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Aina to miss today's away game at Villa after picking up a knock at African Nations Cup

SUPER Eagles fullback Ola Aina will be missing from Nottingham Forest's league game against Aston Villa today with an injury which his manager Nuno Espirito Santos who revealed that the player picked up a knock during the recent African Cup of Nations.

 

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President Tinubu needs to shun popularity and take the tough but unpopular decision of hiking taxes and using that money to fund productivity expansion to get Nigeria out of this current crisis

Ayo Akinfe

[1] First of all the Federal Inland Revenue Service (Firs) should set an income tax revenue target of $50bn by 2030

[2] Firs should also forward proposals to the National Assembly introducing a regime whereby no public official will receive more than four times the national minimum wage

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Air Peace to launch Lagos-London route on March 30 with special discounted student rate

NIGERIAN commercial airline Air will commence flights between London and Lagos on March 30 this year with special student fares introduced as part of its offering in what is a major expansion of its operations into the international market.

 

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Sunday Igboho returns to Nigeria accusing former president of trying to assassinate him

YORUBA Nation agitator Chief Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho has returned to Nigeria from his self-imposed exile which started off with the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari attempting to arrest him in Ibadan in 2021.

 

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Arsenal's on-loan goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo completes his switch to Nigeria with Fifa

ARSENAL goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo who is currently on loan to English League Two side Wrexham has completed his international switch with global footballing body Fifa that will now make him eligible to feature for Nigeria's Super Eagles.

 

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Were I in President Tinubu’s shoes, I would take these 10 drastic steps today to address the cost of living crisis currently afflicting Nigeria

Ayo Akinfe

[1] I would tell all the state governors that as from October 1 2025, we plan to scrap the federal allocation regime. They thus have to begin the process of getting their states self-reliant

[2] I would scrap government subsidies on all religious pilgrimages. If you want to go to Saudi Arabia or Israel, you are on your own. Money saved from this will be used to buy food for free distribution

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Senators reject plans to hike electricity tariffs and to scrap federal government subsidies

SENATORS have voted against plans by the Federal Ministry of Power to approve the proposed hikes in electricity tariffs by Nigeria's distribution companies and have also rejected plans to remove subsidies in the light of the present economic hardships in the country.

 

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White garment church clergyman drowns at Lagos beach during Valentine's Day outing

LAGOS white garment church clergyman Prophet Oriyomi Remilekun has been reported drowned by the police during a recent beach hangout in the Ajah area of the state while celebrating this year’s Valentine’s Day with his parishioners.

 

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Waldrum assures Nigerian fans that Super Falcons will get the business done in Douala

SUPER Falcons head coach Randy Waldrum has assured Nigerian football fans that his team will emerge victorious from their Olympic qualifier against Cameroon's Indomitable Lionesses tomorrow in Douala.

 

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I look forward to the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) and the Christian Association of Nigeria (Can) adopting the following stance on the current inflation crisis wracking Nigeria

Ayo Akinfe

[1] We have suspended the collection of tithes and zakat contributions from all our members until further notice. Given the hardships many of them are facing, it would be morally wrong to collect money from them now

[2] Every registered imam and pastor who is a member of our organisations will take a 50% pay cut for this month of February 2024

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