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By Ayo Akinfe

[1] How many Nigerians know that their country is a member of the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation, also known as Developing-8. It is an association for development co-operation made up of Bangladesh, Egypt, Nigeria, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Pakistan, and Turkey

GOVERNMENT ministers have said they are not panicking about the fact that Nigeria's debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio has ballooned to 33% as a result of increased borrowing brought about by the coronavirus pandemic.

BITTER infighting among the members of the Zamfara State chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) intensified over the weekend when a faction of the party described the national executive committee mediating in the crisis as illegal.

THIRTEEN different consortia have submitted bids for consideration to  manage Nigeria's four main international airports under the new tendering programme launched last week by the Independent Concession and Regulatory Commission (ICRC).

NIGERIA'S finance minister Zainab Ahmed has announced plans to enter into an out-of-court settlement with Nigeria's 36 states over the vexed issue of value added tax (Vat) that is currently turning into a fierce legal battle.

NEWLY-acquired English Premier league side Newcastle United has set its sights ion Nigerian striker Umar Sadiq with a view to prosing him away from his Spanish club Almeria during the January transfer window in a €25m deal.

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[1] A Yaoundé-Douala-Calabar-Ikom line that will transport Cameroonian cocoa to the processing plant at Ikom in Cross River State

[2] A Lomé-Cotonou-Badagry-Apapa-Warri-Port Harcourt line that will link up West Africa’s coastal ports

[3] An Abuja-Niamey-Ouagadougou-Bamako-Conakry-Dakar line that will open up the Ecowas region to finished Nigerian goods

NORTHERN socio-cultural group the Association of Arewa Community in Igboland (AACI) has called for the emergence of  an Igbo person as the president of Nigeria come the 2023 general elections.

NEW Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte has begun considering Nigerian-born centreback Tobi Omole with a view to promoting him to the first team once the English Premier League resumes after the international break.

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[1] As from 2022, all African nations must stop exporting wildlife. If anyone wants to see lions, elephants, giraffes, leopards, cheetahs, gorillas, baboons, zebras, rhinos, hippos, etc, they should come to Africa. There is absolutely no justification for the zoo. For starters it is a crime against nature to cage wild animals and Africa's tourism industry will never kick off if her animals are constantly being exported