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In eight years, I am proud to say that we have doubled Nigeria’s stock of infrastructure to GDP from about 20% to over 40%, and that is no small undertaking.
This happened when global oil prices plunged to almost zero, when we encountered a recession that was not predicted, when we dealt with a pandemic that was unforeseen and when we are still grappling with the global effects of an ongoing war in Europe.
So, as we look at Nigeria's debt profile, I urge us to also look at the assets and investment profiles, some of which was paid for by debt and some by investment income.
The wealth and prosperity of many nations, especially post-war Europe, was built largely on infrastructure and on debt redeemed over decades. Some of the projects are commercially self-liquidating.
Without investing in infrastructure, the road out of poverty is a much tougher one. President Muhammadu Buhari

Exclusive: “Chelsea are still in the race for Kolo Muani, and he wants to wait and see if there will be talks with Mauricio Pochettino.”

“His decision will come after the DFB Pokal Cup final and France’s upcoming national games.”

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Erik ten Hag on Hakim Ziyech:

"That's between Hakim and me [our talk post-match]. We have experienced a lot together, beautiful things. There is a bond for life. He has to play every week. A footballer like that, in the prime of his life, must be on the pitch."

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Congratulations to Bayern Munich (Mia San Mia), Julian Nagelsmann and Thomas Tuchel for winning the league title. Popizaino and his crew should go and take their L from Potter and Dortmund

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Since you've already arrived at the conclusion that Buhari has done nothing worthy of commendation debating his achievements with you is helping you to while away time which for me is an exercise in futility. All I know is that history will be kind to Buhari as the father of post-modern Nigeria despite the challenges and his shortcomings, he's a victim of expectation and a child of circumstances.

The problem with some of us is that we focus on the imperfections of the progress we make as a Nation.
While it is important to advocate for improved processes, let’s appreciate the progress we have made as a country - looking at our history and where we are coming from.
Statements such as “the election was a total sham”, “there is nothing good about Nigeria”, “The government didn’t achieve anything at all” are largely based on emotions, half-truths, or total ignorance.
As someone that works in policy and reforms, I’ve had to come to terms with the reality that while we will have excesses and wastages in the system due to weaknesses, we will still make some progress. In summary, success is not an event, and it will take time to build the systems and institutions that we want - but work must continue and we must continue to be optimistic regardless of what challenges we face as a nation. Mustapha Ndajiwo

You saw "ET" boldly written on the rudder of an aircraft, and you believe you are Sherlock for "investigating" and deducing that the plane bearing the label "Nigeria Air" belongs to Ethiopian Airlines. Of course, that is their airline code, which is displayed on all their tickets, and they are the major shareholder of the Nigerian flag carrier, at least as far as my knowledge goes. The scandal would have been if they had concealed the airline code. Gimba Kakanda

Chelsea, Tottenham, Newcastle and Villa are said to be interested in signing Southampton midfielder James Ward Prowse.

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Goals conceded by manager this season in the PL.

Lampard - 16 (8 games)
Potter - 21
Bruno- 0
Tuchel - 9

This is why you don’t judge defenders under you know who. Copied

Lewis Hall has created more chances (12) than Marc Cucurella (11) this season. Lewis Hall has played 1,000 less minutes - via
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No Chelsea player has scored more goals than Felix since his arrival. #CFC

Lewis Hall after 80 minutes vs Man United:

2 Big Chances Created
3 Key Passes
6/6 Ground Duels won
4/4 Successful Dribbles
2/3 Successful Crosses

Manuel Ugarte very close to becoming a new Chelsea player for €65m. He will sign a 6-year deal.

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@FernandezSurkov

Carney Chukwuemeka completed more successful attacking third passes (16/18) than any other player for either Chelsea or Man United inside the first 45 minutes. He was also 100% on his take-ons (2/2), long balls (1/1) and ground duel battles (5/5). (
@MozoFootball
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PSG will trigger #Chelsea target Manuel Ugarte's €60M release clause after personal terms were agreed.

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Levi Colwill:

“Brighton have done a lot for me. They put their trust in me when others didn’t and I’m a person that loves to repay that. We’ll see.”

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@AndyNaylorBHAFC

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The President of REIF, however, noted that it was discovered that the Rivers State Government and the local governments where the refineries were to be located, Okrika and Eleme made huge demands from Dangote Group, which led them to move the refineries to Lagos.

“The Dangote refinery was to be situated in Rivers State and later they made a U-turn and went to Lagos, and we were very miffed by the whole approach.

“We wrote a couple of letters to the management of the Dangote group. “We went as far as writing to the Federal Government.

“When they called for a meeting with us, we went for that meeting. It was discovered that the investment that was meant to be situated in Rivers State, precisely Okrika and Eleme Local Government Areas, they got preliminary land acquisition and agreement and perfected all that.

“But the amount of pushback and demands that were from the state government at that time, obviously, left them with no other option but to go and situate the business at a location where they were welcomed.”

Bobmanuel said the Rivers State Government, local governments and communities need to understand how to negotiate with business owners to attract businesses.

“This brings us back to what we at the Investors’ Forum have always talked about. We’ve always felt the Rivers State Government, the local governments and the communities need to understand the language of businesses.

