If we are serious about ending our dependency on foreign imports in Nigeria, we need to create a vertically integrated solid minerals/manufacturing directorate with a mandate to convert every raw material under its jurisdiction into finished products

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Are Nigerians aware of the fact that their country has significant lithium supplies? For those who do not know, lithium is used to make lithium-ion batteries for electric cars and mobile devices. Global demand for it is very high at the moment

[2] Nigeria also has significant Chromium reserves. Chromium is what is used to manufacture stainless steel, which is a compulsory prerequisite for industrialisation

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Super Eagles head coach visits his players at their European clubs ahead of World Cup qualifiers

SUPER Eagles head coach Eric Chelle has embarked upon a tour of Europe visiting members of the national team to intimate them on his plans for the team as preparations begin for the forthcoming World Cup qualifiers.

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Subjects we should make compulsory up to GCSE level if we are serious about grooming Nigerians who will think self-reliance ala the Asian Tiger economies

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Steel and Solid Minerals

[2] History and Subjugation

[3] Agriculture and Gardening

[4] Production and Manufacturing

[5] Propaganda and Presentation

[6] Job Creation

[7] Do It Yourself

[8] Civics and Patriotism

[9] Mandarin Language

[10] Customer Service

Basically, as a nation of 200m people, we need to adopt the mindset of the South Koreans - Anything We Don’t Produce, We Don’t Need!

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Ndidi set to return from two-month injury lay-off tonight in FA Cup tie at Old Trafford

SUPER Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi is set to return from his long injury lay-off tonight as he remains on course for a return to action at Old Trafford when the Foxes take on Manchester United  in the FA Cup.

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I am not sure the penny has dropped yet but the only solution to Nigeria's plethora of socio-economic woes is for us to manufacture our way out of poverty

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Today in Nigeria, manufacturing only accounts for about 7% of gross domestic product (GDP). This for me is at the root cause of all our problems

[2] Do you know the global average with regards to manufacturing as a percentage of national GDP is 30%. When we only have about one quarter of that, you can see why we are in trouble

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Federal government commences search for foreign investors in the burgeoning lithium industry

NIGERIA'S federal government has launched an ambitious search for foreign investors willing to pump money into the country's burgeoning lithium industry which has been described by market watchers as the new oil sector.

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As President Tinubu heads for the forthcoming African Union summit in Addis Ababa, I hope he arrives there with a plan that looks something like this

Ayo Akinfe

[1] I do not need to tell anyone that the African continent remains a dependent and parasitic backwater, that supplies the rest of the world with the world with nothing by raw materials. You can never build any form of prosperity with that kind of rigged arrangement that keeps you a dependent consumer

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Southampton sign Nigerian duo Victor Udoh and Zach Awe in last minute deadline day deals

ENGLISH Premier League club Southampton  signed two Nigerians before the close of the January transfer window yesterday signing a three-and-a-half-year contract with striker Victor Udoh and recalling Zach Awe from his loan spell at Accrington Stanley.

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Do you know that the Nigerian Governors Forum could radically transform the country's economy overnight if all 36 members agreed to build glass-fronted financial districts in their capitals

Ayo Akinfe

[1] I dream of a Nigeria in which all our 36 state capitals have central business districts made up of towering office blocks built from glass. In a federation, each state capital should be an economic engine which generates enough wealth on its own to govern the state. Their city centres should be commercial hubs

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Iheanacho joins English Championship side Boro on loan until the end of the season

SUPER Eagles striker Kelechi Iheanacho has joined English Championship side Middlesbrough on loan until the end of the season as the club mounts a last minute desperate bid to return to the Premier League.

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