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[1] One huge problem the UK will face now she is outside the European Union (EU) is that she will no longer enjoy duty-free supply of fruits and vegetables from the Mediterranean region. Trust the Spanish, Italians, Greeks, French and Portuguese, they will demand full market price for all the tropical fruits they sell to the UK from now on

LAGOS State is to set begin using electric-powered boats across its Lagos Ferry Services (Lagferry)  fleet before the end of the year as part of efforts to lower transport fares and promote sustainable mobility.

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[1] Nigerians have among the most diverse array of textiles in the world. It is inexplicable that the sector is not one of the nation’s biggest sources of foreign exchange

[2] There is absolutely no reason why Nigeria’s revenue from the exports of lace, adire, guinea brocade, Atiku, ankara, etc does not match crude oil receipts. We should be mass-producing finished products and exporting them to retail outlets all over the world

NIGERIAN head coach Eric Chelle could be on his way after the ongoing African Cup of Nations as the Tunisian football federation have initiated an interest in securing his services following the sacking of their own manager Sami Trabelsi.

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[1] Once a year, 500 diasporans will be invited to Abuja to rub minds with the government

[2] The presidents of the major diaspora organisations in four or five key countries will be granted observers status at Nigerian Governors' Forum meetings

[3] A diaspora investment desk will be established in the foreign minister’s office, to liaise with Nigerians living abroad

[4] By 2027, diasporans will be allowed to vote in presidential elections

NIGERIA-eligible teenage striker Kaye Furo has just signed a five-and-a-half year contract with English Premier League side Brentford bringing about an end to his nine year stint at Belgian side Club Brugge.

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Annual output of world’s leading horse producers

1] US - 10.5m

[2] Mexico - 6.3

[3] China - 5.5m

[4] Brazil - 5.5m

[5] Mongolia - 3.9m

[6] Argentina- 2.5m

[7] Kazakhstan - 2.4m

[8] Ethiopia - 2.2m

[9] Russia - 1.3m

[10] Colombia - 1.1m

[1] A horse costs about $2,000 on the open market, so just imagine the revenue we would generate if we exported say 3m of them

NIGERIA'S Super Eagles will be without the services of skipper Wilfred Ndidi for their semi final clash against Morocco on Wednesday he picked up bookings in yesterday's quarter final victory over Algeria.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] First of all, I hope he let the whole world know that Nigeria is not Afghanistan where what happens remains local. Whenever anything happens in Nigeria, it has continental implications. I trust President Tinubu told the rest of the world that they ignore Nigeria at their peril

SERIE A giants Inter Milan have stepped up their interest in Super Eagles centreback Calvin Bassey with a view to purchasing him from English Premier league side Fulham during the current transfer window.