With China’s latest huge step in railway technology, it is time we signed a Sino-Nigerian Railway Pact guaranteeing technology transfer

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[1] China has now developed world's fast high-speed train, the CR450, which has a top test speed of 450 km per hour and an operational speed of 400 km per hour

[2] This new train, which obliterates the 200km per hour speed of average high speed trains, will undergo comprehensive testing, verification and trial assessments in 2025. Nigeria needs to tell China that we want to be part of that programme

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Nigerians in the UK protest against CoS scam that has involved many of them being exploited

NIGERIANS living in the UK have protested against rising cases of certificate of sponsorship (CoS) scams taking place across the country that have made it difficult for those looking for work to emigrate.

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Rather than congregate to celebrate IBB's pack of lies and arrogant refusal to accept responsibility for his past sins, Nigeria's elite should encourage the publishing of a book with futuristic plans that look like this

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[1] We will build a nation of 42 states, seven in each geo-political zone, with each of them generating at least $10bn in internal wealth annually

[2] Nigeria will become a country accounting for 50% of global animal feed production with cassava and yam serving as the two main ingredients

[3] Nigeria will become a country that is the world’s largest chocolate producer

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Bello Turji demands $15,000 from four Sokoto villages as compensation for the death of one of his men

NOTORIOUS bandit leader Bello Turji has thrown down the gauntlet to the Nigerian authorities by imposing a N22m ($15,000) levy on four villages in Sokoto State demanding it as compensation for the death of one of his lieutenants during a recent military operation.

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How about Nigeria adopted a 500 day plan to convert her from a consumerist parasitic economy dependent on one primary commodity into one that manufactures goods

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[1] Over the next 90 days, the president traverses the globe wooing international investors

[2] Assurances are sought and got guaranteeing foreign direct investment to the tune of $100bn a year

[3] Legislation is passed dismantling the federal allocation formula. Nigeria’s 36 state governors are thus compelled to generate their own wealth

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Liverpool consider making £60m offer for Ademola Lookman during the summer transfer window

ENGLISH Premier League leaders Liverpool are considering placing a £60m offer for Super Eagles striker Ademola Lookman with a view to purchasing him from Italian side Atalanta at the end of the season.

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10 key tourist attractions Nigeria should focus on in a bid to generate at least $20bn annually from the sector

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[1] Eyo Festival in Lagos. Why should it not compete with London’s Notting Hill Carnival?

[2] Usman Dan Fodio’s tomb. Let us try and make it a pilgrimage site for Muslims that competes with the Ka’aba

[3] Samuel Ajayi Crowther’s tomb. It should be a Christian pilgrimage site that competes with Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity

[4] Badagry’s slave castle. It needs its own railway station, hotels, restaurants, cafes, bars, etc

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CBN 's monetary policy committee opts to keep interest rates fixed at 27.5% for now

MEMBERS of the Central Bank of Nigeria Monetary (CBN) policy committee have decided to keep interest rates at 27.5% and not raise it any further due to signs that inflation appears to be falling.

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10 questions Nigerians should ask themselves on a daily basis until the answers they get tally with the figures from other large developing nations like Brazil, Mexico and Indonesia

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[1] How many kilometres of railway track do we have?

[2] How many kilometres of tarred road do we have?

[3] How many hospital beds do we have?

[4] How many primary schools do we have?

[5] What is the size of the average secondary school class?

[6] How many megawatts of solar energy do we generate a year?

[7] How many tonnes of steel do we manufacture a year?

[8] How many solar panels do we manufacture a year?

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Nigeria-eligible teenager defender Chigozie signs first professional contract at Luton Town

NIGERIA-eligible teenage defender Christian Chigozie has signed his first professional contract with English Championship side Luton Town following the completion of his GCSEs at the Chiltern Academy.

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