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NIGERIA'S high commission in South Africa has issued an advisory note to all of 8its citizens living in the country urging them to be careful ahead of tomorrow's Africa Cup of Nations semi final clash between the Super Eagles and Bafana Bafana.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] All elected and appointed public officials should use public transport at least once a week

[2] Anyone found guilty of embezzling anything in excess of N1m ($2,500) will receive a mandatory life prison sentence

[3] The president must sell off all of the aircraft in his presidential fleet and travel by chartered flights from henceforth

[4] The president’s salary and allowances should not exceed $200,000 per annum

PAN-cultural Igbo group Ohanaeze Ndigbo has backed President Bola Tinubu’s planned relocation of the Federal Aviation Authority of Nigeria (Faan) and a department in the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to Lagos saying it was justified.

NIGERIAN-British media personality Adesope Olajide popularly known as Shopsydoo has accused the organisers of the Annual Grammy Awards of exploiting Nigerian artists for promotional purposes.

CENTRAL Bank of Nigeria (CBN) officials have refuted claims alleging that the federal government is contemplating the conversion of $30bn currently being held in domiciliary deposits in commercial banks across the country into naira.

NIGERIA'S Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) has called a meeting in Abuja today to discuss the vexed issue of President Bola Tinubu relocating several agencies to Lagos which is causing a lot of consternation among northern socio-political groups.

NIGERIA appears to have missed out on securing the services of French coach Herve Renard after it emerged that he and the Egyptian Football Association are in advanced talks about him taking over as the new manager of The Pharaohs.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Register and licence all local vigilante groups

[2] Establish 20 battalions in strategic towns across the north east and north west geo-political zones

[3] Commence the building of a fence along the borders with Chad/Cameroon/Niger

[4] Offer free uniforms and school meals to all youths across the north east and north west to encourage education

[5] Get the Lake Chad Basin Authority to create 30,000 jobs in the northeast

WASHINGTON has sold 12 Viper attack helicopters to Nigeria for about $1bn as part of the US plan to support the country in its fight against terrorism and religious extremism that is growing across West Africa.

GOVERNMENT ministers have announced plans to kick-start operations at the light steel mill section of the Ajaokuta Steel Plant in Kogi State injecting a sum of N30bn ($25m) into the project to help get the facility up and running.