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Pinnick says NFF may still sign contract with Peseiro after World Cup play-offs against Ghana

NIGERIAN Football Federation (NFF) officials are yet to shut the door on Portuguese coach Jose Peseiro saying he may still take charge of the Super Eagles after the World Cup play-offs against Ghana and lead Nigeria to Qatar 2022.

 

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Whether we like it or not Nigeria needs to adopt the South Korean doctrine of "Anything we don't make we don't need" and then start to mass-produce bicycles as part of a green transportation policy

Ayo Akinfe
[1] Nigeria was founded on the basis of the fact that she could supply Europe with commodities she needed at particular points in time. First of all it was human cargo in the form of slaves and then it later became palm oil once the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade was abolished in 1833. I ask myself why we have not continued with that trend. As the world’s largest black nation, Nigeria has got to be one of humanity’s greatest providers, only this time, to out own benefit

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Nigerian doctor suspended for three months by Canadian tribunal for getting intimate with work colleague

NIGERIAN medical doctor Efe Ovueni has been suspended by Canada's College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta Tribunal for getting intimate with his colleague during the course of his work.

 

Apparently, Dr Ovueni has been suspended for three months over unprofessional conduct for hugging and blowing a kisses at his co-worker without her consent. He was also fined $3,000 and is liable for the undisclosed costs of the hearing and investigation.

 

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Viera seeks to bring Aribo to Crystal Palace in the summer and create all-Nigerian midfield

CRYSTAL Palace manager Patrick Viera is keen on signing Super Eagles midfielder Joes Aribo in the summer as a replacement for Chelsea's on-loan Conor Gallagher who is certain to return to Stamford Bridge at the end of the season.

 

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Nigerians should only vote for a presidential candidate in 2023 who has detailed plans about how to revive the following 10 industries

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Ajaokuta Steel Mill
No nation can industrialise without steel. Without it, you simply cannot go about manufacturing, so until we get that plant up and running, we are going nowhere. Come on now, we have been at this thing since 1979

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Works ministry receives $504m Islamic finance funding to assist with its road projects

NIGERIA'S Federal Ministry of Works and Housing has received Islamic finance funding to the tune of N210bn ($504m) raised by the government to help it fund the execution of critical road projects across the country.

 

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Former Brighton boss Chris Hughton accepts offer to manage Black Stars against Nigeria

FORMER Brighton and Hove Albion head coach Chris Hughton has taken up the challenge of preventing the Super Eagles from qualifying for the 2022 World Cup after formally accepting an offer from the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to coach the Black Stars.

 

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Combined effects of US storm and Ukraine/Russian spat rallies oil prices to over $93 a barrel

NIGERIA has been thrown an unexpected economic lifeline by the global economy as a combination of the political tension between Russia and Ukraine and the new US storm has rallied world crude oil prices to a lofty $93 a barrel.

 

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I am still waiting for one of the Nigerian presidential candidates to come up with a coherent power policy that looks something like this

Ayo Akinfe

[1] As from October 1 2022, no building in Nigeria will be granted a Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) unless it has solar panels installed on its roof

[2] As from 2025, all buildings in Nigeria must have solar panels installed on their roofs. Not having one will attract prosecution with the risk of the property being forfeited to the federal government

[3] By the end of 2023, all public buildings in Nigeria must be fitted with solar panels

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Afe Babalola says next president should be under 60 and fit enough to work 14 hours a day

LEGAL luminary Chief Afe Babalola has advised Nigeria's political parties to ensure that the candidates they select for next year's presidential elections is less than 60 years of age and is fit enough to work for 14 hours a day.

 

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