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With our chronic power supply problems, maybe we should host a Michael Faraday Week in Nigeria whereby we get the global electricity industry to brainstorm on the way forward in the 21st century

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Has it ever bothered everyone that the United Nations and other international development bodies talk a lot about getting everyone food and abolishing poverty but no one ever talks about getting everyone access to electricity. If everyone has power, they stand a greater chance of being lifted out of poverty

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Race for Christantus heats up as Brighton join Premier League rivals in seeking his services

NIGERIAN striker Christantus Uche has now become one of the hottest properties and most sought-after players in English football as the race to secure his services during the forthcoming January transfer window heats up further.

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Finance minister Wale Edun should launch an ambitious tax programme in 2025 aimed at raising $30bn for investment in job creation and infrastructure with the following features

Ayo Akinfe

[1] An annual 30% tax of the value of every private jet in the country

[2] A 50% tithe tax compelling all clergymen to hand over half of all they receive in offerings

[3] A Dubai party tax that levies 50% of the value of any party Nigerians throw abroad

[4] An Owambe tax which attracts a flat fee of around N50,000 per party

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I would love it if President Tinubu got 2025 going by hosting a Global Livestock Conference in Abuja aimed at establishing international rules and making Nigeria a major player on the world market

Ayo Akinfe

[1] He should use it as an opportunity to announce to the whole world that Nigeria is open for business and in search of investors in the animal husbandry business

[2] Like the Paris Climate agreement, it should set goals for global livestock and animal feed production with the aim of ensuring every human has access to meat and a sufficient protein diet

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Man United eye two more Nigerian strikers in January in desperate attempt to boost their fortunes

ENGLISH Premier League giants Manchester United are planning an audacious bid for two Nigerians during the forthcoming January transfer winder in a desperate attempt to turn around their dwindling fortunes.

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Over the Christmas break, I would like the governors in each of Nigeria's six geo-political zones to meet and all sign up to this regional development plan

Ayo Akinfe

[1] We shall provide loans with interest rates of no more than 5% interest to anyone wishing to delve into agriculture. Such loans will be tailored towards buying hybrid seedlings, pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers and farming equipment like tractors, water tanks, silos and barns

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Canuk introduces association of the year awards to its gala dinner

ORGANISATIONS who have performed well during the course of the year will be honoured with special awards at this year's Central Association of Nigerians in the UK (Canuk) annual gala dinner taking place on December 14.

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Were I elected the president of Nigeria tomorrow, I would try to close to economic gap between the north and south of the country to help combat ethnic mistrust. As part of this, I would give the Arewa Consultative Forum, the following tasks

Ayo Akinfe

[1] By 2030, every one of your 19-member states must generate enough revenue to at least meet its running costs

[2] Every state in northern Nigeria must be twinned with a state in the south as part of our education policy. By 2030, every northern state must match its southern twin in terms of literacy, secondary school leavers, graduates and post-graduates

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Chelsea appoint former Super Eagle Olofinjana as the head of its African scouting team

ENGLISH Premier league giants Chelsea have appointed former Super Eagle Seyi Olofinjana as the head of their scouting operations in Africa as part of an audacious plan to recruit young talent from across the continent.

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