If we take a look at the component parts of Nigeria, you will be amazed at how much economic potential many of them have. Let us start the process today by looking at Aniomaland

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[1] One thing the British got spot on in Nigeria was the way they divided the country into 40 provinces, which today form the basis of our 36 states. One very important one however has been left out - Anioma State. I believe that if we create an Anioma State today, it will significantly increase Nigeria’s economic output

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Eniola Bolaji wins Nigeria's first medal at the ongoing Paris Paralympics in badminton

TEAM Nigeria has picked up its first ,medal at the ongoing Paris Paralympics 2024 after Eniola Bolaji made history as the first African athlete ever to win a badminton medal at the tournament.

 

Early this morning, Eniola secured a bronze medal in para-badminton in the women’s singles SL3 category. She did so by defeating her Ukrainian opponent, Oksana Kozyna, in two straight sets of 21-9 and 21-9 to the delight of the travelling Nigerian contingent.

 

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I hope President Tinubu leaves China with a roadmap that involves Nigeria never falling behind developing nations in the same developmental bracket as us with a masterplan that looks something like this

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[1] Nigeria will boost generated electricity supply from the current 7,000MW to match South Africa’s 50,000MW

[2] His government will increase the kilometres of tarred roads in Nigeria from the current 200,000km to match South Africa’s 750,000km

[3] His government will increase the length of Nigeria’s railway network from the current 4,000km to match Pakistan’s 8,000km

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Military commanders asked to relocate to Sokoto as bandits seize armoured personnel carrier

MINISTER of state for defence Dr Bello Matawalle has urged senior military commanders of the Nigerian Army to relocate their offices to Sokoto to enable them effectively combat the growing menace of armed banditry across northwestern Nigeria.

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President Tinubu is currently in China on a state visit. When he sits down with Premier Xi Jinping for bilateral talks, I expect his wish list to look something like this

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[1] Nigeria wants to start on a fresh slate with China. All Nigeria’s debts to China must be cancelled as part of a post-Coronavirus economic settlement package. Legal action against Nigeria by all Chinese firms worldwide must stop immediately. All assets seized must be returned and any monies owed must be written off as bad debt

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British Home Office to scrap biometric residence cards for Nigerians and replace them with eVisas

NIGERIANS living in the UK will no longer receive biometric residence cards (BRCs) or biometric residence permits (BRP) as from December 31 2024 as the Home office is replacing them with a new online eVisa system.

 

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Given our love for clothing and fabrics and the assorted manner of cultural attires we wear, it is inexplicable that Nigeria is not the world leading manufacturer of textiles

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[1] Nigerians have among the most diverse array of textiles in the world. It is beyond belief that the sector is not one of the nation’s biggest sources of foreign exchange

[2] There is absolutely no reason why Nigeria’s revenue from the exports of lace, adire, guinea brocade, atiku, ankara, etc does not match crude oil receipts. We should be mass-producing finished products and exporting them to retail outlets all over the world

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Chelsea miss out on Osimhen as he signs mouth-watering deal with Saudi club Al Ahli

ENGLISH Premier League giants Chelsea have lost out on the opportunity to sign Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen after Saudi Arabian side Al Ahli have agreed a four year deal with the player and his club Napoli.

 

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Nigeria dropped the ball big time in 1966 with two massive blunders - Centralising government with Ironsi’s infamous Decree 34 and abandoning agriculture. Here is how we can redeem things

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[1] If you want an answer as to why Nigeria is lagging behind economies we should be on a par with such as Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Mexico, etc, look no further than this tree climbing device. It was designed by Indian agriculturalist Dr Renganathan and facilitates the easy climbing of trees. It is widely used across India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the rest of Asia too boost farming output

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It is time to start thinking the unthinkable if we want to realise our potential and get Nigeria to take its rightful place as a Goliath among the world’s nation states

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[1] We are the seventh most populated nation on earth

[2] We are the world’s largest black nation

[3] We have Africa’s largest economy

[4] We are the world’s sixth largest agricultural producer

[5] We produce the highest number of twins of any nation on earth

[6] We are almost bang in the middle of earth. The lines of latitude and longitude meet not too far off the coast of Nigeria

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