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One of our biggest banes as a nation is this over-dependency on Abuja to solve every problem. Here are 10 things state governments can do to better our lot without Aso Rock’s involvement

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Kogi state government can attract the likes of Siemens to build a 10,000MW hydro-electric power plant at Idah on the River Niger

[2] Kogi State government can build a Niagara Falls-type tourist attraction at the confluence of the rivers Niger and Benue at Lokoja

[3] Taraba State government can open the world’s largest nature reserve in Gembu

[4] Niger State government can open the world’s largest cattle ranch in Mokwa

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Trump raises the cost of high tech visa application fees to $100,000 in immigration clampdown

PRESIDENT Donald Trump has increased the cost of US high tech visas dramatically to $100,000 from the current price of $1,000 as part of his ongoing programme to keep highly skilled workers from developing nations migrating.

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Nigeria-eligible goalkeeper Brian Okonkwo signs one year contract with West Brom

ENGLISH Championship side West Bromwich Albion (WBA) have signed Nigeria-eligible teenage goalkeeper Brian Okonkwo from Premier League side Arsenal who released him at the end of last season.

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According to the African Development Bank Nigeria has an annual infrastructural deficit of $100bn. Here are 10 ways in which we can raise that kind of capital

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Foreign direct investment - President Tinubu should aim for at least $50bn annually. When the likes of Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates last visited Nigeria did we get them to commit to a minimum annual investment figure?

[2] Development grants - I have lost track of how many billions are available through bodies like Unesco, Unicef, WHO, WTO, World Bank, etc. Every state government should attract at least one a year

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Aina's surgery on his injured hamstring goes well as he is expected by back by December

SUPER Eagles fullback Ola Aina has successfully undergone surgery on his damaged hamstring injury with his club Nottingham Forest confident that the defender will return to action by December.

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Our National Assembly should pass a Nigerian Investment Ambassadors Committee bill asking its members to join President Tinubu on all foreign investment trips with a mandate to raise at least $100bn annually. Its members should include:

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Hilda Bassey

[2] Tobi Amusan

[3] Chimamanda Adichie

[4] Nnamdi Kanu

[5] Victor Osimhen

[6] Asisat Oshoala

[7] Michelle Alozie

[8] Tiwa Savage

[9] Burna Boy

[10] Davido

Their brief should be very simple:

[1] Attract a minimum of $50bn a year in foreign direct investment

[2] Woo local investors to create at least 5m jobs annually

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Hurdler Nathaniel emerges as gold medal favourite after qualifying for the final with fastest time

NIGERIAN sprinter Ezekiel Nathaniel has emerged as the favourite to clinch the men's 400 metres hurdles gold medal at the ongoing World Athletics Championship in Tokyo after he qualified for the final with the fastest time in the tournament in 47.47 seconds.

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Nigerian Army troops arrest notorious ESN commander Gentle de Yahoo at his Okigwe hideout

NIGERIAN Army troops have arrested a notorious commander of the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) and the Eastern Security Network (ESN) identified as Ifeanyi Okorienta popularly known as Gentle de Yahoo.

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Nigeria needs a Moral Economic Crimes Commission (MEEC) to curtail activities that are not criminal but do untold damage to our economy

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Buying private jets when we do not have a national carrier or a functioning international aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) in Nigeria is just an act of economic sabotage. All it does is drain our minuscule foreign exchange and enrich foreign aircraft manufacturers. Surely, such money should be invested in the local aviation industry

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