“You can only imagine the amount of impact the refinery is going to have on the IGR of Lagos State. Imagine if that investment was situated in Rivers State”.

He said the incoming government needs to sit up and see the importance of private participation in governance in the state.

Chelsea’s President of business Tom Glick expected to leave after only ten months at the club.

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@TimesSport

According to Relevo, Barcelona have accepted a transfer request from Jules Koundé, who is frustrated playing as a right-back instead of his favourite position as a centre-back.

Chelsea board of directors is very satisfied with the performance of Cesare Casadei, who next season will play in the galactic team that makes up Chelsea under Mauricio Pochettino.

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Marcus Thuram has turned down an offer from Chelsea and is keen to wait to choose the right club and wants to play Champions League football.

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The 'Foolish Man' and his mega refinery complex By Bayo Onanuga

Some years ago, Aliko Dangote, Africa's richest man invited media leaders to a luncheon at then Protea Hotel in Ikeja to mark his 55th birthday.
Some of his guests sat around him at the centre table. They chatted freely. Discussions about our country, the state of the economy soon veered into discussing the absurdity of our country, being a major crude exporter, and also a major importer of refined petroleum products. Our colleague from a major business paper said the local conditions were unfavourable to any investor who wanted to build a refinery. He then made a remark that I believe he would live to regret: "Only a foolish man will build a refinery in Nigeria".
Aliko who had listened to all our business and political pontifications, interjected: "I am that foolish man". A pin drop silence enveloped the table as he dropped the unexpected news: "My company has just decided to build a refinery in the country. But we are doing it big". Those were his exact words, as the multi-dollar billionaire told us he was willing to spend close to $9 billion on the project.
The media big man became speechless. The rest of us caught the contagion of being flummoxed as well, as Aliko expatiated on the project. He said it will be a petrochemical complex. As the project was still on the drawing board, he did not tell us it will be the biggest refinery in the world, capable of processing 650,000 barrels of crude daily. All the hint he gave was that it will be 'big'. Our takeaway was that it will be big like Aliko's involvement in cement, sugar, pasta and other businesses.
He didn't say it will include a fertiliser plant and a power plant that can supply enough electricity to Nigeria's South West, excluding Lagos.
Initially billed for Ogun State, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery surprisingly shifted location to Lagos, just opposite the creek separating the two states. Governor Dapo Abiodun may want to probe his predecessor, Ibikunle Amosun, why he allowed the complex to move to neighbouring Lagos.
The gigantic project is now sitting in all majesty in the Lekki Free Trade Zone in Ibeju-Lekki, covering a land area of approximately 2,635 hectares, seven times the size of Victoria Island.
The complex is the world’s Largest Single-Train 650,000 barrels per day Petroleum Refinery with 900 KTPA Polypropylene Plant.
It comes with a 435 MW Power Plant, which will be able to meet the total power requirement of Ibadan DisCo of 860,316 MWh covering five States including Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Kwara and Ekiti.
The refinery, according to its fact sheet, can meet 100% of the Nigerian requirement of all refined products, including Gasoline,Diesel, Kerosene, and Aviation Jet.
It will also be able to produce surplus of each of these products for export.
Designed for 100% Nigerian Crude, the refinery has flexibility to process other crudes. No wonder it is located near the sea shore.
Today President Muhammadu Buhari commissioned the gigantic petrochemical complex.
Just as we rejoice with Aliko Dangote and the Dangote Group family, we need to give kudos to the Buhari administration for ensuring that the complex comes to fruition, by ensuring that it was not starved of needed foreign exchange and taking a stake in it.
For Aliko, all is well that ends well. The complex will bring to an end our country's many decades of shame, for being unable to refine its crude and having to depend on importation, wasting scarce forex.
The 'foolish man' of 11 years ago has demonstrated once again that he is a man of wisdom, a peerless shrewd investor who sees clearly the 'bigger picture', when his compatriots are bogged down by parochialism and immediate monetary gains.

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Pochettino faced 3peat Real Madrid under Zidane with an inferior team and outclassed them at White Hart Lane and were a major threat at the Bernabéu in a 1-1 draw. This is often forgotten.
If you judge player and managers off their time at PSG, you’re misguided. When they make ultra reliable citizens like Pochettino and Wijnaldum look average and Messi not have a functional role in the Champions League, you know there is a major major issue with the club culture.
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Chelsea in the Premier League this season:

Goals per 90: 16th
Goals conceded per 90: 3rd
Average possession: 4th
Accurate passes per 90: 4th
Accurate long balls per 90: 10th
Big chances created: 10th
Interceptions per 90: 9th
Successful tackles per 90: 3rd

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Most chances created by an English player in a #UCL season

🆕 - Jack Grealish (22-23) - 35
🔵 - Frank Lampard (07-08) - 34
🔵 - Frank Lampard (06-07) - 32
⚪️ - David Beckham (05-06) - 32
🔵 - Frank Lampard (08-09 - 28

According to
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, Chelsea have made made an inquiry to get information about potentially signing Napoli pair Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Stanislav Lobotka.

Shoot your shot.

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