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NIGERIA is facing the prospect of an accelerated health crisis over the coming weeks after its doctors threatened to down tools and embark on an indefinite strike in response to the way the government is handling the coronavirus pandemic.

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) Nobody wants crude oil at the moment and the prices of all the primary commodities we export like cocoa and cassava are likely to be in the doldrums for the foreseeable future, so something has to give. Whether we like it or not, manufacturing simply has to become our new cash cow

ENGLISH Premier League side Arsenal has stepped up its quest for Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen having identified him as the ideal replacement for want-away skipper Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang who expected to leave at the end of the season.

Ayo Akinfe

(1) Crude oil
(2) Cocoa
(3) Yam
(4) Cassava
(5) Rubber
(6) Cashews
(7) Groundnuts
(8) Shea Nuts
(9) Kolanuts
(10) All solid minerals

NIGERIA'S presidential task force (PTF) on Covid-19 has expressed concern about the increasing threat to public health as a result of the large number of counterfeit test kits on the market and the constant refusal of hospitals to admit sick patients.

NIGERIA'S federal government is recruiting a coronavirus police force made up of 80,000 volunteers nationwide charged with the responsibility of ensuring that members of the public prevent the spread by observing social distancing and wearing facemasks.

MICROSOFT'S billionaire owner Bill Gates's foundation is on course to have a coronavirus vaccine ready within the next 12 months as the millions of dollars it has pumped into finding a cure the virus is starting to yield dividends.

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has finally waded into the controversy surrounding US attempts to oust the president of the African Development bank (AfDB) Akinwunmi Adesina by lobbying his West African colleagues to oppose the move.

NIGERIA'S economic woes are mounting further after it emerged that 50 shiploads of Bonny light crude remain unsold at the nation's export terminals despite India relieving the pressure a little with the purchase of some petroleum earlier this week.

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) Over the last 48 hours, enough has happened to make serious alarm bells ring across Nigeria. We are unable to sell crude oil to anyone and our debt profile keeps growing by the day at an alarming rate