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Sheikh Gumi says what is happening in Zamfara is not banditry but another insurgency

ISLAMIC cleric Sheik Ahmed Gumi has revealed that his recent trip to Zamfara State has raised fears that what is happening there is not just banditry but the beginnings of a new insurgency similar to the Boko Haram crisis in Borno State.

 

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10 ingredients that go into animal feed compounds which Nigeria needs to step up production of as part of a radical livestock husbandry programme

Ayo Akinfe

(1) Maize - We currently produce about 11m tonnes. We need to up this to about 20m tonnes to have enough maize to feed livestock commercially

(2) Palm kernels - We are currently producing about 1.3m tonnes a year but need to increase this to at least 5m tonnes as we consume about 2m tonnes already

(3) Soyabeans - We are currently producing about 758,000 tonnes a year but need to increase this to at least South Africa’s 1.5m tonnes

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Ekiti State drags inspector-general of police to court for sacking policewoman for getting pregnant

EKITI State Government has dragged Nigeria’s inspector-general of police Mohammed Adamu to court over the recent sacking of policewoman Omolola Olajide for being pregnant outside of wedlock.

 

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Northern State Governors Forum ask southerners to stop criminalising all Fulanis

NIGERIA'S Northern State Governors Forum (NSGF) has asked its colleagues in the south of the country to stop criminalising the entire Fulani ethnic group but to fish out the criminal elements within their domains and make them face the wrath of the law.

 

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I want to see Nigeria’s Muslim community attract $100bn worth of investment annually from the following top 10 Islamic Finance banks as part of a post-coronavirus redevelopment plan

Ayo Akinfe

(1) Al Rajhi Bank of Saudi Arabia
(2) Dubai Islamic Bank of the United Arab Emirates
(3) Kuwait Finance House of Kuwait
(4) Maybank Islamic of Malaysia
(5) Qatar Islamic Bank of Qatar
(6) Alinma Bank of Saudi Arabia
(7) Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank of United Arab Emirates
(8) Masraf Al Rayan of Qatar
(9) Al Baraka Banking Group of Bahrain
(10) CIMB Islamic Bank of Malaysia

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Biden promises to attend next African Union summit as part of multilateralist foreign policy

PRESIDENT Joe Biden has offered to attend the next African Union (AU) summit as part of his administration's collegiate approach to global affairs  in stark contrast to the unilateralist America-first policy of his predecessor Donald Trump.

 

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World Health Organisation denies Nigeria Pfizer vaccine because she lacks storage facilities

NIGERIA has failed to make the World Health Organisation (WHO) shortlist of nations that qualify to receive the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine because of the country’s inability to meet the standard requirement of being able to offer storage at the required -70 degrees Celsius.

 

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Ighalo says he does not believe Solskjaer was fair to him during his time at Man United

FORMER Super Eagles striker Odion Ighalo has accused Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer of being unfair to him with the way he was treated during his one year stint at Old Trafford.

 

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Rather than his recent meaningless ramble Nasir El-Rufai should have unveiled a policy plan that looks like this to address the issue at hand

Ayo Akinfe

(1) Kaduna State government is setting aside 5,000 square kilometres to build the largest cattle ranch in Africa in Birnin Gwari

(2) Kaduna State governor has reached an agreement with Al Rayan Islamic Bank to open an animal feed compounder at Birnin Gwari

(3) Kaduna State government has reached a deal with the New York Giants Leather & Suede Jackets Company to open a manufacturing facility in Kaduna

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Nigerian foreign direct investment drops by half in 2020 to four year low as coronavirus bites hard

NIGERIA suffered from a 50% drop in foreign direct investment (FDI) during the course of 2020 as capital inflows plummeted to a meagre $9.68bn rep[resenting a four year low according to figures just published by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

 

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