CENTRAL Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor Olayemi Cardoso has revealed that Nigeria lost a total of $1.4bn over the last eight years due to the federal government's import ban on 43 items which made it illegal to bring them into the country.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Coconuts

[2] Cashews

[3] Cocoa

[4] Palm oil

[5] Plantain

[6] Groundnuts

[7] Neem

[8] Gum arabic

[9] Millet

[10] Sorghum

Surely we know that we should build a food processing industry around these crops. This should involve the construction of processing plants, railway lines, export terminals, silos, warehouses, etc.

KANO State Police Command officers have arrested seven persons for participating in a protest following the recent Court of Appeal judgement sacking Governor Abba Yusuf amid fears that it will lead to ethnic pogroms.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] I would seek an immediate audience with President Bola Tinubu and make it crystal clear to him that we need to replace Jose Peseiro with Herve Renat ahead of African Cup of Nations that starts in January 2024

[2] I would ask President Tinubu to use his influence with President Emmanuel Macron to get the Fédération Française de Football (FFF) to release Mr Renat from his contract immediately so we can finalise his appointment before Christmas

SUPER Eagles striker Taiwo Awoniyi is certain to miss the forthcoming African Cup of Nations after his clubside Nottingham Forest revealed that the injury he recently picked up on international duty will rule him out of action for several months.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Those of you who did chemistry will be familiar with this gentleman Robert Boyle, popularly referred to as the father if modern chemistry. He died in 1641 and when his study was visited after his death, they found a wishlist of 24 things he hoped man would achieve in the future

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has declared that he deserves to be listed in the Guinness World Records for the reforms he introduced when he was Lagos State governor between 1999 and 2007 stating that his track record prepared him for the presidency.

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] Establish 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 has lost a staggering sum of $16bn to gas flaring over the last 10 years as natural gas which should have been piped to buyers generating revenue for the government was being wastefully pumped into the environment according to a new report.

TURKISH giants Fenerbahçe has resorted to using Super Eagles fullback Bright Osayi-Samuel in a desperate bid to woo striker and team mate Kelechi Iheanacho from Leicester City during the forthcoming January transfer window.