In this photograph taken in 1960, Cuba's newly-appointed minister for industries Che Guevara, set about mechanising the country's sugarcane industry. Nigeria needs to do likewise and turn the sector into a foreign exchange earner

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[1] Brazil currently produces about 770m tonnes of sugarcane annually that generates about $36bn in revenue for the country’s economy

[2] As far back as 2011, 1.1m people were employed in the Brazilian sugarcane industry. Despite instances of poor conditions for workers, it is one of the highest paying agricultural sectors in Brazil, second only to the soybean industry

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Twoface Idibia's mother asks Nigerians to plead with Natasha to leave her son alone

TWOFACE Idibia's mother has called on the Nigerian public to come to the assistance of her son by rescuing him from the clutches of Edo State lawmaker Hon Natasha Osawuru who recently snatched him away from his wife Annie.

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Nigeria’s National Assembly should pass a Valentine’s Day Bill that looks something like this

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[1] Any Nigerian couple who marry from outside their geo-political zone will get a federal government marriage allowance of N500,000. This is to foster togetherness and encourage inter-marriages

[2] All Nigerian girls aged 10 to 21 will be able to get sanitary towels free of charge from health clinics in their local government areas

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Nigerian lady granted political asylum in the UK after joining Ipob and claiming she was at risk

APPLYING for membership of the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) had enabled a Nigerian asylum seeker in the UK to be granted indefinite leave to remain after she was denied eight previous times.

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Super Eagles to play friendly game against Russian national team in June this year

NIGERIA'S Super Eagles are scheduled to play a friendly match against Russia's national team in June this year in what will mark the European giant's long-awaited return to the international scene after three years in the wilderness.

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Were we not an intellectually-lazy people dependent on petroleum handouts we would have exploited the Boko Haram crisis and turned Nigeria into the world’s prosthetic limb manufacturing centre

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[1] Do you know that the global prosthetic limb industry will be worth $13.12bn by 2028?

[2] Apart from accidents and wars, the increasing number of populations along with rising incidences of diabetes among children and the geriatric population are some of the growth drivers in this industry

[3] According to the World Health Organisation, between 20m and 50m people worldwide suffer non-fatal road injuries, which causes a disability in their bodies

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NFF invites English-based duo Eze and Onuchukwu to Flying Eagles camp ahead of Egypt friendlies

FLYING Eagles head coach Aliyu Zubairu has invited English-based youngsters Dubem Eze and Abube Onuchukwu to Nigeria's U20 camp ahead of the team's forthcoming friendlies in preparation for the 2025 African Cup of Nations.

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How about we come up with a new national slogan which reads something like this - Nigeria: The world's new China

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[1] I for one am ecstatic about the fact that crude oil is no longer profitable. It has been an albatross around Nigeria’s neck since 1958 and now that the old tree has died, it is time for the shoots to grow. Nothing has held our industrial development back like that curses black liquid called petroleum

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El-Rufai says he will defy talk of his planned arrest and return to Nigerian by Feb 20

FORMER Kaduna State governor Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has expressed fears that he may be arrested and detained by the Nigerian security authorities over his recent criticism of the federal government and the policies of President Bola Tinubu.

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I am shocked that Nigeria does not have a National Uniform Company that mass-produces all of the following

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[1] Military uniforms

[2] Nurses uniforms

[3] Police uniforms

[4] Prison wear

[5] Doctors scrubs

[6] Firemen’s uniforms

[7] Customs uniform

[8] Workmen’s illuminated vests

[9] NYSC uniform

[10] As many school uniforms as are required

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