Just as Lionel Messi set himself the target of wining the World Cup with Argentina, Nigeria should give herself the following top 10 priorities going into 2023

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Increasing generated power from the current 7,000MW to about 50,000MW through a variety of sources like wind, solar, thermal, gas, hydro and waste recycling

[2] Initiating a Lagos Underground tube network. Lagos is the largest city in the world without an underground network. With 12m people and no metro, you will always take five hours to drive from one end of the city to the other

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Chelsea and Huddersfield Town to hold talks over injury-prone Nigeria-eligible Anjorin

CHELSEA are to hold talks with English Championship side Huddersfield Town over the fate on of-loan Nigeria-eligible midfielder Faustino Anjorin after he sustained another injury that will keep him out of action for the time being.

 

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President Buhari should be telling the US that Nigerian democracy cannot be sustained unless the rest of the world invests in our economy to employ our youths and prevent them resorting to terrorism and crime

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Simply put, Nigeria needs to attract at least $50bn in foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2023 to avoid total economic collapse. Where on earth we are going to get it from I do not know and I am surprised that nobody is even talking about it at the moment.

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Up to 360 Nigerian rural communities to benefit from new clean energy initiative

AS many as 360 Nigerian rural communities are expected to benefit from the construction of 5,000MW of solar power generation and 2,500MWh of battery energy storage power plants under the terms of a new clean energy package.

 

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Ohanaeze Ndigbo salutes Buhari over the opening of the Second Niger Bridge

PAN-Igbo socio-cultural organisation Ohanaeze Ndigbo has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for keeping his promise to complete the Second Niger Bridge before the expiration of his tenure.

 

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Aston Villa plan January raid for Chukwueze as manager Emery looks to join up with him again

 

ENGLISH Premier League side Aston Villa are said to be preparing an audacious bid for Super Eagles winger Samuel Chukwueze during the forthcoming January transfer window with manager Unai Emery keen to reunite with the player.

 

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If all these APC leaders and governors are still in London, I would love it if they refuse to leave until the following foreign direct investment targets are met 

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[1] Clean energy- $20bn worth of investment

[2] Steel plant - $20bn worth of investment

[3] Electric automobile assembly plant - $20bn worth of investment

[4] Agri-processing - $10bn worth of investment

[5] Hydro processing plant on River Niger - $20bn worth of investment

[6] Port expansion - $20bn worth of investment

[7] Railway network extension - $50bn worth of investment

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Kano magistrates court sentences Islamic cleric to death by hanging for blasphemy

KANO clergyman Sheik Abduljabar Nasiru Kabara has been sentenced to death by hanging after a Kano Magistrates Court found him guilty of blasphemy against the Prophet Mohammed and Islam.

 

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Ekweremadu says EFCC wrote to London court asking them to deny him bail

FORMER deputy senate president Senator Ike Ekweremadu has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of being responsible for his recent travails that have led to his detention in the UK on modern day slavery charges.

 

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Leeds eye January bid for Super Eagles fullback Ola Aina as part of European qualification drive

ENGLISH Premier league giants Leeds United are stepping up plans to sign Super Eagles defender Ola Aina as a leftback during the forthcoming January transfer window as a replacement for Spanish international Junior Firpo.

 

For most of the current season, Firpo, 26, has been out injured but now that he has returned to full fitness, his form has been way short of what it was last season.

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