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CANADA has lifter the travel ban it imposed on Nigeria and nine other African countries in the wake of the spread of the Omicron variety of the Covid-19 virus pointing out that the restrictions are no longer needed.

NAPOLI striker Victor Osimhen has assured Nigerian football fans that he will be available to lead the Super Eagles attack during the forthcoming African Cup of Nations starting in Cameroon on January 9.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Target a minimum of $20bn from the export of processed agricultural products like chocolate from cocoa, animal feed from cassava, furniture from timber, palm oil derivatives, etc

[2] Woo every car manufacturer to open a production plant where they make at least one component in Nigeria. This job creation will boost income tax and corporation tax intake significantly

SECESSIONIST group the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) has denied any involvement in the recent killings in Imo State saying its military wing the Eastern Security Network (ESN) is not involved in what it described as dastardly acts and barbarity.

NIGERIA and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have finally resolved their aviation dispute that has resulted in the federal government reinstating its approval for Emirates Airlines’ winter flight schedule consisting of 21 weekly passenger flights into the country.

SUPER Eagles midfielder Joe Aribo could be on his way to the English Premier League next year as Southampton are considering moving for him during the forthcoming January transfer window.

MEMBERS of the House of Representatives has passed the 2022 budget into law with the annual allocation to the National Assembly rising to N139bn ($337.29m) despite the hard times the country is facing.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has revealed that the world football governing body is still consulting with the organisers of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations and there is an outside chance they could postpone the tournament until September.

By Ayo Akinfe

[1] Last year, Rotimi Amaechi was in China to look at the railway carriages being built. He will take delivery of 20 coaches but alas, this is nowhere near good enough. Nigeria cannot continue to be an eternal consumer. No economy has ever grown when it operates that way

NIGERIA is to be offered a loan of $210m by the African Development Bank (AfDB) to help fund the creation of special agro-industrial processing zones across the country as part of an economic diversification plan.