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NIGERIA'S Super Eagles have qualified for the final of the Unity Cup where they will face the Reggae Boyz of Jamaica on Saturday after beating Ghana 2-1 in the semi final dubbed the Jollof Derby yesterday.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Are Nigerians aware of the fact that the bulk of the rice we consume in the world today is grown in delta regions. Worldwide, about 80m hectares of irrigated lowland rice is cultivated, accounting for 75% of global output

[2] Across Asia, irrigated rice is grown in bunded fields or paddies, which are surrounded by small embankments that keep the water in. Our Niger Delta is tailor-made for this kind of rice production

NIGERIA'S public debt is set to exceed N180trn ($113.4bn) following President Bola Tinubu’s recent request to the National Assembly asking it to approve a set of additional external and domestic loans totalling N34.15trn ($21.5bn).

As part of a plan to make up for Nigeria's budget deficit, President Tinubu has asked lawmakers to approve more borrowing. In addition, he is also seeking approval of a domestic bond issuance of N757.9bn to settle outstanding pension liabilities.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] For starters, they should launch a public works programme that involves getting millions of youths across the geo-political zone to participate in a tree-painting programme. They should plant rows of trees along the country’s borders with Chad, Cameroon and Niger Republic to actually tell us where Nigeria starts.

[2] In Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states, the governments need to offer free uniforms and school meals to all youths to encourage education.

ENGLISH Premier League side Brentford has joined the list of European clubs looking to sign Nigerian striker Christantus Uche from Spanish side Getafe during the forthcoming summer transfer window.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigeria’s Middle Belt is our breadbasket. It should be like the US Midwest, littered with commercial farms, plantations, agro-processing companies, research facilities and food manufacturers

[2] Just take one commodity grown in the Middle Belt in abundance - Yam. How come there are no yam millionaires in Nigeria? We should vertically-integrated companies that churn out finished products

NIGERIA-eligible teenage fullback Olabade Aluko has been offered a new contract by Leicester City ahead of the 2025/26 season after making his Premier League debut yesterday against Bournemouth in the last match of the campaign.                         

Ayo Akinfe

[1] From henceforth, all public sector contracts must be published online

[2] All contract bids must be made through an online portal

[3] All government, ministries, departments and agencies must have a contract bidding online portal

[4] All contract bids will be subject to review by a panel made up of civil servants, members of the judiciary and EFCC and ICPC operatives

NOTTINGHAM Forest players all wore special Taiwo Awoniyi's warm-up vests during their last English Premier League match against West Ham and may honour the Super Eagles striker again today in their last match of the season against Chelsea.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Do you know that Nigeria is the world’s number one producer of the West African Dwarf goat but alas, we make nothing from it in terms of export revenue