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[1] NNPC
My stance on this has always been clear. Privatise the NNPC with the government holding say a 25% stake in it. Then expand its operations to cover manufacturing, automobile assembly, food processing, petrochemicals, power generation, railway equipment manufacture, etc. Within a year, the NNPC should be floated on the New York and London stock exchanges with a market capitalisation of at least $200bn

GOVERNOR Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State us reported to have led a delegation of All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders from the northeast to meet Asiwaju Bola Tinubu with a  list of stringent demands which must be met if he wants their support.

ALL Progressives Congress (APC) aspirants who stood down during the party's March 26 national convention on the orders of President Muhammadu Buhari with the promise that they will get their nomination fees refunded are yet to be paid.

OHANAEZE Ndigbo has lashed out at attorney-general Abubakar Malami for saying that the Nigerian government will not intervene in the ongoing trial of former deputy senate president Senator Ike Ekweremadu in the UK stressing that he should be supported.

AFROBEAT musician Oluwatobiloba Anidugbe popularly known as Kizz Daniel has made it up to his Tanzanian fans who he let down earlier this month when he failed to appear for a show by staging a free performance for them in Dar es Salam.

NIGERIA'S Super Falconets have booked their place in the quarter-finals of the U20 Women's World Cup currently taking place in Costa Rica with a 1-0 win over South Korea in the second Group C match last night.

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Nigeria is estimated to earn about $37bn a year from the sale of petroleum products. We simply have to match that from the export of agricultural products within the next eight years.

AKWA Ibom traditional ruler Chief Essien Matthew Odiong has been sentenced to death by hanging an Akwa Ibom State High Court after he was found guilty of the murder of one Udoma Udo Ubom.

HOUSE of Representatives speaker Hon Femi Gbajabiamila has declared that Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State is destined to quit the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) soon.

FORMER Ivorian legend Yaya Toure will be coaching three Nigerian teenagers in his new role as the Tottenham Hotspur U16 coach with responsible for grooming youngsters in the club's academy.

In his new role, Toure, a former Manchester City and Barcelona midfielder will be coaching three Golden Eaglets-eligible players. They are centre-forward Justin Oguntolu, central defender Timi Adekunle and exciting right-back Miracle Adewole.