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With Fifa looking to make the 2030 World Cup a 64-team tournament, Nigeria should be looking to cash in on this by hosting the 2038 event in conjunction with Ghana and Cameroon

Ayo Akinfe

[1] I have always been a subscriber to the big bang theory. I have always maintained that Nigeria needs a big launching pad to revive her economic fortunes

[2] In 1977, we hosted Festac and believe you me, it put Nigeria on the world map. It attracted investors and as we speak, all the infrastructure like the National Theatre and Festac Town, are still standing

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Arokodare may remain at Wolves as club reject latest offer from Italian side Fiorentina

SUPER Eagles striker Tolu Arokodare could end up spending the forthcoming at Wolverhampton Wanderers after the club rejected a bid from Italian Serie A side Fiorentina regarding the offer as insignificant.

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Can one gubernatorial candidate please announce plans to turn his state into Nigeria’s tyre production capital with ambitious plans like this


Ayo Akinfe

[1] On August 3 1900, the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company was founded by a gentleman named Harvey Firestone. Cashing in on the booming automobile market, Mr Firestone soon saw the huge potential for marketing tyres and his company was a pioneer in the mass production of them

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Were I a candidate in next year’s presidential election, this is what my electricity policy would look like

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Six regional powers grids will be established across the country on the basis of geo-political zones, with each responsible for providing electricity to the states within its domain

[2] A national grid will operate on top of this serving as a supplement whenever there are shortages in any geo-political zone. Basically, the national grid will serve as a reserve

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Super Eagles defender Fredrick signs new four year deal with Premier League side Brentford

SUPER Eagles centreback Benjamin Fredrick has signed a new four year deal with English Premier League side Brentford that will keep him at Gtech Community Stadium until the end of the 20229/30 season.

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With elections looming, I am challenging every Nigerian to send proposals to their governors to launch plans to build a feaces-to-electricity power plant in his state over the next four years

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigeria is the open defecation capital of the world, as one in four citizens, representing about 47m people across the country relieve themselves out in the open according to the World Health Organisation

[2] Nigeria needs about $2.7bn to end open defecation. Of that, the government is expected to provide around 25%., so I say turn this into an electricity investment programme

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With elections looming, I am challenging every Nigerian to send proposals to their governors to launch plans to build a feaces-to-electricity power plant in his state over the next four years

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigeria is the open defecation capital of the world, as one in four citizens, representing about 47m people across the country relieve themselves out in the open according to the World Health Organisation

[2] Nigeria needs about $2.7bn to end open defecation. Of that, the government is expected to provide around 25%., so I say turn this into an electricity investment programme

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With elections looming, I am challenging every Nigerian to send proposals to their governors to launch plans to build a feaces-to-electricity power plant in his state over the next four years

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigeria is the open defecation capital of the world, as one in four citizens, representing about 47m people across the country relieve themselves out in the open according to the World Health Organisation

[2] Nigeria needs about $2.7bn to end open defecation. Of that, the government is expected to provide around 25%., so I say turn this into an electricity investment programme

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Huddersfield Town offer Nigeria-eligible teenage winger Onyeka his first professional contract

                                 

ENGLISH League One side Huddersfield Town have offered Nigeria-eligible teenage winger Michael Onyeka his first professional contract leading to the player signing a three year deal with the club that will keep him in West Yorkshire until 2029.

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As gubernatorial elections loom, I am waiting to see a rice cultivation masterplan from our Niger Delta governors that will make Nigeria the world’s leading producer

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Worldwide, about 80m hectares of irrigated lowland rice provide 75% of output. Our Asian friends lead the world in this regard, while we African are loyal consumers

[2] Irrigated rice is grown in bunded fields or paddies, which are surrounded by a small embankment that keeps the water in. Our Niger Delta is tailor-made for this kind of rice production but alas, our domestic production still lags behind consumption

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