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Ayo Akinfe

(1) Building an economy that is at least worth $2trn, placing her among the top six economies globally as her population dictates

(2) Establishing an automobile brand that is synonymous with the country like say Volvo and Sweden, Fiat and Italy, Toyota and Japan, Lada and Russia, Citroen and France, Daewoo and South Korea or Proton and Malaysia

NIGERIA'S federal government has shelved plans to introduce a National Water Resources Bill that will take the country's river basins away from state governments following widespread opposition to the move across the country.

SENATE minority leader Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe has kicked against the nomination of Mrs Aisha Umar from as the director-general of the National Pension Commission (PenCom) claiming she is from the northeast and should not replace a southerner.

NIGERIAN electricity officials have asked power distribution companies to suspend the planned increase in prices that were due to come into effect soon in response to the public outrage the hike has precipitated.

NIGERIAN health campaigner Dr Funmi Adewara has been given a sustainable development goal (SDG) award by the World Bank in recognition of her unrelenting work in the field of telemedicine.

SUPER Eagles centreback William Troost-Ekong has joined English Championship side Watford from Italian team Udinese in a five year deal that brings his two-year sojourn in Italy to an end.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Our National Assembly will pass laws scrapping immunity at both the federal and state levels for presidents, vice presidents, governors and their deputies

[2] Being found guilty of embezzling anything in excess of N1m should attract a mandatory life prison sentence

[3] The president must sell off all of the aircraft in his presidential fleet

[4] The president’s salary and allowances should not exceed $200,000 per annum

NIGERIA is drawing up plans to introduce a law that will make it illegal to export solid minerals without adding value to them as part of an ambitious plan to industrialise her economy.

GOVERNORS of Nigeria's 36 states have dragged President Muhammadu Buhari to the Supreme Court challenging a presidential executive order signed in May which places the burden of funding courts on them.

NIGERIA has secured another major victory in its quest to overturn a $10bn judgement awarded against the government for breach of contract filed against it by British company Process and Industrial Developments (P&ID).