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NIGERIA'S federal government has directed all civil servants in the country to undergo a compulsory coronavirus test to ensure they are free of the virus and will not endanger the lives of their colleagues at work.

NIGERIA'S federal government has taken delivery of a consignment of Hydroxychloroquine from India as part of ongoing plans to find a cure for the debilitating coronavirus pandemic ravaging the country.

SUPER Eagles defender Leon Balogun is set to join compatriot Joe Aribo at Glasgow Rangers after the end of his loan spell with English Championship side Wigan Athletic which enabled him to move on a free transfer.

Ayo Akinfe

(1) We do not need loans or grants but proper foreign direct investment (FDI) to build up our industrial capacity. Consequently, all recent coronavirus-related loans must be written off

(2) Nigeria needs at least $100bn of FDI annually. International development agencies must agree to press industrialised countries to offer tax rebates to their private companies that invest in Nigeria

FRESH trouble is brewing in the Niger Delta after several Itshekiri communities in Delta State have told 1,050 new refinery staff just recruited by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNDC) that they are not welcome in the area.

AIRLINES operating within Nigeria have resorted to discounting their tickets in a bid to attract passengers as there has been a chronic shortage of flyers since the government allowed domestic flights to resume in the country.

MADAGASCAR'S cabinet is split over the potency of its Covid Organics herbal remedy after its health minister requested international help to cope with a renewed surge in coronavirus cases across the country.

SECESSIONIST group the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (Massob) has warned Nigeria's Igbos against running for president in 2023 pointing out that anyone who does so will be wasting their money and venturing on a mission impossible.

NEWLY crowned English Championship winners Leeds United have become the front runners to sign Nigerian playmaker Ebere Eze after the conclusion of the league yesterday that saw Leeds and West Bromwich Albion (WBA) promoted to the Premier League.

Ayo Akinfe

(1) From henceforth, the Nigerian Delta Development Corporation (NDDC) will become a quasi-government body with 50% of its directors coming from the private sector

(2) The NDDC will have 10 public sector directors, one from each of its nine member states and one representing the federal government. They will sit on the board along with the 10 private sector directors