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NFF invites English-based duo Eze and Onuchukwu to Flying Eagles camp ahead of Egypt friendlies

FLYING Eagles head coach Aliyu Zubairu has invited English-based youngsters Dubem Eze and Abube Onuchukwu to Nigeria's U20 camp ahead of the team's forthcoming friendlies in preparation for the 2025 African Cup of Nations.

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How about we come up with a new national slogan which reads something like this - Nigeria: The world's new China

Ayo Akinfe

[1] I for one am ecstatic about the fact that crude oil is no longer profitable. It has been an albatross around Nigeria’s neck since 1958 and now that the old tree has died, it is time for the shoots to grow. Nothing has held our industrial development back like that curses black liquid called petroleum

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El-Rufai says he will defy talk of his planned arrest and return to Nigerian by Feb 20

FORMER Kaduna State governor Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has expressed fears that he may be arrested and detained by the Nigerian security authorities over his recent criticism of the federal government and the policies of President Bola Tinubu.

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I am shocked that Nigeria does not have a National Uniform Company that mass-produces all of the following

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Military uniforms

[2] Nurses uniforms

[3] Police uniforms

[4] Prison wear

[5] Doctors scrubs

[6] Firemen’s uniforms

[7] Customs uniform

[8] Workmen’s illuminated vests

[9] NYSC uniform

[10] As many school uniforms as are required

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Nigeria launches ambitious clean energy programme aimed at weaning 1m households off firewood

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.

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Every Nigerian should be ashamed of the fact that we do not mass-produce the following basic 10 items to meet domestic and West African demand

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.

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If we are serious about ending our dependency on foreign imports in Nigeria, we need to create a vertically integrated solid minerals/manufacturing directorate with a mandate to convert every raw material under its jurisdiction into finished products

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

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Super Eagles head coach visits his players at their European clubs ahead of World Cup qualifiers

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.

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Subjects we should make compulsory up to GCSE level if we are serious about grooming Nigerians who will think self-reliance ala the Asian Tiger economies

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!

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