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GOVERNORS of the five state that make up the southeast geo-political zone of Nigeria have distanced themselves from the secessionist group the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) saying that it does not speak for the Igbo people.

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has insisted that his administration will not restructure the country despite the ongoing clamour for a return to the federalist arrangement agreed at independence saying all those clamouring for it are naive.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] There will be free primary and secondary education for every Nigerian child

[2] Our federal government will offer one free meal to all primary school pupils

[3] The federal government will pay a N5,000 monthly stipend to all unemployed school leavers under 24

[4] Every state government will be compelled by law to open at least one vocational training centre in each of Nigeria's 774 local government areas

FORMER Super Eagles skipper Mikel Obi has been appointed by Nigeria's federal government as one of the country's youth ambassadors by the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development.

NIGERIA'S agriculture ministry has said that it will proceed with the establishment of grazing routes across the country despite the widespread opposition to the practice because many herdsmen cannot afford to operate ranches.

NIGERIAN sprint queen Blessing Okagbare has run the second fastest time ever run by a woman in the 100 metres when she romped home in 10.63 seconds at Nigeria's national Olympics trials in Lagos yesterday.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] We should aim for annual double digit economic growth between 2023 and 2030. If we enjoy 10% growth every year for a decade, it will increase Nigeria's GDP to over $1trn

INDIGENOUS People of Biafra (Ipob) leader Nnamdi Kanu has been declared wanted by the Northern Consensus Movement (NCM) who have placed a bounty of N100m ($243,000) on his head saying they will hand him over to the security agents when captured.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigeria currently has about 20m head of cattle. We should aim to double this to at least 40m by 2022 through an ambitious programme of industrial production, aggressive ranching, the provision of veterinary services and the provision of security for livestock

NIGERIA Diaspora Commission (Nidcom) chairperson Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa has praised the contribution of diasporan Nigerian artists stressing that they are operating in an industry that has been largely untapped and is a potential huge revenue source.