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NIGERIA'S federal government has unveiled an ambitious clean energy programme centred around cooking that will involve weaning 1m households off firewood as part of its climate action initiative.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Hospital beds

[2] Laptop computers

[3] IPads

[4] Mobile phones

[5] Motorcycles

[6] Bicycles

[7] Microphones and megaphones

[8] Flatscreen televisions

[9] A basic automobile like the Volkswagen Beetle, Ford Fiesta or Toyota Corolla

[10] Fridge-freezers

Manufacturing all these is not rocket. If we cannot produce such goods 65 years after independence, we have no moral right to use them.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Are Nigerians aware of the fact that their country has significant lithium supplies? For those who do not know, lithium is used to make lithium-ion batteries for electric cars and mobile devices. Global demand for it is very high at the moment

[2] Nigeria also has significant Chromium reserves. Chromium is what is used to manufacture stainless steel, which is a compulsory prerequisite for industrialisation

SUPER Eagles head coach Eric Chelle has embarked upon a tour of Europe visiting members of the national team to intimate them on his plans for the team as preparations begin for the forthcoming World Cup qualifiers.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Steel and Solid Minerals

[2] History and Subjugation

[3] Agriculture and Gardening

[4] Production and Manufacturing

[5] Propaganda and Presentation

[6] Job Creation

[7] Do It Yourself

[8] Civics and Patriotism

[9] Mandarin Language

[10] Customer Service

Basically, as a nation of 200m people, we need to adopt the mindset of the South Koreans - Anything We Don’t Produce, We Don’t Need!

SUPER Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi is set to return from his long injury lay-off tonight as he remains on course for a return to action at Old Trafford when the Foxes take on Manchester United  in the FA Cup.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Today in Nigeria, manufacturing only accounts for about 7% of gross domestic product (GDP). This for me is at the root cause of all our problems

[2] Do you know the global average with regards to manufacturing as a percentage of national GDP is 30%. When we only have about one quarter of that, you can see why we are in trouble

NIGERIA'S federal government has launched an ambitious search for foreign investors willing to pump money into the country's burgeoning lithium industry which has been described by market watchers as the new oil sector.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] I do not need to tell anyone that the African continent remains a dependent and parasitic backwater, that supplies the rest of the world with the world with nothing by raw materials. You can never build any form of prosperity with that kind of rigged arrangement that keeps you a dependent consumer

ENGLISH Premier League club Southampton  signed two Nigerians before the close of the January transfer window yesterday signing a three-and-a-half-year contract with striker Victor Udoh and recalling Zach Awe from his loan spell at Accrington Stanley.