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Nigeria-eligible teenager Josh Ajala signs new contract with Premier League side West Ham

NIGERIAN teenage striker Josh Ajala has ended speculation over his future by signing a new contract with English Premier League club West Ham United that will keep him at the London Stadium until the end of the 2027/28 season.

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When President Tinubu visits the UK later this month I hope he brings along six governors and gets them to enter into an audacious chocolate manufacturing deal with Cadbury’s

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigerians always look towards the federal government for redemption but this is just ignorance. It is the state government that is responsible for 80% of governance responsibilities under our federal structure, so that is where we need to place the emphasis

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National Sports Commission still holds on to hope that the Super Eagles can still make World Cup

NIGERIAN sports officials have refused to give up hope of the Super Eagles participating in this year's World cup despite global footballing body Fifa publishing the details of its forthcoming inter-continental play-offs with DR Congo listed as Africa's representative.

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Our biggest petrol supply headaches may have been solved with the opening of the Dangote Refinery but Nigeria now has no choice but to follow it up with the launch of Dangote Steel

Ayo Akinfe

[1] As an economy, Nigeria’s woes basically stem from the fact that we simply do not manufacture enough and as a result, import too much. This leads to balance of trade and balance of payment deficits. Once we start manufacturing, we will be on the road to recovery

[2] To become a manufacturing nation you need a large pool of workers, crude oil, steel and electricity. The first two we have in abundance, so need to work on the other two vigorously

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West Ham eye Nigerian teenage winger Mubarak Suleiman if they survive relegation battle

ENGLISH Premier League side West Ham are considering putting in a bid for Nigerian teenage winger Mubarak Suleiman with a view to signing him during the summer transfer window if they manage to avoid relegation.

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Seeing the sophisticated missile defence systems Israel and Iran are deploying as well as their drone capabilities should embarrass every Nigerian. We cannot even wipe out a ragtag army of religious zealots called Boko Haram

Ayo Akinfe

[1] I have been following developments in the Middle East very closely, paying particular attention to the kind of defence shields being used. Future warfare will be dominated by drone strikes, so the kind of drones you can deploy and the sort of missile defence system you have to shield you are key

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Nigeria's federal government initiates ambitious plans to expand nation's aviation market

NIGERIA'S federal government has concluded plans to expand the country's aviation market under an ambitious programme that involves the creation of new opportunities for aircraft acquisition and infrastructure investment.

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In response to recent happenings in Venezuela and Iran, Nigeria should launch an ambitious economic independence programme that looks like this

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigeria will have an annual budget ratio of $1bn to every 1m citizens. In 2027 for instance, with a population of 220m our national budget shall not be less than $220bn

[2] Every one of Nigeria’s 36 states shall generate at least twice the amount of its running costs. Any state that fails to do this over two successive quarters shall be dissolved and incorporated into one of its neighbours under new economic viability regulations

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Anthony Joshua undergoes intensive treatment on his ribs as part of rehabilitation programme

FORMER world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua is currently undergoing intensive treatment on his ribs as part of the recovery programme to get him back to full fitness following his near-fatal car crash in December.

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As Nigeria prepares for elections next year, I would like to see the government create a Directorate of Futuristic Thinking with a mandate to think the unthinkable

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Those of you who did chemistry will be familiar a gentleman named Robert Boyle, popularly referred to as the father if modern chemistry. He died in 1641 and when his study was visited after his death, they found a wishlist of 24 things he hoped man would achieve in the future

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