Spurs put in last minute bid for Osimhen hoping to snatch him away from Italian side Napoli

TOTTENHAM Hotspurs are planning a last minute raid for Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen in the hope that they can scupper an €81m bid by Italian side Napoli to purchase him from Lille and bring the player to White Hart Lane.

 

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Nigeria should host the world’s first ever Michael Faraday Week where the world comes together to discuss making electricity available to every human being

Ayo Akinfe

(1) Has it never bothered everyone that the United Nations and other International development bodies talk a lot about getting everyone food and abolishing poverty but no one ever talks about getting everyone access to electricity. If everyone has power, they stand a greater chance of being lifted out of poverty

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Until we eschew our love for material things Nigeria will never get off her knees

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[1] In this picture are four of England's greatest men to have ever lived. From top left to right they are: William Shakespeare, Michael Faraday, Robert Boyle and Isaac Newton

 

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Osinbajo says Nigerian government revenue will fall by 40% as a result of Covid-19 lockdown

NIGERIA'S federal government has suffered a 40% drop in revenue this year due to economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic according to vice president Professor Yemi Osinbajo who warned that the nation now faces grim times.

 

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Buhari suspends 12 EFCC directors as part of the ongoing investigation of Ibrahim Magu

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the suspension of 12 directors of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as part of the ongoing investigations into the affairs of its acting chairman Ibrahim Magu.

 

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Pastor Okotie says online services are unscriptural as Christianity demands the faithful congregate together

HOUSEHOLD of God Church International Ministries general overseer Pastor Chris Okotie has lashed out at the ongoing conducting of services over the Internet saying that online worshiping is unscriptural.

 

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Nigerian Professor Charles Egbu becomes the first ever African VC of a UK university

NIGERIAN academic Professor Charles Egbu has become the first African head of a British university after being named as the vice chancellor of Leeds Trinity University with effect from November 1 this year.

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Liverpool appear to have lost out on last minute move for Osimhen as he is set to close Napoli switch

LIVERPOOL'S hopes of signing Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen as a replacement for want-away Belgian Divock Origi appears to have faded after the Lille marksman moved to finalise his transfer to Italian giants Napoli today.

 

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This week the Central Bank of Nigeria said it will no longer issue foreign exchange for maize imports. This declaration is meaningless unless it is backed up with a comprehensive Nigerian Corn Plan

Ayo Akinfe

(1) When it comes to corn production, we are not doing too badly as we are the 11th largest maize producer in the world with an annual crop of about 11m tonnes

(2) However, our production costs are too high, making imports from countries like the US, Canada, Brazil, Argentina and India cheaper. If you are a Nigerian food processor, you will save on costs by importing cheaper maize. So, as a first step, the Nigerian government needs to reduce local production costs

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Lagos State government pleads with health workers to call off their strike and return to work

 

LAGOS State government has pleaded with its health workers currently on strike protesting over their working conditions and the way they have been treated during the coronavirus pandemic to return to work and seek a negotiated solution to their dispute.

 

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