NIGERIA-eligible teenage defender Josh Ogunnaike has been promoted to Arsenal's first team by manager Mikel Arteta ahead of the club's Uefa Champions League clash with Portuguese giants Sporting Lisbon tonight.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigerians and Italians have an identical fashion sense. This should be the foundation of a bilateral trade agreement, starting with shoes. We need to get the likes of Santoni, Gucci, Salvatore, Prada, Ferragamo and Tod's to open joint ventures with local counterparts in Aba

NIGERIA has become a net exporter of refined petrol for the first time in her history this week after the Dangote Refinery in Lagos exported about 44,000 barrels of produce to neighbouring African countries during the course of March.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigeria’s economic woes all stem from the fact that we are not productive enough as a people. Our Southeast Asian brethren have shown us the way to get out of this rut, especially the South Koreans with their conglomerates known as chaebols, such as Samsung, LG and Hyundai and Malaysia with Petronas

NIGERIA is facing the prospect of higher petrol prices as a result of increased tension in the Middle East as the US and Iran are unable to agree on a peace deal that will result in the opening of the Strait of Hormuz.

GLASGOW Rangers manager Danny Röhl has played down the on-field altercation between Nigerian teammates Emmanuel Fernandez and Tochi Chukwuani during the club's 6-3 victory over Falkirk in Saturday's league match.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] For starters, Nigeria’s Middle Belt needs to be protected from these murderous Fulani herdsmen. They need an Amotekun-like regional security that provides intelligence to the police and armed forces. A regional security association must be established under the auspices of the North Central Governors Forum

Ayo Akinfe

[1] If you want to appreciate how unproductive we are as a country, get your head round the fact that manufacturing only accounts for about 7% of Nigeria’s gross domestic product (GDP). This is at the root of all our problems

NIGERIA Immigration Service (NIS) officials have been instructed  to withdraw and deactivate passports belonging to individuals who have officially renounced their Nigerian citizenship.