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Uche certain to leave Palace at the end of the season after being left out of European squad

NIGERIAN attacker Christantus Uche is set to leave English Premier League side Crystal Palace later this month after the club decided not to exercise the option to sign him permanently and return him to his parent club Getafe.

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Can someone please explain to me why Nigeria is not a major player in the highly lucrative global ceramics market

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Do you know that the global ceramics market is worth about $186bn today

[2] It is projected to grow to $384bn by 2034 as increasingly, ceramics are venturing into new areas like dental implants

[3] Now, Nigeria has an abundance of the raw materials used for ceramics like soda ash, kaolin, clay, silica and sand

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Nigeria bans holders of honourary degrees from using the accolade Dr in front of their names

NIGERIA'S federal government has banned the use of the prefix Dr by honorary degree holders in official or professional settings limiting the use of the accolade to medical and academic personnel.

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Three Premier League teams step up their quest to sign Dele-Bashiru this summer

SUPER Eagles midfielder Fisayo Dele-Bashiru looks set to return to the English Premier League next season as several teams have stepped up moves to sign him from Italian side Lazio during the forthcoming summer transfer window.

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Elections are supposed to be the time when innovative ideas are everywhere. Given Nigeria’s terrible doctor to population ratio, our health policy has to AI and telemedicine based

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Are Nigeria’s political parties aware of the fact that the World Health Organisation recommends a minimum doctor to patient ratio of 1:1,000 Countries like Austria, Germany, and Norway often report more than 4 or 5 doctors per 1,000 people, while the UK has 2.8 to 3.2 doctors per 1,000 and the US 2.6 to 3.2 doctors per 1,000 patients

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Oshiomhole wants Nigeria to apply sanctions against South African companies in response to attacks

FORMER Edo State governor and ex-chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Senator Adams Oshiomhole has urged the federal government to respond to xenophobic attacks Nigerians in South Africa with economic sanctions.

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Awoniyi marks his 100th English Premier League game with brace against Chelsea

SUPER Eagles striker Taiwo Awoniyi celebrated his 100th appearance in the English Premier League yesterday in style getting a couple of goals in a crucial 3-0 victory over Chelsea that could well have saved his team from relegation.

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Just imagine how we could dramatically enhance Nigeria’s economy if we manufactured battle tanks for every army in Africa

Ayo Akinfe

[1] When I look at the way Nato nations are falling over each other to supply Ukraine with battle tanks, I weep for our dear African continent. When has the West ever assisted an African nation like that in say its battle against terrorists?

[2] Battle tanks are actually quite a rare commodity at the moment. Russia is having to roll out previously decommissioned Soviet era T-55 tanks as the war with Ukraine has created a scarcity due to the high casualty rate

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With elections looming again, Nigerians have to start asking politicians about their policies. I for one would not vote for a party that does not have a Niger Delta policy that looks like this

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

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Nigeria is the sixth largest country on the planet so must be home to at least one of the wonders of the world. As a people, do we have the pride that comes with being a large nation

Ayo Akinfe

[1] When I look at how there are about 100 bridges across Germany’s River Rhine, about 200 spanning the River Thames and 137 bridges straddling the River Danube, it is easy to see where our problems lie as a people. Why can’t the South East Governors Forum construct the world’s first ever mile-long underwater hotel and restaurant stretching from Asaba to Onitsha

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