Rather than spend $1.5bn on it, here are 10 alternative things I would do with the Port Harcourt refinery 


Ayo Akinfe 

(1) Sell it to a steel company at a giveaway price to convert it into a manufacturing plant. Just imagine how Corus Steel would love the gift of a readymade plant 

(2) Invite oil companies to come and buy it and convert into a facility that can rival Dangote’s Lekki plant. Dangote’s facility can meet all Nigeria’s domestic needs, so the NNPC no longer has any business running refineries. All competition should now be private 

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National Association of Resident Doctors to begin indefinite strike over salary arrears and Covid-19 hazard allowances

NIGERIA'S National Association of Resident Doctors (Nard) will begin an indefinite strike nationwide as from Thursday April 1 following the expiration of a 60-day ultimatum to the federal government to pay their members salary arrears and Covid-19 hazard allowances.

 

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Rochas and traditional ruler he deposed while in office nearly come to blows at Owerri airport

FORMER Imo State governor Senator Rochas Okorocha and the ex-chairman of the South East Council of Traditional Rulers Eze Cletus Ilomuanya were involved in a bitter altercation at Owerri Airport over the weekend.

 

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16 Ipob and ESN members arrested in connection with the deaths of 20 policemen and four soldiers

ABOUT 16 members of the separatists group the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) including a clergyman have been arrested by the police in connection with the recent killing of security personnel across the southeast geo-political zone.

 

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Bad weather prevents several dignitaries including Osinbajo from attending Tinubu birthday bash

ALL Progressive Congress (APC) national leader Asiwaju Bola Tinubu's 69th birthday plans have been disrupted by bad weather after the elements prevented several high profile dignitaries including vice president Professor Yemi Osinbajo from attending the event.

 

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NFF set for showdown with Benin Republic amid fears that Iwobi's Covid-19 positive test was a fake

NIGERIA and Benin Republic could be embroiled in a major diplomatic spat involving global football body Fifa after indications that the Beninoise authorities falsely certified Everton midfielder Alex Iwobi was Covid-19 positive over the weekend.

 

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Like President Buhari I covet Niger Republic because it is 1.2m sq km of almost totally uninhabited land, 80% of which is in the Sahara Desert, making ideal for an unprecedented solar farm

Ayo Akinfe

(1) Probably the only policy of President Buhari I am in love with is his romantic affair with Niger Republic. No matter how long we delay things, ultimately Nigeria and Niger Republic need to merge one day. That is inevitable!

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Armed hoodlum kidnap busload of RCCG worshippers on their way to church in Kaduna State

ARMED hoodlums have abducted a busload of Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) worshippers on their way to church on Kaduna State in the latest case of kidnapping across northern Nigeria.

 

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Even during the height of the anti-apartheid struggle we never heard calls for the creation of separate Zulu and Xhosa nations

Ayo Akinfe

(1) As we try to figure a way around Nigeria’s current debacle, can we please learn from history and get to understand that sometimes people suggest treatments to a problem that are 10 times worse than the original ailment

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Super Eagles seal qualification for African Nations Cup with late winner in Porto Novo

NIGERIA'S Super Eagles have qualified for the 2021 African Cup of Nations in dramatic fashion today after scoring an injury time winning goal against Benin Republic at the  Charles de Gaulle stadium in Porto Novo ending the host's eight-year unbeaten home record.

 

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