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NIGERIA'S debts rose by N20.8trn ($50.4bn) between July 2015 and December 2020 to N32.92trn ($79.8bn) as a result of increased government borrowing according to the latest statistics just released by the Debt Management Office (DMO).

GOVERNOR Aminu Masari of Katsina State has thrown his support behind the recent declaration by the Southern Governors Forum (SGF) banning open grazing across their states describing the nomadic practise of herders as un-Islamic.

STATE-owned oil conglomerate the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has expressed an interest in purchasing a 20% stake in the new Dangote Refinery that has just been commissioned in Lagos State.

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

GOVERNOR Babajide Sanwoolu has asked that Lagos State be granted special economic status given its pivotal role in the Nigerian economy in his contribution towards the constitutional review public hearing currently taking place.

NORTHERN Elders Forum (NEF) officials have accused southern governors of building up ethnic monsters and has warned political leaders who take advantage of President Muhammadu Buhari's limitations to be careful.

ISLAMIC body the Muslim Rights Concern (Muric) has expressed its opposition to the creation of a breakaway Oduduwa Republic in southwest Nigeria pointing out that if this happens the Muslim minority will face persecution.

TERRORRIST sect the Islamic State of West Africa Province (Iswap) is consolidating its grip across northeast Nigeria following the death of Boko Haram leader Sheikh Abubakar Shekau by wiping out the remainder of his cells in Sambisa Forest.

NIGERIAN football fans are hopeful that former Chelsea centreback Fikayo Tomori may now opt to play for the Super Eagles after being snubbed by England manager Gareth Southgate when he recently announced his Euro 2021 squad.

Ayo Akinfe 

[1] Six regional powers grids will be established across the country, with each responsible for providing electricity to the states within its domain

[2] A national grid will operate on top of this serving as a supplement whenever there are shortages in any geo-political zone

[3] Zonal grids will be free to sell excess power generated to other zones or export it as a commercial product