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Is anymore in government circles thinking of addressing the inflation crisis by maybe striking a deal with the European Union to flood Nigeria with food in exchange for a long term fruit supply deal

Ayo Akinfe

[1] One huge problem the UK is now facing outside the European Union (EU) is that she will no longer enjoys duty-free supply of certain products. For instance, she now has to pay top dollar for fruits and vegetables from the Mediterranean region. Trust the Spanish, Italians, Greeks, French and Portuguese, they demand full market price for all the tropical fruits they sell to the UK

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Super Flamingos set down a marker in ongoing U17 World Cup with emphatic win over Kiwis

NIGERIA'S Super Flamingos are confident they can go the whole way and win the ongoing FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup currently taking place in the Dominican Republic after they got their campaign off to a flying start y4sterday beating New Zealand 4-1.

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With rice supply now a major issue as the price of a 10kg bag spirals beyond the reach of the average Nigerian, maybe it is time for the Niger Delta governors to come up with a radical lowland rice production plan

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Of late, rice has been a major economic topic in Nigeria. We have made so much about the fact that we have expanded production and how we will soon be self-reliant. However, we are still a long way from success. Quantity, quality and price are all issues that need addressing

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Were I in President Tinubu’s shoes, I would declare 2025 the Year of Foreign Direct Investment in Nigeria and then set out to woo the following investors. I would set myself a target of attracting at least $100bn annually

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos is the founder of Amazon which is the largest eCommerce marketplace and is used by millions of customers worldwide

[2] Bill Gates

William Henry Gates (popularly known as Bill Gates) is one of the top entrepreneurs in world. He’s an American business magnate, investor, author, and philanthropist. He is the founder of Microsoft, which he launched along with Paul Allen in 1975

[3] Mark Zuckerberg

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Money transfer firm Glo Currency sponsors Canuk gala dinner and donates five free tickets

MONEY transfer company Glo Currency has joined the ranks of corporate firms that have opted to sponsor this year's Central Association of Nigerians in the UK (Canuk) annual gala dinner with a cash offer and the donation of five free tickets.

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With food security suddenly becoming an issue in Nigeria, maybe it is time for those governors who have large tracks of arid land in their states to come to our rescue

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Several of the states in the far north of Nigeria like Borno, Yobe, Katsina, Jigawa, Zamfara and Sokoto are suffering from the effects of desert encroachment. Indeed annually, Nigeria loses up to 350,000 hectares of land to desert encroachment

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Calls grow for Eagles to abandon Libya game tomorrow after team is left stranded for 13 hours

CALLS are growing for the Super eagles to pull out of tomorrow African Cup of Nations qualifier against Libya in Benghazi tomorrow after the Libyans left the Super eagles stranded for 13 hours without food or any attention whatsoever.

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Sunday Igboho delivers petition to 10 Downing Street asking UK to support Yoruba Nation agitation

YORUBA Nation campaigner Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho has delivered a petition to Number 10 Downing Street in which he calls on the British government to recognise his calls for independence.

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With the highly limited amount of foreign direct investment we are attracting and the slow pace of technology transfer, does Nigeria have any other option that to go for industrial espionage?

Ayo Akinfe

[1] As a nation state, we consume far more then we produce, which means we will always have balance of trade and balance of payment deficits

[2] Africa as a continent accounts for just 3% of world trade and 1% of global manufacturing, despite accounting for 18% of the world’s population. Clearly, that kind of imbalance is not sustainable

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Petrol marketers challenge NNPC to fix its three refineries saying it will end Dangote monopoly

NIGERIA'S federal government has been challenged by the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (Ipman) to fix all three refineries owned by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) to end the current monopoly of the Dangote Group.

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