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LABOUR unions have threatened to shut the Nigerian economy down for a month with an indefinite strike to protest against plans by the National Assembly to deregulate the national minimum wage.

INTERNATIONAL Monetary Fund (IMF) officials have downgraded their forecast for Nigeria’s economic growth in 2024 to 3.1% from earlier predictions of 3.3% citing weaker economic activity during the first quarter of the year.

NIGERIA-eligible teenage striker Tobi Akinyimika has signed a two-year scholarship deal with English Championship side Watford that will lead to him joining up with the club's U18 team for the forthcoming season.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] With a population of about 8m Oyo State is the sixth most populous in the Nigeria. It also has the largest landmsss of all the states in the south of the country with area of 28,454 square kilometres. It is thus no surprise that Lagos State for instance, hires land in Oyo State for agriculture. Going forward, Oyo may have to do a bit more of that, given that Lagos has no land for agricultural expansion

ENGLISH Premier League side Nottingham Forest have stepped up the pursuit of Nigeria-eligible striker and former Arsenal's Hale End Academy product Chuba Akpom with a view to signing him before the start of the forthcoming 2024/25 season.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Most Nigerians may not know it but during the colonial era, the British actually planned to establish a European settler colony in Jos, the Plateau State capital. Because they found the Jos climate highly suitable, the Europeans wanted to establish an enclave there. Just imagine what kind of economy this would have allowed Plateau State to have

DIASPORA umbrella body the Central Association of Nigerians in the UK (Canuk) will be holding an online emergency general meeting (EGM) on Saturday August 31 to review its constitution and consider acquiring charitable status.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Adamawa State is by far the biggest waste in Nigeria when it comes to tourism. This is a state made up of undulating hills, scenic plateaus and mountains. America’s Grand Canyon, Canada’s Banff National Park and Australia’s Ayers Rock have nothing on Adamawa State but alas, almost no tourism revenue is generated from this natural resource

UNIVERSITY of Bath recent graduate Tobi Sijuade has qualified to represent Nigeria in the 50m freestyle swimming event at the forthcoming Paris Olympics after making to clock the official required time for the event just in time for the games.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] In terms of population, Bayelsa is the smallest state in Nigeria, meaning that it has a lot of uninhabited land, which could be used for development. It should bethe epicentre of the federal government’s blue economy plans because Bayelsa has an abundance of rivers, creeks and waterways