Leeds United boss Marcelo Bielsa eyes Brugge's Super Eagles striker Emmanuel Dennis

NIGERIAN striker Emmanuel Dennis could become the next Super Eagle to play in the English Premier league after newly-promoted Leeds United joined the growing list of clubs seeking his services ahead of the 2020/21 season.

 

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10 cash crops that simply have to generate at least $30bn for Nigeria in 2021 or the bony hand of hunger will decimate us

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(1) Oil palm
(2) Cocoa
(3) Groundnuts
(4) Cassava
(5) Yam
(6) Rubber
(7) Coconuts
(8) Shea nuts
(9) Cashews
(10) Neem

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Nigerian health minister gives Covid Organics the thumbs down saying there is no evidence it works

NIGERIA'S health minister Dr Osagie Ehanire has given Madagascar's coronavirus herbal remedy Covid Organics the thumbs down saying that there is no evidence to suggest that it acts as a cure for the virus.

 

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Katsina housewife fakes the kidnapping of her daughter in order to get husband's ex-wife into trouble

KATSINA housewife Fatima Bishir has been arrested by police for allegedly arranging the kidnapping of her five-year-old daughter in order to implicate her husband’s ex-wife and get her charged with abduction.

 

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Nigeria's labour ministry directs all federal civil servants to take mandatory coronavirus test

NIGERIA'S federal government has directed all civil servants in the country to undergo a compulsory coronavirus test to ensure they are free of the virus and will not endanger the lives of their colleagues at work.

 

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Nigeria takes delivery of seven tonnes of Hydroxychloroquine from India to treat Covid-19 patients

 

NIGERIA'S federal government has taken delivery of a consignment of Hydroxychloroquine from India as part of ongoing plans to find a cure for the debilitating coronavirus pandemic ravaging the country.

 

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Leon Balogun looks set to join Aribo at Glasgow Rangers as his contract with Brighton ends

SUPER Eagles defender Leon Balogun is set to join compatriot Joe Aribo at Glasgow Rangers after the end of his loan spell with English Championship side Wigan Athletic which enabled him to move on a free transfer.

 

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Yesterday, Prof Osinbajo held a virtual meeting with the heads of several international development agencies. As the dialogue continues, this is what Nigeria should be demanding

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(1) We do not need loans or grants but proper foreign direct investment (FDI) to build up our industrial capacity. Consequently, all recent coronavirus-related loans must be written off

(2) Nigeria needs at least $100bn of FDI annually. International development agencies must agree to press industrialised countries to offer tax rebates to their private companies that invest in Nigeria

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Itshekiri communities tell the NNPC that its new recruits are not welcome in their area

FRESH trouble is brewing in the Niger Delta after several Itshekiri communities in Delta State have told 1,050 new refinery staff just recruited by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNDC) that they are not welcome in the area.

 

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Nigerian airlines suffer from a limited passenger volumes as patronage remain low since flights resumed

 

AIRLINES operating within Nigeria have resorted to discounting their tickets in a bid to attract passengers as there has been a chronic shortage of flyers since the government allowed domestic flights to resume in the country.

 

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