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Today is July 14 and on this day in 1789, the French stormed the Bastille Prison demanding good governance. Here are 10 things Nigerians should be marching for in their millions today demanding from their government

Ayo Akinfe

[1] An end to the incessant insecurity which has made kidnapping the most lucrative industry in Nigeria today. It only thrives because the government looks the other way. With the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu, we have seen how the government can act when it wants to

[2] An immediate end to the fuelling of ethnic divisions and the promotion of nepotism. Nigerians are more divided along ethnic lines today than ever before in our history

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Nigeria suffered a manufactured goods trade deficit of $85bn between 2017 and 2021

NIGERIA suffered a trade deficit of over $35trn ($85bn) when it came to manufactured goods during the four years between 2017 and 2021 as she spent N40.94trn on imports and only generated N4.22tn from exports during the period.

 

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Timipre Sylva reveals that signing of PIB into law effectively ends petroleum subsidies in Nigeria

NIGERIA'S minister of state for petroleum resources Chief Timipre Sylva has revealed that government subsidies in the sector have effectively ended with the passing of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) by the National Assembly.

 

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Abubakar Malami welcomes Ohaneze Ndigbo committee set up to monitor Nnamdi Kanu's trial

NIGERIA'S attorney-general Abubakar Malami has welcomed the legal monitoring team set up by the Igbo socio-cultural group Ohaneze Ndigbo to monitor the trial of Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) leader Nnamdi Kanu.

 

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Senate refuses to approve Buhari's spokeswoman Lauretta Onochie as Inec commissioner

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari's controversial spokeswoman Lauretta Onochie has had her bid to be appointed as an electoral commissioner rejected after the senate refused to endorse her for the position.

 

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Taiwo Awoniyi eyes playing in the Premier League after joining Liverpool's pre-season training camp

SUPER Eagles striker Taiwo Awoniyi is in pole position to feature in the English Premier League this season after he joined his club Liverpool for its pre-season training session at Salzburg in Austria yesterday.

 

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If I had my way I would condense Africa into 10 nations that have the capacity to compete on the global stage

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Songhai
Nigeria
Cameroon
Sao Tome & Principe
Benin Republic
Niger Republic

[2] Arab North Africa
Egypt
North Sudan
Morocco
Tunisia
Algeria
Western Sahara

[3] Cocoa Coast
Ghana
Togo
Ivory Coast

[4] Western Africa
Senegal
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Gambia
Sierra Leone
Liberia
Cape Verde

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Prince William and Prime Minister Johnson join in condemnation of racist abuse of Saka and others

BRITISH dignitaries including Prince William and Prime Minister Boris Johnson have rallied to the defence of Bukayo Saka and two of his team mates who have become the subject of racist abuse since yesterday for missing their penalties in the Euro 2020 final.

 

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Federal government signs agreement with Brazilian firms to open tractor assembly plants in Nigeria

NIGERIA'S federal government has signed an agreement with several Brazilian firms to come and establish tractors’ assembly plants in the country as part of a major agricultural expansion programme.

 

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Governor Obaseki refuses to get into spat with Oba of Benin over return of stolen artefacts

GOVERNOR Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has pledged that his administration will not engage in disrespectful exchanges with the Oba of Benin Oba Ewuare II over stolen artefacts that are currently being retrieved from across Europe.

 

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