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Sometimes, the quest for office can lead people to engage in regrettable rhetoric. Now that Kemi Badenoch has been elected, let us hope she retraces her steps and reminds Britain that these 10 things should have been in place before Oct 1 1960

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigeria's capacity to produce at least 5m tonnes of steel annually

[2] A machine tool manufacturing capability

[3] A double gauge railway network that linked up all her 40 provinces and could run at a speed of 120km per hour

[4] A minimum literacy rate of at least 25%

[5] A hydro-electric power capability to generate at least 5,000MW per year

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With China cutting back on its borrowing, President Tinubu needs to set very ambitious foreign direct investment targets for 2025

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Food processing - $20bn
[2] Railways - $15bn
[3] Power generation - $10bn
[4] Automobile assembly plants - $10bn
[5] Steel production - $5bn
[6] Solid mineral processing plants - $5bn
[7] Pharmaceuticals - $5bn
[8] Leather processing - $5bn
[9] Green energy - $5bn
[10] Cosmetics and beauty products - $5bn

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New terrorist organisation known as Lukarawas emerges in Sokoto State killing 15 in Kebbi

NIGERIA's defence headquarters has confirmed the emergence of a new terrorist organisation in Sokoto State known as Lukarawas that is making life unbearable for residents across the northwest geo-political zone.

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Until we elevate our level of thinking and get set to think the unthinkable as befits our status as the world's largest black nation, poverty and under-development will remain our ID card

Ayo Akinfe

[1] I have always maintained that the first step towards making Nigeria a better place is to elevate the level of thinking of its people. So long as our immediate priorities are the accumulation of private wealth, going to heaven, building churches and mosques in each street corner, enjoying owambes, amassing SUVs, throwing lavish parties in Dubai and celebrating our ethnic differences, we will remain an impoverished people

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Nigerian government launches new single digit interest loan scheme for SMEs in bid to create jobs

NIGERIA'S federal government has approved a N75bn ($44.63m) loan scheme with a 9% interest rate for 75,000 small businesses as part of an ambitious programme to  kick-start the economy and create jobs.

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With inflation destroying the lives of the common man in Nigeria, pushing the price of basic foodstuffs beyond the reach of the working class, it is time to split our agriculture ministry into two

Ayo Akinfe

Cash crops

[1] Oil palm

[2] Cocoa

[3] Groundnuts

[4] Cotton

[5] Jute

[6] Rubber

[7] Coconuts

[8] Shea nuts

[9] Cashews

[10] Neem

Food crops

[1] Cassava

[2] Yam

[3] Vegetables

[4] Fruit

[5] Tomatoes

[6] Pepper

[7] Maize

[8] Sorghum

[9] Millet

[10] Rice

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Eguavoen names 23-man squad for Nations Cup qualifiers against Benin and Rwanda

SUPER Eagles head coach Augustine Eguavoen has unveiled his squad list for the upcoming 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Benin and Rwanda taking place later this month with Taiwo Awoniyi and Tanimu Benjamin being dropped.

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Now that President Tinubu has just sworn-in seven new ministers, I would like him to turn his attention to creating a rural public works agency tasked with addressing the twin problems of agriculture and transport outside our urban centres

Ayo Akinfe

[1] They say necessity is the mother of invention. With this chronic petrol crisis that has had a domino effect on everything else in Nigeria, especially food, pushing inflation to suicidal levels, it is time for Nigerians to collectively start thinking outside the box. Chronic problems demand radical solutions

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Arsenal prepare to offload Trossard in a bid to raise funds for the purchase of Lookman

ENGLISH Premier League giants Arsenal are planning to offload 20-goal Belgian striker Leandro Trossard come the January transfer window so they can purchase Nigeria's Ademola Lookman from Italian side Atalanta.

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Unfortunately, Donald Trump has won again and we have to live with that reality. here is a set of demands President Tinubu should present before him come January when he is sworn-in

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigeria is willing to offer the US observer status at the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas). This is to facilitate massive US investment in West Africa

[2] Nigeria is offering free land and five year tax holidays to the big three US automobile manufacturers General Motors, Chrysler and Ford. We want each of them to open assembly and manufacturing plants in Nigeria employing at least 5,000 local people each

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