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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has conferred the national award the Member of the Order of the Niger on members of the Super Eagles squad that just finished second at the African Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.

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[1] All five states of the southeast geo-political zone will float a finance house called Ogbunigwe Bank. It will hand out loans to small businesses with a maximum interest rate of 5%. The federal government will take a 10% stake in the venture

IGBO secessionist group the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) has rejected plans by Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State to establish a cattle ranch in the Nimbo saying the development poses a threat to the southeast geo-political zone.

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[1] OK, we lost the Nations Cup final. I think what hurt the most was the way we lost it. A lack of spirit among our boys was obvious with the way the Ivorians won every 50:50 ball throughout the 90 minutes

[2] Clearly there was a lack of motivation in the team. Poor tactical decisions did not help either. Just as well the head coach Jose Peseiro is leaving as he clearly lacks the capacity to take this team to higher heights

AVIATION minister Festus Kenyamo has joined in the grieving if Access Bank's chief executive Herbert Wigwe who died in a helicopter crash on Friday along with his wife and son.

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[1] As from October 1 2024, no building in Nigeria will be granted a Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) unless it has solar panels installed on its roof

[2] As from 2026, all buildings in Nigeria must have solar panels installed on their roofs. Not having one will attract prosecution with the risk of the property being forfeited to the federal government

[3] By the end of 2025, all public buildings in Nigeria must be fitted with solar panels

BARCELONA have upped their interest in Nigerian midfielders Wilfred Ndidi and Raphael Onyedika with a view to signing at least one of them during the summer transfer window as the Spanish giants look to make a challenge for the league title next season.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Each of Nigeria's 774 local government areas must organise at least one sporting event a year

[2] Scholarships must be provided for exceptional talents who will be educated up to university level at specialist sports academies

[3] There will be a National Sports Festival held at least once a year, to which all states are compelled to participate

IVORY Coast's Borussia Dortmund striker Sebastian Haller has warned Nigeria's Super Eagles that they should be prepared for defeat on Sunday in the final of the African Cup of Nations as the Elephants are out for revenge.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] As a continent, we will stop exporting our wildlife. If anyone wants to see lions, elephants, giraffes, leopards, cheetahs, gorillas, baboons, zebras, rhinos, hippos, etc, they should come to Africa. There is absolutely no justification for the zoo. For starters it is a crime against nature to cage wild animals