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Caf releases details of World Cup play-offs revealing that Nigeria will face Gabon in Rabat

CONTINENTAL body the Confederation of African Football (Caf) has published details of next month's World Cup play-offs highlighting the fact that Nigeria's Super Eagles will face the Black panthers of Gabon in their first match in the Moroccan city of Rabat.

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10 ingredients that go into animal feed compounds which Nigeria needs to step up production of as part of a radical livestock husbandry and ranching programme

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Maize - We currently produce about 11m tonnes. We need to up this to about 20m tonnes to have enough maize to feed livestock commercially

[2] Palm kernels - We are currently producing about 1.3m tonnes a year but need to increase this to at least 5m tonnes as we consume about 2m tonnes already

[3] Soyabeans - We are currently producing about 758,000 tonnes a year but need to increase this to at least South Africa’s 1.5m tonnes

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Nigerian teenager Angelo Agbejoye starts trials with Manchester Premier League giants

NIGERIAN teenage winger Angelo Agbejoye has commenced trials with English Premier League giants Manchester City  and is hopeful of making the cut and joining their first team during the forthcoming January transfer window.

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I for one am perplexed that despite the abundance of cattle in the country, nobody in Nigeria has come up with a comprehensive leather production plan

Ayo Akinfe

Are we aware of the fact that the global leather goods market is valued at $629.65bn today? Here are the top 10 producers worldwide:

[1] China produces 6.17bn square feet of leather goods and accounts for 25% of global output

[2] Brazil produces 2.36bn square feet of leather goods and accounts for 9.5% of global output

[3] Russia produces 1.65bn square feet of leather goods accounting for 7% of global output

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Nnamdi Kanu refuses to call witnesses in his trial arguing that court has no jurisdiction to try him

INDIGENOUS People of Biafra (Ipob) leader Nnamdi Kanu has abandoned plans to call witnesses in his ongoing trial before the Federal High Court in Abuja opting to keep mum in the case arguing that the court had no jurisdiction to try him.

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I would love to see the National Assembly pass this Nigerian Power Generation Bill 2025 as part of a plan to make 2026 the Nigerian Year of Power

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Six regional powers grids will be established in each geo-political zone across the country, with each responsible for providing electricity to the states within its domain

[2] A national grid will operate on top of this serving as a supplement whenever there are shortages in any geo-political zone

[3] Zonal grids will be free to sell excess power generated to other zones or export it as a commercial product

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Nigeria needs to enter into an environmental conservation agreement with Malaysia and Indonesia that will turn is into the world’s largest ourang outang reserve and boost tourism significantly

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Once more the planet needs the help of the world’s largest black nation Nigeria as we are faced with a climatic and ecological crisis. As should always be the case, the giant of Africa needs to come to the rescue of humanity

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Iwobi becomes first Nigerian player to chalk up 300 English Premier League appearances

SUPER Eagles playmaker Alex Iwobi has become the first Nigerian player in the English Premier League to notch up 300 appearances and was celebrated for its yesterday when he featured for Fulham in a game against Newcastle United.

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Global watchdog the Financial Action Task Force removes Nigeria from its grey list

NIGERIA has been removed from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list which includes countries involved in money laundering and terrorist financing after government action to address the concerns raised by the global watchdog.

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Before Ngozi’s tenure ends as WTO boss, Nigeria should present her with an ambitious cattle expansion programme and ask that she use her influence to woo investors into the sector

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigeria is offering 99 year leases and three year tax holidays to any international investor who comes and invests in her cattle industry. Foreign investors are needed in the animal feed production, leather processing, milk production and ranch maintenance sectors

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