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Ayo Akinfe

[1] Given that there are 200m Nigerians out there with about 50% of them being 18 and over, we should have a plan to build 40m housing units over the next 20 years

[2] Of these 40m units, the federal government will build 10m in Abuja and Lagos

[3] All 36 state governments must build houses as a matter of principle to make up the remaining 30m units

[4] Each state must build at least 10,000 housing units a year

FORMER Boulogne and Malian national team head coach Éric Sékou Chelle has been named by the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) as the new Super Eagles manager with a mandate to qualify the team for the 2026 World Cup.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] In 2025, we will begin work on developing 10 ports along our Atlantic coastline at Badagry, Lekki and Apapa in Lagos State, Ayetoro in Ondo State, Warri in Delta State, Brass in Bayelsa State, Port Harcourt and Onne in Rivers State, Calabar in Cross River State and Ikot Abasi in Akwa Ibom State

SUPER Falcons goalkeeper Yewande Balogun has retired from professional football at the age of 35 bringing about an end to a remarkable career that saw her represent Nigeria on the international stage.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Here is a pie chart, which offers a breakdown of the Nigerian economy into its component sectors. As you can see, manufacturing only accounts for about 7% of gross domestic product (GDP). This for me is at the root of all our problems

[2] Do you know the global average with regards to manufacturing as a percentage of national GDP is 30%. When we only have about one quarter of that, you can see why we are in trouble

FORMER Kano State governor and presidential candidate Senator Ibrahim Shekarau is expected to spearhead the launch of a new political party soon to be named as the League of National Democrats (LND).

Ayo Akinfe

[1] The Nigerian Governors Forum wholeheartedly opposes open grazing and will be sending a bill to the National Assembly making it illegal nationwide

[2] We will support the setting up of a presidential panel to review the 2014 National Confab report on restructuring and make recommendations to the Federal Executive Council. By March 1, a draft bill will be prepared for forwarding on to the National Assembly

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has promised that his administration will complete the Nigerian Eastern Rail Line connecting Port Harcourt with Maiduguri before the end of his tenure in 2027 as part of his transport policy objectives.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] We keep debating this issue of inadequate electricity supply in Nigeria but always come up short. It is not actually rocket science as our problems can be broken down into two. In the first place, we need about 50,000MW but only generate 7,000MW and to make matters worse, we can only distribute 4,000MW of this. All we have to do is address both issues

ENGLISH Championship side Watford have made a loan proposal to Spanish La Liga outfit Sevilla to try and sign former Leicester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho during the currently January transfer window in a bid to help their Premier League promotion bid.