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When I look at the strides other nations are making in the rail sector as part of clean transportation policies, I wonder if Nigerians understand that they need to follow suit

Ayo Akinfe

[1] As from 2030, no car older than 10 years old will be allowed on Nigeria’s roads. All such vehicles will be bought by the government and scrapped

[2] Every state government must construct an urban metro network in its capital. States with other large cities must look to build on them too

[3] In each geo-political zone, the state governments must join forces to construct a regional railway network

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Chelsea switch their attention to Boniface after failing to lure Osimhen to Stamford Bridge

ENGLISH Premier League giants Chelsea have set their sights on Super Eagles striker Victor Boniface as a priority summer signing in response to their inability to sign compatriot Victor Osimhen from Napoli.

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Surely our senate has got more important things doing with its time than legislating on the private lives of Godswill and Natasha. I would rather they focus on passing legislation like this Nigerian Farm Produce Storage and Transportation Bill

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Every single one of Nigeria’s 774 local government areas is compelled by law to complete the construction of at least one farm goods storage facility by the end of 2025. Such facilities must include warehouses and silos

[2] Farmers’ cooperatives will be given tax rebates if they build local on-farm storage facilities and silos in their rural communities

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10 things Nigeria needs to do if we want a repeat of the 1970 feat when we witnessed a 25% growth in gross domestic product thanks to the policies of the then finance minister Obafemi Awolowo

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Build at least one silo in each of our 774 local government areas to store all our cash crops and food crops. We then need to build processsing plants around these silos with a goal of adding at least 50% value to every agricultural product we produce

[2] Get the Ajaokuta, Oshogbo and Aladja steel mills running at full capacity. Nigeria needs to produce at least 10m tonnes of steel a year

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Our biggest challenge is to increase the size of Nigeria's economy as here are 10 relatively new companies whose market capitalisation is greater than the country's gross domestic product

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Apple - $1.6trn

[2] Microsoft - $1.54trn

[3] Amazon - $1.52trn

[4] Alphabet - $1.04trn

[5] Alibaba - $673bn

[6] Facebook - $665bn

[7] Berkshire Hathaway - $466.8bn

[8] Taiwan Semiconductor - $431bn

[9] Visa - $419.2bn

[10] Johnson & Johnson - $387bn

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Nottingham Forest sign pre-contract deal with Osayi-Samuel as they look to replace Aina

SUPER Eagles fullback Bright Osayi-Samuel has signed a pre-contract with English Premier League side Nottingham Forest to replace compatriot Ola Aina during the forthcoming summer transfer window at the end of the current season.

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Abuja high court prevents senate from instituting disciplinary action against Akpoti-Uduaghan

MOVES by the Nigerian senate to institute disciplinary action against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan over sexual harassment allegations she made against senate president Godswill Akpabio have been put on hold by a federal high court order.

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As Nigeria grapples with the problems of petrol shortages, environmental pollution, urban transport woes, and high living costs, the Lagos State governor and the FCT minister need to come up with a novel solution making part of their cities car-free

Ayo Akinfe

[1] With petrol now accepted to be an environmental pollutant, we need to dramatically reduce its usage. More and more cities on the world are going car free. Those that are not, are phasing our petrol and diesel cars and going for electronic automobiles and Nigeria needs to follow suit

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Super Eagles had coach Chelle unveils list of 39 players for forthcoming World Cup qualifiers

SUPER Eagles head coach Eric Chelle has published a provisional list of 39 players who he has invited to camp for the forthcoming World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and Zimbabwe later this month.

Nigeria will take on Rwanda in Kigali on March 21 before hosting Zimbabwe in Uyo four days later on the 25th. These two matches are very crucial as the Super Eagles look to revive their faltering qualification campaign for the 2026 World cup coming up in North America next year.

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