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How come Nigeria’s coastal peoples are not doing anything about rice production?

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) Over the last year, rice has been a major economic topic in Nigeria. We have made so much about the fact that we have expanded production and how we will soon be self-reliant. As you all know, one of the main reasons why our borders have been shut is because of the influx of cheap Asian rice via the port of Cotonou

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EFCC arrest man impersonating Magu who blackmailed NDDC officials to get charges dropped

ECONOMIC and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) investigators have arrested a man impersonating its chairman Ibrahim Magu who has been using the false identity to blackmail Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) officials.

 

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Ganduje tells Kano State justice ministry to enact law making kidnapping punishable by death

GOVERNOR Abdullahi Ganduje has directed the Kano State ministry of justice to review its penal code with a view to enforcing the death penalty for any person found guilty of kidnapping across the state.

 

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Anambra State government bans the movement of petroleum tankers between dusk and dawn

ANAMBRA State government has announced a ban on the movement of fuel tankers during the daytime in response to the recent Onitsha accident that resulted in several deaths at the Ochanja Market.

 

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Saudi Arabia and Nigeria sign bilateral trade agreement on trade and security

NIGERIA and Saudi Arabia have agreed to set up a Nigeria-Saudi Council with a mandate to promote investments between both nations and enhance relations in several areas including security and the oil sector.

 

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Musa and Akpeyi recalled for Benin Republic and Lesotho Nations Cup qualifiers

SUPER Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr has named his 23-man squad for the forthcoming 2021 African Cup of Nations qualifiers against Lesotho and Benin Republic with recalls for skipper Ahmed Musa and goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi.

 

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November 1 is a historic date so we need to make it the beginning of a new way of thinking. Nigeria has no choice but to lead the African renaissance as we enter the 22nd century

By Ayo Akinfe

[1] Today is November 1, the beginning of a new month, which has historically been a significant date. It was on this day in 1922 that the Ottoman Empire collapsed and Sultan Mehmed VI was expelled from the country. He left his palace through the back door to begin an exile in Italy that lasted until his death in 1926. President Ataturk took over and formed the modern Turkish republic

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Nigeria remains committed to national airline as part of AU 2063 single aviation market

NIGERIA remains committed to the principle of establishing a national carrier despite the failure of Nigeria Air to get off the ground as the government still signs up to the African Union vision of creating a single continental aviation market by 2063.

 

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Africa desperately needs visionaries cut from the same cloth as Gamal Abdul Nasser and Kwame Nkrumah at this point in her history

By Ayo Akinfe

[1] Today is October 31. On this day in 1959 the USSR and Egypt signed a contract to build Aswan Dam. Today, the damn is fully functional with a capacity of 2,100MW. Pivotal to Egypt's planned industrialisation, the Aswan Dam had three main purposes. This was to control flooding, provide increased water storage for irrigation and generate hydroelectricity

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France promises to invest €700,000 in Nigerian clean energy research to help combat climate change

FRANCE has pledged to invest €700,000 on educational research aimed at fostering collaboration on climate change adaptation between it and Nigeria as part of a programme to boost the production of clean energy.

 

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