For the Ecowas protocol to work and for our war against import dependency to work, Nigeria needs to be in control of imports into the sub-region's main ports especially Cotonou

By Ayo Akinfe

[1] Today is October 18. On this day in 1867 the US took formal possession of Alaska from Russia, having paid a sum of $7.2m for the territory

[2] Alaska is the largest US state by area and the seventh largest sub-national division in the world. In addition, it is the third least populous and the most sparsely populated of the 50 US states

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We should turn the tragedy of the Onitsha fire into an opportunity for unprecedented urban renewal

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) Like the rest of you, I have a heavy heart today as I agonise over the Onitsha tragedy. Once again, a petrol tanker caught fire and hundreds of innocent people are now either dead, homeless or without any means of livelihood. I look forward to seeing what madame minister for humanitarian relief does about this

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Ghanaian foreign minister pleads with Nigeria to re-open her border as it is stifling trade

GHANAIAN foreign minister Shirley Botchwey has pleaded with the Nigerian government to end its border closure and allow goods from across the sub-region into its market as the closed border is leading to economic hardship for her neighbours.

 

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Niger Delta stakeholders kick against Akpabio's taking over total control of NDDC

TROUBLE is brewing in the ministry of Niger Delta affairs after new minister Senator Godswill Akpabio assumed full control of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and its powers to award contract.

 

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Fifa to pay Uzoho's wages for the duration of the period when he remains out of action

GLOBAL football federation Fifa will play the club wages of Super eagles goalkeeper Francis Uzoho for the duration of the six months when he is expected to be out of action after picking up a serious knee injury over the weekend.

 

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Army has buried 840 soldiers at Maiduguri's dedicated military cemetery since 2013

NIGERIA has buried a total of 840 soldiers slain by Bioko Haram terrorists at the military cemetery in the Borno State capital Maiduguri since it was established in 2013 as a dedicated burial site for troops.

 

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Buhari asks senate to approve a sum of $27.6m for Kogi State just a month before governorship elections

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has asked the National Assembly to approve the sum of N10.06bn ($27.6m) to the Kogi State government prompting suggestions that the money could be used to fund November's forthcoming gubernatorial elections.

 

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11 year old Nigerian Naomi Oloyede uses speech at UN summit to call for an end to corruption

NAOMI Oloyede recently created history when she became the youngest Nigerian ever to address the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime international conference in Vienna where she called for a better life for children all over the world.

 

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Agric minister says borders will remain closed to protect local farmers pointing out that there is no hunger in Nigeria

NIGERIA'S agriculture minister Sabo Nanono has declared that there is no hunger in the land as the country produces enough food to feed itself and send to neighbouring countries so the nation will keep its borders closed to protect local producers.

 

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