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Nigerian diaspora remittances grow to $600m a month according to recent CBN data

NIGERIAN diasporans have significantly increased the amount they remit back into the country with the monthly total now averaging about $600m compared with the previous average of about $200m a month.

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President Tinubu recently visited Japan and Brazil in search of foreign direct investment. I hope he reached an agreement on the following with both countries

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Our insecurity crisis has spiralled out of control and as such, we need a whole mechanised division of the Nigerian Army trained into a commando unit of special forces up to the standards of say the US Navy Seals or the British SAS. Both Brazil and Japan must agree to train and equip such units

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Amaechi throws his hat into the ring declaring that he will run for president come 2027

FORMER Rivers State governor and federal transport minister Rotimi Amaechi has thrown his hat into the ring for the 2027 presidential elections declaring that he will be seeking the ticket of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to run for office.

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I hope that while in Brazil, President Tinubu wooed investors who will pump money into Nigeria’s rural road network as without it, our agriculture sector is going nowhere

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Are Nigerians aware of the fact that their country is the world’s sixth largest agricultural producer?

[2] We are the world’s number one producer of about 10 agricultural crops, with the main ones being yam, cassava, cocoa yam, melon seed, bitter leaf and shea nuts

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Saudi's warn Nigerian Muslims that they face jail sentences if they travel for hajj without visas

SAUDI Arabian authorities have warned Nigerian Muslins that the face the threat of imprisonment and a fine of up to N8.2m ($5,350) if they dare travel to the holy land for the hajj pilgrimage without first obtaining valid visas.

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Henri Mattise is one author and artist I would recommend every Nigerian reads about, as he came up with the phrase - Every people get the government they deserve

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Henri Mattise is a French sculptor, author and scholar. He was one of the artists who helped to define the revolutionary developments in the visual arts throughout the opening decades of the 20th century

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New Liverpool teenage hero Rio Ngumoha is eligible to play for Nigeria's Super Eagles

NIGERIA-eligible teenage striker Rio Ngumoha has become the youngest ever Liverpool goalscorer in the club's history when he netted a winner against Newcastle yesterday in an English Premier League at St James Park.

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President Tinubu is currently in Brazil looking to attract foreign direct investment. As he prepares for a second term, he needs to target the following between 2027 and 2031 if he wins

Ayo Akinfe

[1] John Deere - Our plans to commercialise and industrialise agriculture will get nowhere unless we can produce crops competitively. To do this, our farming has to become mechanised, so John Deere, this agricultural equipment manufacturer simply has to be present in the Nigerian economy, churning out tractors, crushing machines, harvesting equipment, seed planting machines, irrigation sprinklers, etc by the thousand every day.

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Nigerian airlines hike prices to the southeast by over 100% as they start to cash in on the Xmas rush

SEVERAL Nigerian airlines have already hiked their air fares to the southeast and south-south geo-political zones by 131% with effect from December 1 as they get set to cash in on the seasonal Christmas rush that witnesses all Igbo returning home to celebrate.

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It is time we faced up to the reality that too many of our African nation states are weak, small and unsustainable. President Tinubu has got to initiate an amalgamation programme to address this

Ayo Akinfe

[1] By 2030 we want a united Socialist Republic of West Africa with a population of 1bn people

[2] This colossus of a nation must have a gross domestic product of $20trn and an annual budget of about $5trn

[3] As is the case in Canada, English and French will be its two official languages

[4] This Socialist Republic of West Africa will hang an army made up of 10m standing troops

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