GOVERNOR Godwin Obaseki is all set to be declared as the gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming Edo State elections after he picked up a membership card and got the backing of the party's presidential candidate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.

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(1) I have been studying the Finnish railway industry of late and am very impressed with the way they have used it as a basis for industrialisation. If only Nigeria showed 10% of their productivity, we would have a high-speed pan-African railway network

VICE president Professor Yemi Osinbajo has warned that nearly 40m Nigerians might lose their jobs this year as a result of the economic fallout from the shutdown introduced in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

NIGERIAN-born playmaker Dele Alli has been suspended for one match by the English Football Association over a post he wrote on social media about coronavirus in which he appeared to be mocking an Asian man.

DIASPORA mobile clinic Flying Doctors Nigeria has unveiled a new piece of equipment known as the isolation pod that will serve as a temporary shelter to provide quarantine services for patients infected with the Covid-19 virus.

GOVERNOR Godwin Obaseki has been disqualified from standing as a candidate in the Edo State primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) due to take place on June 22 when the party will elect a gubernatorial candidate.

IGBO young people's organisation the Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC) has warned former vice president Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to respect the principle of a rotational presidency and shelve plans to run for office in 2023.

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(1) Airlines
(2) Steel plants
(3) Food processing plants
(4) Machine tool manufacturers
(5) Car assembly plants
(6) Railway carriage manufacturing
(7) Aircraft manufacturers
(8) Shipbuilding firms
(9) Mobile/laptop/iPad manufacturers
(10) Fashion labels

LAGOS is all set to begin hosting drive-through entertainment concerts after the successful completion of a pilot project at Bay Lounge along Admiralty Way in Lekki which got the approval of the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (Lasepa).

NIGERIA'S U17 goalkeeper Daniel Jinadu has signed his first professional contract with English Premier league side West Ham alongside fellow compatriot Joshua Okotcha at a recent ceremony in which the club promoted several youngsters to its first team.