NIGERIA'S newest airline Enugu Air is planning to become a global player with ambitions to fly to international destinations like London in the not-too-distant future according to Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State.

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[1] Now that we have all got over the Botswana embarrassment, it is time to look ahead

[2] Botswana are the lowest ranked team at the Women’s African Cup of Nations and Nigeria are the highest ranked team at the tournament, so we should be beating them with ease. Unfortunately, head coach Justin Madugu had no answer to their tactics of parking the bus against

[3] I suspect Algeria will do the same tomorrow. Does Mr Madugu have a Plan B?

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[1] Nigeria's economic and human development indicators will be compared annually with those of other Mint nations like Mexico, Indonesia and Turkey and Brics nations like Brazil, India, Russia, China and South Africa, to ensure we never fall behind

AFRICA'S richest man Alhaji Aliko Dangote has warned that Nigeria's three state-owned refineries may never function properly again despite the federal government spending $2bn to rehabilitate them of late.

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[1] Rinsola Babajide is our most creative attacking player but he keeps yanking her off at half time

[2] In the run-up to the tournament, Francesco Ordega was our most potent attacking threat. She was devastating against Portugal but so far has not seen one minute of action

[3] Madugu keeps playing Asisat Oshoala as a target woman. She is the most ill-suited forward we have for that role but only he fails to see it

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[1] Nigeria is willing to offer all G20 member states observer status at the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) in exchange for foreign direct investment (FDI). This is to facilitate massive infrastructural investment in West Africa with an annual target of $500bn

NIGERIA now occupies the unenviable position of being the country with the second most cases of malnutrition globally according to President Bola Tinubu's senior special assistant on public health Uju Anwukah.

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[1] Nigeria will be made up of 42 states, with seven per each of her constituent geo-political zones

[2] Each state will be responsible for creating and funding its local governments as it deems fit. Local governments will be funded internally by the charging of a local tax, which will be augmented by a state grant representing no more than 10% of their total expenditure

BRITAIN has announced changes to its visa application regime ending the use of hard copy visas being issued in a development that will have an effect on Nigerians applying to work and study in the country.