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Ogun State government allocates 10,000 hectares to cotton farmers in a bid to boost production

OGUN State government has embarked on a radical cotton production programme involving the setting aside of 10,000 hectares of land for members of the National Cotton Association of Nigeria (NCAN)  to enable expand output.

 

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Electricity minister Saleh Mamman denies they are handing distribution over to Siemens

NIGERIA'S minister of state for power Saleh Mamman has denied that the federal government is planning to hand over the distribution of the nation's electricity to German engineering giant Siemens.

 

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Lagos State enters into deal with private firm to dredge Ijegun port that will take 50% of Apapa's volume

LAGOS State government has entered into an arrangement with engineering and maritime investment company Westron Properties to dredge the new port in Ijegun near Satellite Town that will eventually absorb half of the traffic at Apapa.

 

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Ohaneze Ndigbo says God using the insurgency to punish northern Nigeria for its civil war crimes

PAN-cultural group Ohaneze Ndigbo has reacted to the recent statement made by the sultan of Sokoto saying that God was punishing northern Nigeria for its sins by sending an insurgency to plague them pointing out that it is their punishment for killing 2m Igbos.

 

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Oluwo of Iwo refuses to accept his suspension saying only the governor can suspend a monarch

OLUWO of Iwoland Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi has refused to accept the six month suspension placed on him by the Osun State Traditional Council saying that the body does not have the legal authority to impose sanctions on him.

 

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Despite the fears many southern Nigerians might have, the country actually needs to merge with Niger Republic if we want to develop

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) Many Nigerians continuously wonder how the country is going to get out of its current morass as our national output is about only 10% of what we need to sustain our economy. For me there is only one solution and that is unprecedented industrialisation and the mass production of goods and services. If we grow our economy from the current $400bn to say $4trn, we are home and dry

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Glasgow Rangers fans eulogise Joe Aribo after he scores wonder solo goal in Europa league game

SUPER Eagles midfielder Joe Aribo is now the star attraction of Glasgow as he is being hero-worshipped by Rangers fans after scoring a solo wonder goal in last night's Europa League clash with Sporting Braga of Portugal that enabled his side to win the match 3-2.

 

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US reluctant to hand over $100m of Abacha loot as it could end up with Kebbi's Governor Bagudu

US Department of Justice (DoJ) officials have expressed a reluctance to hand over a sum of $100m recovered from the late dictator General Sani Abacha to the federal government amid fears that the money may be handed to Governor Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi State.

 

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Falana asks families who pay kidnappers ransom fees to demand refunds from the government

HUMAN rights lawyer Femi Falana has called on Nigerians that pay ransom fees to secure the release of their family members abducted by kidnappers to demand compensation from the federal government.

 

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BA offers compensation for all customers affected by the diversion of their flights to Accra

BRITISH carrier BA has offered to compensate its Nigerian passengers who it left stranded in Ghana as a result of its recent decision to divert all of its Lagos bound flights to Accra due to bad weather and poor visibility.

 

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