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As the 2023 elections loom, any presidential candidate from Lagos State should be able to come up with a robust fishing policy which guarantees that the sector will generate at least $10bn in revenue annually


Ayo Akinfe 

[1] It is criminal laziness bordering on a crime against mother nature for a country with 853km of Atlantic coastline to be importing fish. I do not know of any other nation in the same position that does so

[2] Again, this is a another case of crude oil making us lazy. We believed we had enough money to import anything we wanted so we allowed virtually every other sector of our economy to collapse

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Federal Inland Revenue Service introduces digital self-service tax stations at its offices

NIGERIA'S Federal Inland Revenue Service (Firs) has introduced self-service stations where taxpayers can file tax returns and validate tax clearance certificates among other services using digital technology.

 

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Domestic and foreign investment rises by 39% in 2021 as Nigeria recovers from coronavirus meltdown

DOMESTIC and international investors increased their investments in Nigeria by a whopping 39% last year amid signs that the country is gradually recovering from the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic according to official figures just published.

 

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UN warns that as many as 1.4m children under five face malnutrition in the northeast

AS many as 1.4m children are said to be facing malnutrition across northeast Nigeria over the next year due to the effects of the Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa Province (Iswap) insurgency according to the United Nations.

 

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House of Reps summons foreign minister to discuss the sorry state of foreign missions

NIGERIA'S foreign minister Geoffrey Onyeama has been summoned to appear before the House of Representatives to discuss the poor state of the country's foreign missions with many of them struggling to remain functional.

 

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Arsenal become desperate to sign Osimhen in the summer as Lacazette and Nketiah get set to leave

ENGLISH Premier League side Arsenal has become the latest team seeking to sign Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen after it emerged that Ginners manager Mikel Arteta has made him the club's main priority in the summer after a move for Alexander Isak fell through.

 

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Is there any reason why no Nigerian state governor has opened a crocodile farm within his jurisdiction 


Ayo Akinfe 

[1] An intellectually lazy people will always be an impoverished people. Why has Nigeria not cashed in on the commercial opportunities the crocodile provides? 

[2] Are Nigerians aware of the fact that in Louisiana alone, alligator farming is a $60m to $70m industry annually? I am a big fan of crocodiles simply because they are the oldest living animal we know. They co-existed with the dinosaurs and are still standing 

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Lawmakers approve bill calling for seven year jail term for those who use state funds for medical tourism

LAWMAKERS in Nigeria's House of Representatives have just passed an anti-medical tourism bill that will punish public office holders who seek medical treatment abroad with a seven year jail term or a N500m ($1.2m) fine.

 

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House of Reps passes bill declaring a state of emergency with regards to ritual killings

MEMBERS of Nigeria's House of Representatives have declared a national emergency on the increasing spate of ritual killings after a bill asking the inspector-general of police to take urgent action on the matter got passed today.

 

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Nigeria Diaspora Commission asks its citizens living in Ukraine to be security conscious as war looms

NIGERIA Diaspora Commission (Nidcom) officials have asked the country's citizens living in Ukraine to remain calm but security conscious amid growing fears that Russia could invade its smaller neighbour as tensions between the two nations escalate.

 

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