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Nigerian senate considers banning flights from the UK and US to combat Covid-19 second wave

NIGERIAN senators are considering banning flights from the UK and the US as part of new protective measures required to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic by limiting travel from countries with high infection rates.

 

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United Nigerian Textile Mill’s recent decision to lay off 3,000 workers highlights everything wrong with the Nigerian economy

Ayo Akinfe

(1) Last week, the United Nigerian Textile Mill Limited (UNTL) made 3,000 workers redundant in Kaduna. Its excuse was that there was no market for its goods. As the saying goes: “Even in the abundance of water a fool is thirsty.” How can a monopoly textile mill struggle for orders in a market of 200m people abeg?

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Arsenal promote three Nigerian teenagers to first team ahead of tomorrow's trip to Brighton

 

ARSENAL manager Mikel Arteta promoted three Nigeria-eligible teenagers to the club's  first team ahead of their impending trip to Brighton & Hove tomorrow as the growing injury list has left him short of players.

 

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Any 2023 political arrangement should also include the APC and PDP reaching a gentleman’s agreement on gender zoning

 

 

 

Ayo Akinfe

(1) One of the reasons corruption thrives so much in Nigeria is because male politicians are under too much social pressure to display their wealth. Bringing more women into the political space will have a drastic effect in reducing corruption

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Kaduna textile mill makes 3,000 workers redundant as economic slowdown bites hard

 

NIGERIA'S economic woes have got significantly worse over the last week after the United Nigerian Textiles Limited (UNTL) in Kaduna made 3,000 workers redundant as the economic slowdown bites hard.

 

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Buhari should declare 2021 the National Year of the Nigerian Governors and set them the following targets

Ayo Akinfe

(1) Every governor should attract at least $10bn worth of foreign direct investment annually

(2) Every governor must generate at least 1,000MW of electricity

(3) Every governor must inaugurate a power transmission and distribution company on their state. It could be a PPP joint venture, wholly state-owned or a private concern but it must be able to electrify the whole state

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Ondo and Ogun state governments ban traditional New Year's Day overnight vigils

ONDO and Ogun State governments have banned all overnight vigils between now and the new year as part of new stringent health measures introduced to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

 

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Presidency officials say talk of Buhari not being in control is just a campaign of calumny

 

PRESIDENCY officials have warned about an ongoing smear campaign being waged against President Muhammadu Buhari claiming he has lost control of the government which it said is being conducted by disgruntled politicians to sow seeds of discord among the populace.

 

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Buhari should call an urgent meeting of Africa’s top 10 island states and draw up a continental post-Brexit tourist package for Boris Johnson

Ayo Akinfe

(1) Madagascar
(2) Seychelles
(3) Cape Verde
(4) St Helena
(5) Sao Tome & Principe
(6) Comoros
(7) Mauritius
(8) Reunion
(9) Canary Island
(10) Madeira

Their communique should be straightforward:

(1) Tourists will be offered a 10-island holiday involving spending at least one night in each location

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Nigerian health authorities announce ambitious plans to vaccinate 100m people by March

 

NIGERIAN health officials have announced plans to vaccinate at least 100m people against the Covid-19 virus by March under an ambitious programme to insulate the country from the dreaded global pandemic.

 

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