Team Nigeria picks up first medal at ongoing World Athletics Championships as Tobi clinches silver

NIGERIA has won her first medal at the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Tokyo after Tobi Amusan the current record holder in the women's 100 metres hurdles picked up a silver in the event with a time of 12.29 seconds.

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Before Nigeria’s federal government unveils the details of its new railway plan, I would suggest a team of experts is sent to Finland to see how they operate double decker carriages

Ayo Akinfe

[1] I have been studying the Finnish railway industry of late and am very impressed with the way they have used it as a basis for industrialisation. If only Nigeria showed 10% of their productivity, we would have a high-speed pan-African railway network

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Sokoto becomes the latest state to fall under the spell of bandits who now control 10 of its LGAs

SOKOTO State is currently reeling from the effects of armed banditry as no less than 10 of its local government areas are being controlled by hoodlums who not only levy taxes but also dispense justice as they deem fit.

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Were I in President Tinubu's shoes, I would go to the UN summit later this month and strike a deal with world leaders asking for $50bn in foreign direct investment annually between now and 2035 in exchange for Nigerians making the following changes

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Place a 10 year moratorium on the building of new churches and mosques. Our National Assembly will pass laws mandating Nigerians instead, to channel all those funds into building schools and hospitals

[2] Our National Assembly will pass laws indefinitely suspending all pilgrimages to Saudi Arabia and Israel. This will free up millions for investment in small industry

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Troops record further success in Kogi State as another bandit leader is eliminated in an ambush

NIGERIAN Army commanders have claimed that troops of the 12th Brigade operating in Kogi State have eliminated the notorious bandit leader Babangida Kachala along with five of his gang members in a daring raid.

 

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How about we build on Hilda Bassey’s legacy by not only getting the following 10 industries up and running but by also making them market leaders on their respective sectors

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Okitipupa Oil Mill

[2] Oluwa Glass Company

[3] Ile-Oluji Cocoa Grinding Plant

[4] Nigerian-Romanian Wood Industries

[5] Okposi Salt Industry

[6] Arewa Textiles

[7] Ajaokuta Steel Mill

[8 Mokwa Cattle Ranch

[9] Aladja Steel Mill

[10] Jebba Paper Mill

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Aina out until December as scan shows he picked up a hamstring injury while on international duty

SUPER Eagles fullback Ola Aina will be out of action until December with a hamstring injury after a medical examination revealed that the knock he received while on international duty with Nigeria is worse than first thought.

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This year, Nigeria will be 65, while the United Nations will be 80. How about we celebrate our independence anniversary by inviting the whole world to Abuja to sign up to this Nigeria at 65 Plan

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Global investors must pledge to build two mega hydro electric power plants with a combined capacity of 50,000MW of electricity

[2] The international community must commit to spending whatever it takes to enable Nigeria eliminate Boko Haram and other terrorist groups

[3] International investors will provider funding for the establishment of six mega ranches. As part of this programme, all Fulani herdsmen will be disarmed and settled on ranches

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Tinubu to address UN General Assembly later this month as part of its 80th anniversary

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has been listed to address the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on Wednesday September 24 as part of the festivities associated with the body celebrating its 80th year of existence.                                                     

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If Nigeria is serious about ending this destructive dependence on crude oil, we need to take the bold step of weaning ourselves off fossil fuels with an ambitious clean energy plan

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Our first priority must be to get all new industrial concerns across all 774 local government areas to generate their own power rather than rely on the national grid to supply them with electricity

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