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NIGERIA'S attorney-general of the federation Abubakar Malami has technically flouted the federal government’s ban on the use of Twitter by logging in to deactivate his personal account yesterday.

SUPER Eagles anchorman Wilfred Ndidi has become the fifth most expensive defensive midfielder in the world after his value soared to €60m following another brilliant season in the English Premier league with Leicester City.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Gas flaring will end immediately. A gas network will be constructed to pipe it to every home in the country

[2] Farmers will be discouraged from using chemicals, pesticides and other additives. They will also be encouraged to dedicate part of their farms to organic agriculture

[3] Companies and individuals who install solar panels on their premises will be given tax breaks equivalent to the value of the energy they produce

AGRICULTURAL body the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (Afan) has warned of an impending food shortage in the country as a result of several factors including growing insecurity and the inability of growers to access loans and fertiliser.

NIGERIA has been listed by the World Bank as one of the three countries on the planet with the highest rate of electricity deficit alongside Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia as well as being among the top 20 countries that lacks access to clean fuel.

INFORMATION minister Alhaji Lai Mohammed has labelled people who destroy public property and infrastructure as terrorists and declared that the federal government will clamp down heavily on them from henceforth.

NIGERIAN youngster Steve Ezeonu has become a councillor in the US after winning the  city council run-off elections for Grand Pierre in the state of Texas with 51.2% of the vote against 48.8% for his opponent.

REGIONAL body the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has declared that it will not stand in the way of Nigeria's southeast geo-political zone of the Igbos decided they want to secede from the federation despite the fact that it is not in support of balkanising the country.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Gashaka State shall be established along the Nigerian border with Cameroon with its capital at Gembu. This state will be known as Nigeria's wildlife state and shall be covered by special animals rights provisions

[2] Animals will take priority over human beings in Gashaka State. Whenever there is a conflict, human settlements will be relocated, leaving the animals to roam freely under wild conditions

NIGERIAN Exchange officials are cautiously optimistic that foreign portfolio investors (PFI) are gradually regaining confidence on the economy and may soon start to return now that the worst of the coronavirus pandemic is over.