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NEWLY-promoted English Premier League side Southampton with London giants Chelsea to sign Nigeria-eligible midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu on a season-long loan deal that will see him play at Saint Mary's for the duration of the 2024/25 campaign.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] In South Korea, they have a national slogan - “Anything we do not make, we do not need.” Basically, what this means is they have agreed as a people to cut their coats according to the size of their national cloth

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Going forward, Nigeria will have an annual budget ratio of $1bn to every 1m citizens. In 2024 for instance, with a population of 200m, our national budget shall not be less than $200bn

[2] Every one of Nigeria’s 36 states shall generate at least twice the amount of its running costs. Any state that fails to do this over two successive quarters shall be dissolved and incorporated into one of its neighbours

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Going forward, Nigeria will have an annual budget ratio of $1bn to every 1m citizens. In 2024 for instance, with a population of 200m, our national budget shall not be less than $200bn

[2] Every one of Nigeria’s 36 states shall generate at least twice the amount of its running costs. Any state that fails to do this over two successive quarters shall be dissolved and incorporated into one of its neighbours

Ayo Akinfe

[1] We will aim for annual double digit economic growth between 2025 and 2035. If we enjoy 10% growth every year for a decade, Nigeria’s gross domestic product (GDP) will increase to about $1trn from the current $400bn

[2] Given that we have a very young population and are forecast to become one the world's five most populous nations by 2020, job creation is simply a must. We pledge to create 20m manufacturing jobs by 2030.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Football

[2] Handball

[3] Basketball

[4] Volleyball

[5] Hockey

[6] 3x3 Basketball

[7] Beach Volleyball

[8] Athletics

[9] Boxing

[10] Wrestling

[11] Judo

[12] Taekwondo

[13] Track cycling

[14] Road cycling

[15] Triathlon

[16] Table Tennis

[17] Lawn Tennis

[18] Badminton

[19] Weight Lifting

[20] Swimming

[21] Archery

[22] Shooting

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Football

[2] Handball

[3] Basketball

[4] Volleyball

[5] Hockey

[6] 3x3 Basketball

[7] Beach Volleyball

[8] Athletics

[9] Boxing

[10] Wrestling

[11] Judo

[12] Taekwondo

[13] Track cycling

[14] Road cycling

[15] Triathlon

[16] Table Tennis

[17] Lawn Tennis

[18] Badminton

[19] Weight Lifting

[20] Swimming

[21] Archery

[22] Shooting

Ayo Akinfe

[1] We have all witnessed a brilliantly organised Olympics and one thing that struck me about the Paris games was how central the Eiffel Tower was to everything. I noticed that the organisers used the event to push France’s most famous landmark at every opportunity

[2] I for one will be looking out for figures next year but I am certain that the number of tourists the Eiffel Tower attracts in 2025 will be substantially up

Ayo Akinfe

[1] We have all witnessed a brilliantly organised Olympics and one thing that struck me about the Paris games was how central the Eiffel Tower was to everything. I noticed that the organisers used the event to push France’s most famous landmark at every opportunity

[2] I for one will be looking out for figures next year but I am certain that the number of tourists the Eiffel Tower attracts in 2025 will be substantially up

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Once again, Nigeria has finished an Olympic Games without a medal. How a nation of 200m people can fail to pick up one gold, silver or bronze medal at an Olympics just beggars belief. That it does not shame us just tells you everything that is wrong with Nigeria