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Ibadan Grammar School alumni wins Canuk independence day quiz for the third time

IBADAN Grammar School Old Students Alumni Association UK chapter has won the Central Association of Nigerians in the UK (Canuk)  independence day quiz for the third successive year.

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I would love it if during his two week leave, President Tinubu summoned the agriculture commissioners of all 36 states to London and got them to agree to a rural development plan

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nothing stifles a nation’s economic development as much as a lack of coherent policy. Contrary to what many Nigerians think, the total lack of understandable, consistent, logical and coherent government economic policy is the main reason behind our under-development as a nation and not corruption. Even if you totally eliminate corruption, you still need to invest the proceeds for it to make any difference in people’s lives

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British high commissioner to Nigeria joins in praising Flying Officer David Sangokoya

BRITISH high commissioner to Nigeria Richard Montgomery has celebrated with Nigerian David Sangokoya the first African cadet to win the International Cadet Sword of Honour from the Royal Air Force College in the UK.

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As this petrol crisis forces us to start thinking about alternative and clean energy, our long term outlook should be Nigeria Beyond Oil. That should involve placing a moratorium on drilling

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Back in 2019, President Muhammadu Buhari signed the Deep Offshore Act into law. That law basically increased our dependence on crude oil revenue and is only going to lead to a greater scramble for off-shore oil wells going forward

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Nigeria to evacuate her citizens from Lebanon as prospect of all-out Middle East war looms

NIGERIA'S federal government has stepped up arrangements to evacuate its citizens from Lebanon following the escalation of tensions in the Middle East over the last few weeks as the prospect of a full blown war looms.

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Given the high cost of distribution and transportation associated with Nigerian food, it is time state agriculture commissioners introduced vertical farming in our urban centres

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigeria is not short of land for farming as we have about 37m hectares of arable farmland, representing about 40% of our landmass. However, farming is not just about land alone

[2] We are the world’s sixth largest food producer but yet, we do not have bargain basement prices because of our high production costs. Storage, transportation and distribution are huge factors when it comes to the food supply chain

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Organisers of nationwide protests vow to continue with demonstrations despite police clampdown

ORGANISERS of today's nationwide protest against the hyper-inflation ravaging Nigeria have vowed to proceed with their demonstrations despite what they describe as government and police intimidation designed to make them cower.

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As we celebrate 64 years of independence today, here is a 30-step guide to how Nigeria came about. We have come long way as a nation but the best is yet to come

Ayo Akinfe

[1] On August 6 1861, the port of Lagos was seized by the British

[2] On 5 March 1862, the Crown Colony of Lagos was declared, governed directly from London

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Lagos workers resort to sleeping in their offices during the week to cut transportation costs

MANY Nigerian workers living in Lagos have resorted to sleeping in their offices during the week as a result in the incessant rise in transport fares brought about by the scrapping of the national petrol subsidy.

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