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I think President Tinubu’s Easter message should include an announcement that he will appoint a minister of state for religious capital with a mandate to generate at least $10bn annually in Christian and Islamic finance

Ayo Akinfe

[1] As we celebrate Easter, do Nigerians ever for once give a thought to cashing in on the commercial opportunities it presents? For a variety of reasons, we are uniquely placed to make millions from events like Easter in foreign exchange both through tourism and the sale of memorabilia but alas, we are fast asleep

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Air Peace's maiden Lagos to London flight lands at Gatwick Airport this morning

LEADING Nigerian airline Air Peace has successfully made its maiden Lagos to London flight when its first aircraft a Boeing 777 landed at Gatwick Airport and was received by a team of diaporans led by the acting high commissioner Ambassador Cyprian Heen.

 

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NFF spreads its net in the search of new Super Eagles coach adding Herve Renard to the shortlist

NIGERIAN Football Federation (NFF) officials are believed to have spread the search for a new Super Eagles coach to include Frenchman Herve Renard given his pedigree on the African continent and his penchant for success.

 

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Would you not just love it if the Christian Association of Nigeria leaders used the ocassion of Easter to visit President Tinubu and present him with a cattle development plan

Ayo Akinfe

[1] So Lent is over and tomorrow, Nigerian Christians will join their colleagues all over the world to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. I think the Christian Association of Nigeria should be looking to use the opportunity to address some of the issues afflicting its members

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Lagos airport authorities shut KFC branch after it refuses to serve disabled customer

LAGOS airport officials have shut down the fast food outlet KFC's branch at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport after it refused to serve a disabled customer saying wheelchairs were not allowed into its premises.

 

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On this day in 1998, the UK published the Good Friday Agreement that ended the troubles in Northern Ireland. Would you not just love it if President Tinubu followed suit with a similar initiative today

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Unfortunately, the Buhari years were the most divisive in our history. When you look at the lingering effects of the Fulani herdsmen crisis, it is clear that we are now a highly traumatised nation in desperate need of healing

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Tinubu describes Nigeria's misgovernance as leadership elephantiasis to visiting US delegation

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has described Nigeria's misgovernance problems as leadership elephantiasis telling a United States congressional delegation that his government is hell-bent on reversing decades of economic mismanagement.

 

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President Tinubu has just announced the members of his Presidential Economic Coordination Council. I hope it has a blueprint that looks something like this

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Like the rest of you, I have seen the list of experts put together to form his new economic management team. On paper, the list looks very impressive but whether they will deliver is the litmus test. If they are only there for show, it is just a waste of talent

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Sanwoolu meets with Dangote and Otedola to plan distributing 80,000 bags of rice to Lagosians

GOVERNOR Babajide Sanwoolu of Lagos State and the chairman of the Dangote Group Alhaji Aliko Dangote along with the chairman of First Bank of Nigeria Otunba Femi Otedola have held a meeting to draw up plans to distribute 80,000 bags of rice across the state.

 

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Lagos State is Nigeria’a number one coconut producer, so I would like to see Governor Sanwoolu use the Easter period to come up with a radical production plan

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Coconuts are one agricultural crop that should easily be a big money spinner for Nigeria. If well harnessed, the sector could match the $50bn or so we generate from crude oil sales

[2] Nigeria is currently the world’s number 18 coconut producer with a disappointing output of 288,615 tonnes. Badagry Local Government Area alone could easily double that figure within four years if it wanted to

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