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When President Tinubu visits Britain this week I think he should lay down tough conditions for Nigeria’s continued membership of the Commonwealth

Ayo Akinfe

[1] From 2030, the Commonwealth Games must include men and women’s football

[2] Britain must invest at least $10bn a year in Nigeria in the form of foreign direct investment

[3] Other industrialised Commonwealth member states like Canada and Australia must also between them invest $10bn in Nigeria annually

[4] Every year, the British monarch must lead a trade delegation to Nigeria

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Nigeria's first mechanised farming equipment company to be floated in Akwa Ibom

NIGERIA could enjoy a dramatic boost in its farm produce output following the drawing up of plans by the Akwa Ibom State government to float an Agric Equipment Leasing Company aimed at enhancing large-scale mechanised farming.

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With crude oil prices poised to rise to over $100 a barrel as a result of the US/Israeli-Iranian conflict, President Tinubu needs to create a Crude Oil Bonanza Committee

Ayo Akinfe

[1] First and foremost, this committee must get the Dangote, Warri, Kaduna and Port Harcourt refineries up and running at full capacity. We need the sector firing on all cylinders as the last thing we need is for any gains from be fritted away on expensive petrol product imports

[2] All receipts that accrue from prices between $40 and $60 a barrel should go into a special infrastructure fund

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Glasgow Rangers centreback looks forward to making his Eagles debut against Jordan

GLASGOW Rangers centreback Emmanuel Fernandez is looking forward to becoming the next Nigerian defensive sensation as he awaits an invitation to the Super Eagles camp ahead of the forthcoming friendly tournament taking place in Jordan later this month.

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When President Tinubu visits the UK next week, maybe he should seek £100bn in loans from the City of London and spend it on the following 10 priority areas

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Security

Provide funding for geo-political zone, state or local government security outfits to combat the current insecurity menace. Our current security architecture is wholly inadequate

 

[2] Restructuring

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Trump tells Fifa president US will not bar Iran from participating in this year's World Cup

AMERICA is not going to bar Iran from participating in this year's World Cup taking place in North America in the summer despite the ongoing war between the two nations according to Fifa president Gianni Infantino.

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President Tinubu has to ask the UN to declare northeast Nigeria a heritage zone and then introduce a robust economic regeneration and security programme aimed at reviving the area

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Without security, economic growth is a mirage. As a first step, the Nigerian federal government needs to licence local vigilante groups in all 774 local government areas of the country to ensure uniformity. This way, they will all be signed up to uniform standards of operation in the fight against terrorists, bandits and kidnappers

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Nigeria loses out on Carney Chukwuemeka as Fifa approves his switch to Austria

NIGERIAN Football Federation (NFF) officials have missed out on securing the services of former Chelsea winger Carney Chukwuemeka for the Super Eagles after global footballing body Fifa officially approved his switch to Austria.

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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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