PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu's wife Senator Oluremi Tinubu has committed Nigeria to meeting the global tuberculosis target of eradicating the disease by 2035 as part of the federal government's Renewed Hope Agenda.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] With hyper-inflation pushing the price of basic foodstuffs beyond the reach of most Nigerians, the Tinubu administration needs to come up with a new National Food Security Plan. I take the view that fruit cultivation should be a central part of such a programme

[2] Fruit is one area where we are sitting on a potential gold mine as nothing stops the sector from matching the $30bn or so Nigeria realises from the sale of crude oil pre-coronavirus

LAGOS State Union UK has named prominent Lagosian socialite and former broadcaster Moji Bishi as the Iya Eyo for the forthcoming masquerade performance taking place at the Central association of Nigerians in the UK (Canuk) gala dinner coming up on December 14.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Procrastination is the thief of time - Charles Dickens

[2] We cannot afford the tranquillising drug of gradualism - Martin Luther King

[3] I believe in the fierce urgency of now - Dr Martin Luther King

[4] Justice delayed is justice denied - William Ewart Gladstone

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigeria should have the world's largest Xmas tree plantation. Imagine how much we would generate in foreign exchange if we were exporting trees all over the world

[2] By now, we should have patented a special red ankara Father Christmas suit. Our ankara in particular is actually well suited to sewing Father Christmas suits

[3] Every Christmas, the poor should get a special Xmas hamper with Nigerian palliatives. Maybe call it the Naija Hamper

FORMER Kogi State governor Yahaya Bello has been remanded in custody at the Kuje Correctional Centre by a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) high court pending the hearing of his bail application.

CHAD and Niger Republic have joined forces with Nigeria to initiate a new joint border patrol service to combat the rise of the new West African terrorist group Lakurawa that poses a fresh security threat in the region.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] While we celebrate the use of the second River Niger bridge, do my people know they Turkey is about to construct the third tunnel connecting the European and Asian sides of Istanbul, officially named the Great Istanbul Tunnel?

[2] This new tunnel will be put into service in 2028. It will have the capacity to serve 1.3m passengers on a daily basis

With 2024 fast coming to an end, Canuk wishes all its members peace, love and laughter. With a lot of you preparing to break up from work and school for the year we hope you can look back and consider 2024 a fruitful year.

May the holiday season bring you special moments and happy memories. Canuk is hoping to add these memories on Saturday December 14 when we host our end-of-year gala dinner.