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GERMAN Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen are stepping up plans to acquire Nigeria-eligible youngster Sam Edozie from English Premier League giants Manchester City before the closure of the current transfer window.

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[1] Lamido Sanusi - Economy 

[2] Amina Ibrahim - Socio-economic programmes

[3] Attahiru Jega - Impeccable integrity 

[4] Labaran Maku - Socio-economic programmes 

[5] Rabiu Kwankwaso - Socio-economic programmes 

[6] Matthew Kukah - Impeccable integrity  

[7] Pauleen Tallen - Socio-economic programmes 

[8] Shehu Sani - Credibility 

[9] Martin Luther Agwai - Security expertise 

NIGERIA'S financial situation has become precarious over the last few months after data just released show that the cost of servicing the national debt has surpassed the federal government’s retained revenue by N310bn ($746.26m) in the first four months of 2022.

FORMER vice president Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has added his voice to the ongoing debate about same faith presidential tickets saying that he and Asiwaju Bola Tinubu fell out in 2007 over the matter because the former Lagos State governor wanted to stand with him.

SUPER Falcons striker Asisat Oshoala has made history by winning the 2022 Confederation of African Football female Player of the Year becoming the first person ever to win the accolade for a record fifth time.

Oshoala, 27, who plays for Spanish giants Barcelona, has now broken the record of compatriot Perpetual Nkwocha, who was voted African Footballer of the Year four times. Last season, Oshoala helped Barcelona seal an unprecedented La Liga Femini and Copa de la Reina triumph.

ACCESS Bank has announced plans to invest the $1.7m it recently raised at its charity polo tournament in the UK at the Guards Polo Club in Surrey towards improving the state of education in Nigeria.

LEEDS United and Tottenham Hotspurs have joined the race to sign PSV Eindhoven's Nigeria-eligible winger Noni Madueke before the close of the summer transfer window ahead of long-term admirers Leicester City.

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[1] We shall provide loans with interest rates of no more than 5% interest to anyone wishing to delve into agriculture. Such loans will be tailored towards buying hybrid seedlings, pesticides, herbicides, fertilisers and farming equipment like tractors, water tanks, silos and barns

NIGERIAN Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) officials have suspended the air transport licence (ATL) and air operator certificate (AOC) of Dana Airlines indefinitely following the carrier's inability to meet its financial obligations.

GOVERNOR Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has commissioned the first ever fibre optic cable factory in West Africa when he opened the Coleman Technical Industries Limited (CTIL) facility in Sagamu.