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Nigerians should set themselves the target of getting the following 10 basic machines patented over the next five years

Ayo Akinfe

[1] A double decker molue that can rival Volvo buses in terms of quality

[2] A pepper grinding and corn milling machine

[3] A cocoa shelling machine

[4] Air conditioned bus stop booths

[5] Double decker railway carriages

[6] An egusi shelling machine

[7] A machine that removes maize from the cob

[8] A cassava and yam peeling machine

[9] An electronic yam pounding machine

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World Bank and IMF agree to fast track debt relief to highly indebted nations like Nigeria

NIGERIA and several other developing nations could get their promised debt relief which G20 countries promised them in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic very soon after the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) promised to fast track payments.

 

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Nigeria and the UK sign $300m foreign direct investment agreement aimed at creating 5,000 jobs

NIGERIA and the UK have signed a foreign direct investment (FDI) agreement worth $300m aimed at boosting British support for small and medium sized enterprises in Nigeria that will lead to the creation of about 5,000 jobs.

 

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Ipob warns Wike not to set foot in Igboland as he commences his presidential campaign

SECESSIONIST group the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) has warned Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State to stop seeking Igbo votes during his presidential campaigns as he has always disassociated himself from their cause since being elected.

 

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NDLEA boss Buba Marwa says politicians vying for office should be subjected to drug tests

NATIONAL Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) chairman Retired Brigadier Buba Marwa has suggested that all candidates vying for elective office in Nigeria should subjected to a drugs test prior to elections.

 

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Birmingham City eye Josh Maja for next season part of a Premier League promotion drive

ENGLISH Championship side Birmingham City have signified an interest in signing one-cap Super Eagles striker Josh Maja at the end of the season as part of a push to launch a Premiership promotion drive.

 

Birmingham City are currently sitting 20th in the Championship table, with no hope whatsoever of gaining promotion this season. However, Birmingham is the UK's second largest city and Birmingham has a rich history behind it, including once winning the European Fairs Cup.

 

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I have been to the mountain top and seen the Promised Land. Here is what I witnessed when I looked down on Nigeria

Ayo Akinfe

[1] A nation of 42 states with each of them generating at least $10bn in wealth annually

[2] A country accounting for 50% of global animal feed production with cassava and yam serving as the two main ingredients

[3] A country that had emerged as the world’s largest chocolate producer

[4] A health service that served as the world’s undisputed leader of tropical medicine

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Arsenal back out of quest for Osimhen after Napoli place a €150m price tag on him

ENGLISH Premier League side Arsenal have given up on their hopes of signing Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen at the end of the season after his Italian club Napoli placed a €150m price tag on him.

 

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Nigeria should use the proceeds of high oil prices brought about by the Ukraine war to fund a Waste to Energy Bill

Ayo Akinfe

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

[2] Every industrial park 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

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Italian legend Walter Zenga submits his application form to manage the Super Eagles

FORMER Italian goalkeeper Walter Zenga has declared his interest in managing the Super Eagles submitting his application to coach the team to the secretariat of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).

 

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