Nigeria just needs 10 conglomerates who will account for 80% of manufacturing output, about 75% of GDP and who will employ about 20m people directly to have a $2trn economy. As things stand, production is too fragmented

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) NNPC
My stance on this has always been clear. Privatise the NNPC with the government holding say a 25% stake in it. Then expand its operations to cover manufacturing, automobile assembly, food processing, petrochemicals, power generation, railway equipment manufacture, etc. Within a year, the NNPC should be floated on the New York and London stock exchanges with a market capitalisation of at least $200bn

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Buhari heads off to Russia-Africa Summit where he is expected to attract investors

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has left Abuja for Russia where he will attend the three-day Russia-Africa Summit taking place in the southern city of Sochi between October 23 and 24 to be attended by about 40 African nations.

 

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PDP Governors Forum to hold internally generated revenue summit in Abuja on October 30

MEMBERS of the Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP) Governors' Forum plan to hold an economic summit on boosting internally generated revenue (IGR)  in Abuja on October 30 as part of a plan end Nigeria's dependency on crude oil.

 

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EFCC secures interim forfeiture order against two of Bukola Saraki's Ikoyi houses

FORMER senate president and Kwara State governor Senator Bukola Saraki has temporarily forfeited two Lagos homes to the federal government after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) secured a court order against him.

 

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Abuja high court reduces Sowore's Draconian bail conditions and reduces the fee payable

FORMER presidential candidate and Sahara Reporters publisher Omoyele Sowore has had his bail conditions revoked by an Abuja high court after his lawyers appealed the Draconian terms imposed when he was first detained in August.

 

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Newcastle United plan daring bid for Victor Osimhen in January transfer window

ENGLISH Premier League giants Newcastle United have become favourites to sign Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen in the forthcoming January transfer window after the clubs' fans identified him as  the person who could end the team's current goalscoring drought.

 

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Nigeria has millions of nurses worldwide but we lack the spirit of the profession’s founder Florence Nightingale

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) Today is October 21. On this day in 1854 a certain British lady called Florence Nightingale with a staff of 38 was sent to the Crimean War to help look after troops injured during the fighting between Britain, France and Russia and alas, the profession of nursing was born. Nightingale selflessly introduced things like sick pans, dressing wounds, making beds, etc and ever since then, healthcare has been revolutionised

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If a Nigerian president really wants to change our orientation he should start by getting his wife to set a good example. Here are 10 things he can do in that regard

By Ayo Akinfe

[1] Over the last week, we have just heard that Aisha Buhari has had four special assistants appointed to serve under her. She has also pledged to build a secretariat for African "First ladies." All that nonsense has to stop. There is no provision for any office called first lady in our constitution, so using public funds to bankroll such a position is illegal

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Igbo National Council asks Governor Obiano to resign accusing him of negligence and incompetence

GOVERNOR Willie Obiano has been asked to resign by the Igbo National Council (INC) over his alleged arbitrary negligence and gross ineptitude over the recent Onitsha fire disaster that destroyed hundreds of ships and homes.

 

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Victor Osimhen voted French Ligue One Player of the Month for September

SUPER Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has been voted as the French Ligue One Player of the Month for September 2019 following his recent rich vein of form that him score seven goals for his clubside Lille this season.

 

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