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Government ministers not perturbed about Nigeria's 33% GDP-to- debt ratio

GOVERNMENT ministers have said they are not panicking about the fact that Nigeria's debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio has ballooned to 33% as a result of increased borrowing brought about by the coronavirus pandemic.

 

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Infighting continues within Zamfara State chapter of APC as national mediation fails to bring peace

BITTER infighting among the members of the Zamfara State chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) intensified over the weekend when a faction of the party described the national executive committee mediating in the crisis as illegal.

 

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13 local and foreign companies put in bids to run Nigeria's four main international airports

THIRTEEN different consortia have submitted bids for consideration to  manage Nigeria's four main international airports under the new tendering programme launched last week by the Independent Concession and Regulatory Commission (ICRC).

 

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Federal government looks to resolve Vat spat by reaching out-of-court settlement with governors

NIGERIA'S finance minister Zainab Ahmed has announced plans to enter into an out-of-court settlement with Nigeria's 36 states over the vexed issue of value added tax (Vat) that is currently turning into a fierce legal battle.

 

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Newcastle aim to bring Nigerian striker Umar Sadiq to the Premier League during January transfer window

NEWLY-acquired English Premier league side Newcastle United has set its sights ion Nigerian striker Umar Sadiq with a view to prosing him away from his Spanish club Almeria during the January transfer window in a €25m deal.

 

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I hope President Buhari made the case for a trans-African railway network at the recent Durban summit

Ayo Akinfe

[1] A Yaoundé-Douala-Calabar-Ikom line that will transport Cameroonian cocoa to the processing plant at Ikom in Cross River State

[2] A Lomé-Cotonou-Badagry-Apapa-Warri-Port Harcourt line that will link up West Africa’s coastal ports

[3] An Abuja-Niamey-Ouagadougou-Bamako-Conakry-Dakar line that will open up the Ecowas region to finished Nigerian goods

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Association of Arewa Community in Igboland supports idea of Igbo president come 2023

NORTHERN socio-cultural group the Association of Arewa Community in Igboland (AACI) has called for the emergence of  an Igbo person as the president of Nigeria come the 2023 general elections.

 

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New Spurs manager considers promoting Arsenal-trained defender Tobi Omole to first team

NEW Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte has begun considering Nigerian-born centreback Tobi Omole with a view to promoting him to the first team once the English Premier League resumes after the international break.

 

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President Buhari is in South Africa attending the Intra-African Trade Fair taking place in Durban. I hope the proposals he is putting forward include suggestions like this:

Ayo Akinfe

[1] As from 2022, all African nations must stop exporting wildlife. If anyone wants to see lions, elephants, giraffes, leopards, cheetahs, gorillas, baboons, zebras, rhinos, hippos, etc, they should come to Africa. There is absolutely no justification for the zoo. For starters it is a crime against nature to cage wild animals and Africa's tourism industry will never kick off if her animals are constantly being exported

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Charles Soludo should set himself a target of withdrawing Anambra State from the federal allocation formula by 2030 to make the point that Ndigbo are not parasites but productive people

 

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nothing is as responsible for Nigeria's current socio-economic woes as the federal revenue allocation formula. It has made us dependent on one primary commodity, stifled economic growth and inhibited productivity. I am hoping that Charles Soludu will initiative the process that will eventually slay this dragon. If by say 2029, Anambra state has a gross domestic product (GDP) of $200bn, it has no need whatsoever for the paltry Abuja handouts

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