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Even if we have the worst government in the world, if Nigerians adopt the can-do spirit of Yuri Gagarin, we will get out of this economic morass

Ayo Akinfe

[1] One of the down sides to the end of the Cold War is the abrupt ending of the space race. In the 1950s, 1960s and 70s, the Soviet Union and the US pushed each other to the limit when it came to discovering the rest of our solar system

[2] This young man here Yuri Gagarin, was the personal symbol of that space race. At the age of 27, he became the first human to leave planet earth, go into space and then orbit back into earth

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President Tinubu’s current trip to Qatar can only be considered a success if he succeeds in attracting at least $20bn worth of Islamic finance as foreign direct investment

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Do you know that the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) was founded in 1969? It has since then provided billions of dollars worth of funding for its members to help them with infrastructural development

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Nollywood veteran Jide Kosoko scraps plans to celebrate his 70th birthday in grand style

VETERAN Nollywood actor Jide Kosoko has joined the ranks of celebrities scaling back on their social activities in response to the growing economic hardship ravaging the land after he postponed his 70th birthday celebration for the time being.

 

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This time around, Nigerians need to make a solemn pledge to not only make Air Peace a runaway success as our national carrier but also a major cash cow of our economy

Ayo Akinfe

[1] When you have a population of 200m, are located bang in the middle of your continent and your populace love travelling, you should have a one of the most lucrative aviation industries in the world. Indeed, Nigeria should be an African aviation hub

[2] Nigeria is a currently a mono-economy. When 95% of government revenue comes from crude oil sales, we have no choice other then to look for alternative sources of income if we do not want to perish as a people

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This introduction of Air Peace flights to London should be used as a catalyst to introduce a radical aviation programme centred around opening an MRO facility and floating a national carrier

 

Ayo Akinfe

[1] If Nigeria was a country that had any shame, we would be eternally embarrassed about the fact that the country does not have a single aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility

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Senate recommends the recruitment of 10 policemen from each local government area

NIGERIA's senate has called on the Police Service Commission (PSC) to introduce new recruitment guidelines that will ensure the recruiting of at least 10 candidates from each of the country's 774 local government areas.

 

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Fuji maestro K1 De Ultimate scarps mega birthday celebrations in response to recent RCCG criticism

FUJI musician Wasiu Ayinde Marshal popularly known as K1 De Ultimate has decided to cancel all his planned lavish 67th birthday celebrations which were due to take place this weekend in sympathy with the worsening economic plight of most Nigerians.

 

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Peseiro says farewell to Nigeria as his Super Eagles contract with the NFF formally expires

SUPER Eagles head coach Jose Peseiro has formally stood down from his job following the expiration of his contract at the end of February leaving the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) free to begin the process of searching for a new manager.

 

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For maximum effect, yesterday’s launch of the Lagos red line route needs to be backed up with a national railway programme

Ayo Akinfe

[1] We should set ourselves the target of linking all our 774 local government areas by rail by 2030

[2] Abuja and Lagos should be linked by a high speed network allowing travel within two hours

[3] We should have a coastal high speed rail link that connects Calabar to Lagos within two hours

[4] We should launch an Ecowas service linking Accra, Abidjan, Dakar, Freetown, Niamey, Bamako, Ouagadougou, Banjul, etc

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Peseiro loses out on Algerian job as Vladimir Petkovic gets named as new Desert Foxes manager

FORMER Super Eagles manager Jose Peseiro has missed out on the opportunity of being appointed as the new head coach of the Desert Foxes after the Algerian Football Federation named Bosnian Vladimir Petkovic as their new national team manager.

 

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