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NIGERIAN Ports Authority (NPA) managing director Abubakar Dantsoho has warned that the country needs to invest in new deep seaport and cargo handling capacity as the existing facilities are struggling to keep up with the pace of economic development.

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[1] As things stand, Nigeria’s biggest security challenge remains that she cannot secure her northern borders. A lot of AK47s from looted Libyan armouries that got pillaged after Muamer Gaddafi fell, have found their way into Nigeria

SUPER Eagles centreback Emmanuel Fernandez is expected to return to training with his clubside Glasgow Rangers today after recovering from an ankle injury that has kept him out of action all week.

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[1] First of all the Federal Inland Revenue Service (Firs) should set an income tax revenue target of $50bn by 2030. At the moment, Nigerians are grossly under-taxed. Our tax-to-GDP ratio of just 6% is among the lowest in the world

[2] Then the Firs boss should forward proposals to the National Assembly introducing a regime whereby no public official will receive more than four times the national minimum wage

FOUR Nigerian-Americans have won elective seats in the US mid-term elections that took place yesterday with a fifth set to be declared winner in a Georgia State House of Representatives race as counting gets underway.

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[1] Free primary and secondary education will be provided for every Nigerian child across all 774 local government areas in the country

[2] Nigeria’s federal government will offer at least one free warm meal a day to all primary school pupils

[3] Nigeria’s federal government will pay a N10,000 monthly stipend to all unemployed school leavers under the age of 24

BRAZIL's U17 coach has admitted that she envisages a very tough game when his team faces the Super Flamingos in the semi final of the U17 Women's World Cup tomorrow at the Mohammed VI Football Complex in Rabat.

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[1] When one looks at Israel’s military might, the growing economic clout of the United Arab Emirates, the strides Saudi Arabia is taking to boost tourism, Iran’s growing global influence, the move away from fossil fuels to clean energy, etc it is clear that having a clear Middle East policy is a must for every serious nation

SUPER Eagles playmaker Alex Iwobi is optimistic about becoming the most capped African player in the English Premier League before the end of the current season after overtaking Mo Salah over the weekend and becoming number two on the list.

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[1] Our state Ministry of the Land, Housing and Urban Development will be responsible for granting urban settlements charters that grant them city status

[2] To be granted city status, an urban settlement must have a cathedral, central mosque, university, central post office, at least 10 secondary schools, a city centre, a shopping mall and unemployment must have been under 5% over the last five years