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10 gifts from Santa Clause Nigerians would love to get this Christmas. Can our federal and state governments deliver this package?

Ayo Akinfe

[1] 50,000MW of electricity

[2] Total elimination of Boko Haram, Iswap and all other terrorist organisations

[3] All Fulani herdsmen and kidnappers being disarmed

[4] Charges against all present and past political prisoners like Nnamdi Kanu, Omoyele Sowore, Sunday Ighoho and Ibrahim Zakzaky have been dropped

[5] All public officials have committed to eschewing corruption

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Oluremi Tinubu commits Nigeria to meeting global target of eradicating TB by 2035

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.

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As from December 2025 onwards, Nigeria has to set itself the target of generating $10bn from the export of Christmas fruit products

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

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Lagos State Union UK names broadscaster Moji Bishi as Iya Eyo for Canuk gala dinner

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.

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As we move into 2025, Nigerians need to jettison their gradualistic approach to socio-economic development and subscribe to the fact that everything has to be done here and now

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

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Given our current economic challenges, I am surprised that a group of Nigerians have not thought of cashing in on the Christmas bonanza

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

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Former Kogi governor remanded in custody after Abuja court rejects his bail application

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.

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Nigeria establishes joint border patrol with Chad and Niger to combat new terrorist threat

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.

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As the Ndigbo December mass migration to the southeast starts, this weekend would have provided the governors in the area with the opportunity to come up a River Niger crossing masterplan

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

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Canuk gala dinner to hold on December 14 at Mayfair Banqueting Suite

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.

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