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REMITTANCES to low and middle income countries like Nigeria have been projected to grow by about 7.3% during the course of 2021 to about $589bn as the global economy starts to witness a return to normality in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

NIGERIA'S ongoing rail development programme is at risk of being derailed as Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) workers have embarked on a three day warning strike to protest low pay and poor working conditions.

GOVERNOR Babajide Sanwoolu has revealed that Lagos will require about $15bn over the next five years for infrastructural investment to meet the twin challenges of a growing population and limited geographical space.

NIGERIAN Football Federation (NFF) officials have told Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr that they can no longer guarantee his physical security and as such he should resign his position as soon as possible.

NIGERIANS living in the UK will be able to obtain 10-year passports as from Tuesday November 23 when the London high commission unveils the new enhanced e-passport which comes with 64 pages.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] As from 2022 inwards, every African nation is compelled to produce an least half of what they consume

[2] If any African nation fails to produce 50% of all its needs, the African Union should be empowered to merge it with one of its neighbours

SUGAR mogul Alhaji Abdulsamad Rabiu has decried the cost of transporting goods within Nigeria saying the limited transportation facilities  add dramatically to the cost of doing business and ultimately to the price of consumer goods.

AKWA Ibom's state-owned airline Ibom Air has procured 10 Airbus A220 aircraft from Bombardier Aerospace as part of a comprehensive expansion plan aimed at increasing its presence in the Nigerian market.

BRITISH officials are planning to introduce a new law that could strip citizens of their citizenship without warning in a Draconian addition to the Nationality and Borders Bill currently being put together by the home secretary.

NIGERIAN Department of State Services (DSS) officials have been accused of meting out unfair punishment to any of its detainees who interact with Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) leader Nnamdi Kanu currently in its custody.