NIGERIAN billionaire Tony Elumelu has been appointed to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) advisory council on entrepreneurship and growth with a mandate to boost prosperity across Africa.

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[1] The federal ministry of works will directly employ 2m youths to engage in an ambitious road construction programme linking all state capitals to a national road network

[2] Every state government will be set a target of building at least 1m housing units over the next five years

[3] Every state government will be mandated to build roads linking every one of its local government areas with the capital

MEMBERS of Nigeria's House of Representatives have reversed a previous decision to strip the vice president and state governors of their immunity after a bill opposing the proposal was tabled by the majority leader Hon Julius Ihonvbere.

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[1] If you want to know how far we have come with the gender equality matter, do you know that on November 17 1800, the French government passed a law making it illegal for women in Paris to wear trousers without a police permit? Believe it or not but this Jurassic law was not annulled until 2013

NIGERIA'S Super Eagles could get an unexpected boost in their quest for 2026 World Cup qualification as key rivals South Africa face the risk of being deducted three points after their fielded an ineligible player in a recent match against Benin Republic.

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[1] Mud huts

[2] Open pit latrines

[3] Barefoot children

[4] Street beggars

[5] People wearing rags

[6] Children not attending at least primary school

[7]People living in cardboard boxes

[8] Prostitution

[9] A local government not having a general hospital

[10] Villages being cut off from the rest of the world during the rainy season

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigeria needs to be given strict production quotas in every area of manufacturing. By 2039, the value of our gross domestic product (GDP) simply needs to total $1trn at the very least and the National Assembly needs to pass a bill to that effect

SUPER Eagles manager Eric Chelle has barred visitors and journalists from the team camp in Uyo ahead of Tuesday's forthcoming World Cup qualifier against Zimbabwe as part of a new disciplinary regime aimed at ensuring maximum concentration.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] End the use of the phrase Your Excellency for all public officials. What does this mean anyway? Does it mean the person is excellent?

[2] End the use of all these needless titles like Apostle, Otunba, Chief, Alhaji, Dame, Elder, Engineer, Barrister, Sir, etc. Promote the use of simple Mr and Ms

NIGERIA'S former petroleum minister Diezani Alison-Madueke has dragged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to court seeking an order restraining it from selling off all the properties that were seized from her.