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Manchester City joins the ranks of those wanting to sign Ademola Lookman before Friday

ENGLISH Premier League champions Manchester City have joined the race for Super Eagles and Atalanta forward Ademola Lookman with a view to signing him up before the Friday transfer window deadline.

 

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Nigerian government unveils six power plants at federal universities through Rural Electrification Agency

NIGERIA'S federal government has installed power plants in six federal universities through its Rural Electrification Agency (Rea) as part of the policy to provide reliable electricity supply to critical sectors of the economy.

 

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With it looking like we will have the first ever female US president this November, I hope President Tinubu is working on a list of requests for Kamala Harris which look something like this

Ayo Akinfe

[1] For me, climate control is at the heart of US foreign policy and I think this is an area where Nigeria can make a killing. President Timubu should be demanding at least $10bn worth of US investment in the sector annually. This capital should be invested in solar farms, panel manufacturing plants, windmills, hydro-electric power plants, etc

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Nigeria-eligible midfielder Oyedele leaves Old Trafford after 12 years to join Legia Warsaw

NIGERIA-eligible midfielder Max Oyedele has left English Premier League side Manchester United after 12 years of service and joined Polish Ekstraklasa team Legia Warsaw.

 

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I hope President Tinubu’s federal government realises it can boost industrial output significantly if it comes up with National Destitution Plan

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Over recent years, several states in northern Nigeria banning begging. On the face of it, such pronouncements may sound laudable but it is just sloganeering unless it is backed up with a plan to train, rehabilitate and get these beggars into productive endeavours

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Nigeria Immigration Service announces increase in international passport application fees

NIGERIA'S federal government has announced an upward review of international passport fees with effect from September 1 this year increasing the cost of acquiring a 32-page five year booklet to N50,000 from N35,000.

 

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With the plethora of socio-economic challenges we face which are certain to multiply in the future, maybe we need a brainstorming directorate called Thinking the Unthinkable

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Unlike most Nigerians, I do not believe in doing just the basic. I believe we should be looking to leapfrog the industrialised nations. We should be prepared to think the unthinkable and push the boundaries of human know-how to breaking point. Maybe a new national agency, think tank or policy unit is needed to get us thinking along such lines

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As Nigeria constantly looks to expand production in a bid to reduce the scarcity of consumer goods and combat inflation, I wonder why the Northern State Governors Forum cannot come up with a regional masterplan

Ayo Akinfe

At the epicentre of this masterplan should be a programme to make Northern Nigeria the leading global producer of the following items:

[1] Millet

[2] Sorghum

[3] Groundnuts

[4] Milk

[5] Leather goods

[6] Gum Arabic

[7] Neem

[8] Shea Nuts

[9] Horses

[10] Solar Power

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However we look at it, Nigeria needs to join the club of nations that enjoy annual double digit growth

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigeria is forecast to have a mere 2% gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate over the coming years, which is wholly inadequate

[2] Between 1999 and 2015, our average economic growth rate was about 6% per annum, although it was mainly due to high oil prices. However, in 2015, the economy just crashed

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