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Given that President Tinubu is always going to be judged by what he does regarding insecurity, I expect him to unveil an animal husbandry policy that looks like this when he hits Europe next week

Ayo Akinfe

[1] We have flogged the issue of cattle ranches to death and called for the construction of several mega ones across northern Nigeria. President Tinubu has to pledge to send a bill to the National Assembly, making open grazing illegal, forcing every herdsman to move into these ranches

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Iraq asks Fifa to postpone continental play-off final as a result of Middle East conflict

IRAQ has called on global footballing body Fifa to delay the planned World Cup inter-continental play-offs due to take place in Mexico later this month as a result of the escalating US-Israeli conflict with Iran.

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Our cabinet needs to come up with a unique agriculture policy centred around designer farming and processing if we want to turn the sector into a money spinner

Ayo Akinfe

[1] I have always believed that it is our innovative spirit that will get Nigeria out of the economic doldrums and give us a gross domestic product (GDP) of $2trn in the not-too-distant future. Unfortunately, this cursed liquid called crude oil is acting as a huge distraction at the moment. It is a real fly in the ointment and at some stage we need to turn the taps off to get us thinking

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Nigeria-eligible teenager Josh Ajala signs new contract with Premier League side West Ham

NIGERIAN teenage striker Josh Ajala has ended speculation over his future by signing a new contract with English Premier League club West Ham United that will keep him at the London Stadium until the end of the 2027/28 season.

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When President Tinubu visits the UK later this month I hope he brings along six governors and gets them to enter into an audacious chocolate manufacturing deal with Cadbury’s

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigerians always look towards the federal government for redemption but this is just ignorance. It is the state government that is responsible for 80% of governance responsibilities under our federal structure, so that is where we need to place the emphasis

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National Sports Commission still holds on to hope that the Super Eagles can still make World Cup

NIGERIAN sports officials have refused to give up hope of the Super Eagles participating in this year's World cup despite global footballing body Fifa publishing the details of its forthcoming inter-continental play-offs with DR Congo listed as Africa's representative.

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Our biggest petrol supply headaches may have been solved with the opening of the Dangote Refinery but Nigeria now has no choice but to follow it up with the launch of Dangote Steel

Ayo Akinfe

[1] As an economy, Nigeria’s woes basically stem from the fact that we simply do not manufacture enough and as a result, import too much. This leads to balance of trade and balance of payment deficits. Once we start manufacturing, we will be on the road to recovery

[2] To become a manufacturing nation you need a large pool of workers, crude oil, steel and electricity. The first two we have in abundance, so need to work on the other two vigorously

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West Ham eye Nigerian teenage winger Mubarak Suleiman if they survive relegation battle

ENGLISH Premier League side West Ham are considering putting in a bid for Nigerian teenage winger Mubarak Suleiman with a view to signing him during the summer transfer window if they manage to avoid relegation.

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Seeing the sophisticated missile defence systems Israel and Iran are deploying as well as their drone capabilities should embarrass every Nigerian. We cannot even wipe out a ragtag army of religious zealots called Boko Haram

Ayo Akinfe

[1] I have been following developments in the Middle East very closely, paying particular attention to the kind of defence shields being used. Future warfare will be dominated by drone strikes, so the kind of drones you can deploy and the sort of missile defence system you have to shield you are key

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Nigeria's federal government initiates ambitious plans to expand nation's aviation market

NIGERIA'S federal government has concluded plans to expand the country's aviation market under an ambitious programme that involves the creation of new opportunities for aircraft acquisition and infrastructure investment.

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