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Ayo Akinfe

[1] Private jets - A Gulfstream costs about $65m. Only the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has that kind of foreign exchange. In this new era, every penny needs to be saved for the purchase of much-needed industrial equipment. If we deplete the CBN’s reserves on things like private jets, then we have no moral right to complain when it has no dollars to buy refinery equipment or electricity turbines

NIGERIA and Brazil have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the sidelines of the G20 leaders summit that recently took place in Rio de Janeiro committing both nations to collaboration in agriculture.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Hydro-electric power plants

[2] Railway lines

[3] Gas-powered plants

[4] Electricity distribution grids

[5] Sea port construction and dredging

[6] Airport construction

[7] Inter-City highway construction

[8] Specialist hospitals

[9] Nuclear power plants

[10] Water treatment plants

ABOUT three farmers have been killed in Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State by suspected Fulani cattle herdsmen igniting fears that the murderous killing have resumed their reign of terror.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] The Nigerian Army shall undertake a five year programme to plant trees along Nigeria's borders to demarcate the nation's boundaries. Such trees shall be painted in the country's colours

[2] Nigeria's maritime borders will also be marked out with cones

[3] Each of our 36 state capitals shall house at least one battalion of the Nigerian Army

SECESSIONIST group the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) has disassociated itself from the self-styled Biafran prime minister Simon Ekpa who was arrested by Finish authorities yesterday for probable cause to incitement with terrorist intent.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Before the end of 2025, we will abolish the federal allocation regime compelling all 36 states to generate their own revenue

[2] This year, we will give the Nigerian military an ultimatum to wipe out Boko Haram, Iswap, Lakurawa and all other terrorist and banditry organisations operating in the country. They must also make kidnapping and abductions a thing of the past

FORMER British deputy prime minister John Prescott who served in Tony Blair's Labour government for 10 years between 1997 and 2007  has passed away at the age of 86 at a care home in Yorkshire.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Given how much American presidential candidates have been in our thoughts lately, I think this is the best time to reflect on a gentleman called Robert F Kennedy, popularly known as Bobby Kennedy

[2] Bobby Kennedy was the 64th US attorney-general, serving from January 1961 to September 1964, in office under his older brother, President John F Kennedy and his successor, President Lyndon Johnson

ENGLISH Premier League giants Manchester United have tabled a €100m bid for Super Eagles striker Ademola Lookman with a view to purchasing him from his Italian clubside Atalanta during the forthcoming January transfer window.