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NIGERIANS living in the UK have protested against rising cases of certificate of sponsorship (CoS) scams taking place across the country that have made it difficult for those looking for work to emigrate.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] We will build a nation of 42 states, seven in each geo-political zone, with each of them generating at least $10bn in internal wealth annually

[2] Nigeria will become a country accounting for 50% of global animal feed production with cassava and yam serving as the two main ingredients

[3] Nigeria will become a country that is the world’s largest chocolate producer

NOTORIOUS bandit leader Bello Turji has thrown down the gauntlet to the Nigerian authorities by imposing a N22m ($15,000) levy on four villages in Sokoto State demanding it as compensation for the death of one of his lieutenants during a recent military operation.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Over the next 90 days, the president traverses the globe wooing international investors

[2] Assurances are sought and got guaranteeing foreign direct investment to the tune of $100bn a year

[3] Legislation is passed dismantling the federal allocation formula. Nigeria’s 36 state governors are thus compelled to generate their own wealth

ENGLISH Premier League leaders Liverpool are considering placing a £60m offer for Super Eagles striker Ademola Lookman with a view to purchasing him from Italian side Atalanta at the end of the season.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Eyo Festival in Lagos. Why should it not compete with London’s Notting Hill Carnival?

[2] Usman Dan Fodio’s tomb. Let us try and make it a pilgrimage site for Muslims that competes with the Ka’aba

[3] Samuel Ajayi Crowther’s tomb. It should be a Christian pilgrimage site that competes with Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity

[4] Badagry’s slave castle. It needs its own railway station, hotels, restaurants, cafes, bars, etc

MEMBERS of the Central Bank of Nigeria Monetary (CBN) policy committee have decided to keep interest rates at 27.5% and not raise it any further due to signs that inflation appears to be falling.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] How many kilometres of railway track do we have?

[2] How many kilometres of tarred road do we have?

[3] How many hospital beds do we have?

[4] How many primary schools do we have?

[5] What is the size of the average secondary school class?

[6] How many megawatts of solar energy do we generate a year?

[7] How many tonnes of steel do we manufacture a year?

[8] How many solar panels do we manufacture a year?

NIGERIA-eligible teenage defender Christian Chigozie has signed his first professional contract with English Championship side Luton Town following the completion of his GCSEs at the Chiltern Academy.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Every one of Nigeria’s 774 local government areas must have at least three technical colleges

[2] Every state governor must spend at least 10% of his annual budget on vocational education

[3] A national target must be set of ensuring that about 50% of the Nigerian population have a City & Guild certificate by 2035

[4] Every year, at least 20 specialist courses unique to the Nigerian economy must be added to the curriculum