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MINISTER of state for defence Dr Bello Matawalle has urged senior military commanders of the Nigerian Army to relocate their offices to Sokoto to enable them effectively combat the growing menace of armed banditry across northwestern Nigeria.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigeria wants to start on a fresh slate with China. All Nigeria’s debts to China must be cancelled as part of a post-Coronavirus economic settlement package. Legal action against Nigeria by all Chinese firms worldwide must stop immediately. All assets seized must be returned and any monies owed must be written off as bad debt

NIGERIANS living in the UK will no longer receive biometric residence cards (BRCs) or biometric residence permits (BRP) as from December 31 2024 as the Home office is replacing them with a new online eVisa system.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigerians have among the most diverse array of textiles in the world. It is beyond belief that the sector is not one of the nation’s biggest sources of foreign exchange

[2] There is absolutely no reason why Nigeria’s revenue from the exports of lace, adire, guinea brocade, atiku, ankara, etc does not match crude oil receipts. We should be mass-producing finished products and exporting them to retail outlets all over the world

ENGLISH Premier League giants Chelsea have lost out on the opportunity to sign Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen after Saudi Arabian side Al Ahli have agreed a four year deal with the player and his club Napoli.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] If you want an answer as to why Nigeria is lagging behind economies we should be on a par with such as Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Mexico, etc, look no further than this tree climbing device. It was designed by Indian agriculturalist Dr Renganathan and facilitates the easy climbing of trees. It is widely used across India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the rest of Asia too boost farming output

Ayo Akinfe

[1] We are the seventh most populated nation on earth

[2] We are the world’s largest black nation

[3] We have Africa’s largest economy

[4] We are the world’s sixth largest agricultural producer

[5] We produce the highest number of twins of any nation on earth

[6] We are almost bang in the middle of earth. The lines of latitude and longitude meet not too far off the coast of Nigeria

NEWLY-appointed Super Eagles manager Bruno Labbadia has hit the ground running naming a 23-man squad for Nigeria's forthcoming World Cup qualifiers against Benin Republic and Rwanda taking place next month.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] My government will be holding an immediate summit with all of Nigeria’s 36 state governors where we will tell them that as from October 1 2025, we plan to initiate the scrapping of the federal allocation regime. They should thus launch plans to get their states self-reliant

[2] With immediate effect, my administration will scrap government subsidies on all religious pilgrimages. If you want to go to Saudi Arabia or Israel, you are on your own

NIGERIAN Football Federation (NFF) officials have appointed German coach Bruno Labbadia as the new Super Eagles manager with a mandate to qualify the team for the 2016 World Cup.