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Nigeria's government calls for three days of fasting and prayers to end Covid-19 pandemic

NIGERIA'S federal government has entered into a partnership with the Nigerian Interreligious Council (Nirec) and declared a season of fasting and prayers across the country in a desperate attempt to find a solution to the raging coronavirus pandemic.

 

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Nigerian author Bernadine Evaristo becomes first black writer to win British Book Awards

NIGERIAN-British writer Bernadine Evaristo has been named the 2020 author of the year at this year's British Book Awards becoming the first-ever black writer to win the category since the event was launched in 1990.

 

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Newly-promoted Serie A side Benevento expresses interest in taking Mikel to Italy

FORMER Super Eagles skipper Mikel Obi could be on his way to Italy next season after newly promoted side Benevento expressed an interest in signing him as it prepared for life in Serie A.

 

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Like Dr Martin Luther King, we have to dream of a future that appears unthinkable at the moment if we are serious about getting the world’s largest black nation respected by the rest of the human race

Ayo Akinfe

Here are 10 things I dream of as I think about the kind of Nigeria we want to bequeath to our grand children and great grand children:

(1) Nigeria will develop supersonic aircraft that can fly at the speed of light and travel to other galaxies and solar systems

(2) Nigeria’s president will become the first world leader to sign a bilateral deal with the leader of an alien race. We will agree to share technology and sign up to annual exchange visits

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WHO warns against wearing facemasks while exercising saying it can make breathing difficult

WORLD Health Organisation (WHO) officials have warned people against wearing masks while exercising saying that they may reduce the ability to breathe comfortably and as such pose a serious risk to users.

 

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Nigeria elected as chair of new United Nations alliance for poverty eradication group

NIGERIA has been elected as the United Nations (UN) coordinator of the newly-launched poverty eradication group aimed at confronting complex and the multi-sided challenges posed by socio-economic under-development.

 

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Southeast socio-cultural groups join forces in quest to produce Igbo president come 2023

SEVERAL socio-cultural organisations from across southeast Nigeria have decided to join forces together and campaign for the actualisation of an Igbo president in 2023 when the country is next due to hold elections.

 

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Lagos and Abuja airports to resume flights on July 8 with four others to open on the 11th

NIGERIA plans to open the Lagos and Abuja airports for domestic operations on Wednesday July 8 as part of the ongoing programme to ease the coronavirus lockdown and return to normal economic activity.

 

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Liverpool ready to match Napoli's offer for Osimhen in a bid to bring him to Anfield next season

 

ENGLISH Premier League champions Liverpool are preparing to match whatever Italian side Napoli offers for Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen in a desperate bid to lure him to Anfield at the end of the season.

 

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Nigeria actually has about seven of the key requirements to become a major industrial economy

Ayo Akinfe

(1) Crude oil - This is vital if you want to power your economy. We have crude oil in abundance, so thankfully do not need to spend billions importing petroleum products

(2) Cash crops - To process goods, you need a cheap supply of cash crops like rubber, timber, livestock, cocoa, palm oil, neem, cassava, etc. Again, we have more of this than we need

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