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[1] Every state capital must be home to at least one waste-to-energy (WtE) plant that processes urban garbage into electricity

[2] Every state must have at least one industrial park, which must have a WtE facility where its waste is converted into power

[3] Every WtE facility will have a micro grid attached to it that can distribute the generated power within the state in which it is located

PLANS to privatise the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) through an initial public offering (IPO) have been stepped up by the federal government with the wiping off of about $5bn of its debts ahead of a proposed sale in 2028.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Road infrastructure is essential in modern economies. Economic growth and development requires mobility and accessibility, so an ambitious dualisation programme is going to be launched in 2026

FORMER world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua has survived a ghastly road accident in Ogun State that claimed the lives of two people along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway near the village of Makun.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] On August 3 1900, the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company was founded by a gentleman named Harvey Firestone. Cashing in on the booming automobile market, Mr Firestone soon saw the huge potential for tyres

[2] In 1926, the company opened one of the world's biggest rubber plantations in Liberia, West Africa, spanning over 1m acres. Why Nigeria did not seek to open a similar facility at independence is beyond me

OVER 7,000 members of the newly formed Nigerian Forest Guards graduated yesterday in seven states across the north of the country as plans to address the growing insecurity ravaging the nation gather pace.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Food and agri-business products - $45bn

[2] Medical equipment - $5bn

[3] Household goods like fridges, freezers, washing machines, cookers, etc - $5bn

[4] Clothing and fashion items - $5bn

[5] Nollywood, music and entertainment - $5bn

[6] Tourism - $5bn

[7] Leather products - $5bn

[8] IT products like laptops, mobile phones and iPads - $5bn

[9] Pharmaceuticals - $5bn

NIGERIAN opposition coalition the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has condemned the recent air strikes carried out by the US Africa Command (Africom) against Islamist militant camps in Sokoto State accusing President Bola Tinubu of outsourcing security.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] President Tinubu needs to ring President Trump today and make it clear that every year, Nigeria demands a minimum of $50bn in foreign direct investment. If the rest of the world is not prepared to put its money where its mouth is then they should not complain when Boko Haram do a Taliban on us

SECURITY experts have revealed that yesterday's air strikes against Islamist militants in Nigeria by the US War Department missed most of their targets despite President Donald Trump describing them as powerful and very deadly.