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Nigerian aviation officials threaten to ground domestic flights as airlines ignore Covid-19 protocols

 

NIGERIAN aviation officials have threatened to stop all domestic flights in the country in the response to the flagrant refusal of airlines and passengers to observe the Covid-19 protocols put in place to contain the spread of the virus.

 

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Victor Osimhen adjudged to be the fastest player in Serie A with a top speed of 34km per hour

 

SUPER Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has been named as the fastest player in Italy's Serie A on the first day of the new season after he clocked an average speed of 34.05 km per hour during Napoli's opening day 2-0 victory over Parma.

 

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10 ways in which Cross River State on its own can generate an annual gross domestic product of $400bn

Ayo Akinfe

(1) Cross River is Nigeria’s second largest cocoa producing state with an annual crop of about 80,000 tonnes. It also has the advantage of bordering Cameroon which has an annual crop of 180,000 tonnes. Calabar should be a major chocolate processing centre with the likes of Mars, Cadbury and Nestle all owning processing plants there

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NNPC receives 78 bids to replace its ageing pipelines and upgrade its dilapidating infrastructure

 

NIGERIA'S National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has revealed that a total of 78 companies have submitted virtual bids to rehabilitate its downstream pipelines and upgrade its decaying infrastructural facilities.

 

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Joint Health Sector Unions call off their strike despite government failing to meet their demands

 

MEMBERS of Nigeria's Joint Health Sector Unions (Johesu) have returned to work today following the suspension of the seven-day warning strike by the union’s leadership over the refusal of the government to meet their demands regarding the coronavirus pandemic.

 

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US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network place Atiku and his family under close surveillance

 

FORMER vice president Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his family have been placed under close watch by the US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (Fincen) amid allegations that he could have been engaged in suspicious financial transactions.

 

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Edo State chapter of the APC refuses to accept election results despite Buhari conceding defeat

 

MEMBERS of the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign team in Edo State have rejected yesterday's election results that declared Governor Godwin Obaseki the winner of the recent gubernatorial elections

 

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Rohr calls up 25 players for next month's friendly games against Ivory Coast and Tunisia

 

SUPER Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr has unveiled his list of 25 invitees for the forthcoming friendly games against Ivory Coast and Tunisia that includes  20 year old Matthew Yakubu who has had a fantastic season with Slovak club SKF Sere.

 

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For our own self-confidence as a people Nigeria needs to get round to producing at least 1m units of the following items annually by 2025

Ayo Akinfe

(1) Mobile phone handsets
(2) Plasma television sets
(3) Fridge-freezers
(4) Assault rifles
(5) Saloon cars
(6) Combined harvesters
(7) iPads
(8) Solar panels
(9) Electricity transformers
(10) Medical ventilators

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Buhari concedes APC lost Edo State elections sending Governor Obaseki congratulatory message

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has conceded that his All Progressives Congress (APC) has lost the Edo State gubernatorial elections, sending a congratulatory message to Governor Godwin Obaseki of the Peoples Democratic party (PDP).

 

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