio-economic programmes in the face of challenging economic times that have stretched treasury resources to the limit.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] First of all, no nation can prosper without peace. With all these kidnappings, armed robberies, communal attacks, acts of banditry, etc, Nigeria will always scare some investors away

[2] I do not think we realise how badly we need foreign direct investment (FDI) in Nigeria but by my calculations, we need to attract about $100bn annually

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has once again left Nigeria for a two week European vacation prompting speculation that he has gone to France for another medical check-up with his doctors for an undisclosed ailment.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Transformers

[2] Generators

[3] Turbines

[4] Windmills

[5] Electric cables

[6] Solar panels

[7] Electricity meters

[8] Ancilliary equipment like fuses, valves, electricity keys, etc

[9] Circuit breakers that enable the substation to be disconnected from the transmission grid

[10] The busbar that can split the distribution power off in multiple directions

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