If Nigerians genuinely want their country to become a better place they must be prepared to make the following sacrifices as the current economy cannot sustain their extravagance

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Private jets - A Gulfstream costs about $65m. Only the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has that kind of foreign exchange. If we want to progress, every penny needs to be saved for the purchase of much-needed industrial equipment. If we deplete the CBN’s reserves on things like private jets, then we have no moral right to complain when it has no dollars to buy refinery equipment or electricity turbines

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Nigerian Customs seizes about 60 private aircraft in Lagos and Abuja over unpaid import duties

NIGERIAN authorities have seized about 60 private jets across the country and sealed hangers at the Lagos and Abuja airports as part of a major clampdown on owners who are refusing to pay import duties on their aircraft.

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To end the scourge of terrorism in Nigeria, the federal government needs to come up with a lake Chad Basin Development Plan that will create some economic activity in an area riven with poverty

Ayo Akinfe

[1] First of all, the federal government needs to licence local vigilante groups in all 774 local government areas of the country to ensure uniformity. This way, they will all be signed up to uniform standards of operation. Those operating in the northeast will obvioulsly be the busiest and will have the largest budget

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Leeds United join the list of clubs eyeing Christantus during the summer transfer window

ENGLISH Premier League giants Leeds United are looking to sign Nigerian winger Christantus Uche during the forthcoming summer transfer window as part of an ambitious squad-building programme.

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Nigeria-eligible teenage striker Elisha Sowunmi signs professional contract with West Ham

NIGERIA-eligible striker Elisha Sowunmi has signed his first professional contract with English Premier League side West Ham after being promoted to the senior team ahead of the forthcoming 2025/26 season.

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Still on this matter of localised development, I am asking myself why Bayelsa State has not got round to exploiting its unique advantage of having so many islands

By Ayo Akinfe

[1]We are now officially into the summer when everyone is going away on holiday. Worldwide, everyone just loves island beaches and resorts where they can just chill, taking in the atmosphere

[2] I am asking myself when the penny is going to drop in Nigeria, especially in Bayelsa State. Has the governor ever visited somewhere like Australia's Tasmania or Ibiza, or Nassau, to see what everyone else is doing with beach islands?

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US immigration firm organises Lagos banquet to educate potential migrants on opportunities

AMERICAN immigration technology firm Immigify has announced plans to host a high-profile banquet in Lagos aimed at connecting Nigerian professionals with premium emigration opportunities that would facilitate easy travel and relocation.

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US warns that Islamist terrorists are seeking access to West Africa's coast to facilitate arms smuggling

ISLAMIST terrorists are increasingly targeting Nigeria as potential base to capture because they want access to her coastline to facilitate the easy shipment of weapons into West Africa according to the United States Africa Command.

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US warns that Islamist terrorists are seeking access to West Africa's coast to facilitate arms smuggling

ISLAMIST terrorists are increasingly targeting Nigeria as potential base to capture because they want access to her coastline to facilitate the easy shipment of weapons into West Africa according to the United States Africa Command.

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