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[1] We are in a crisis because we are not productive enough. Nigeria is forecast to have a mere 2% gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate over the coming years, which is wholly inadequate

[2] Between 1999 and 2015, our average economic growth rate was about 6% per annum, although it was mainly due to high oil prices. However, in 2015, the economy just crashed and since then, it has never really recovered properly

SHOTPUTTER Chukwuebuka Enekwechi has won Nigeria's eighth gold medal at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Glasgow with a throw of 21.07 metres making him the first ever Nigerian to win top prize in the event.

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[1] Many humans do not know that Albert Einstein successfully proved that humans could live for longer in space than on planet earth

[2] Basically, what Einstein make clear was that if an astronaut travelled to space for a year, they would have increased their lifespan as they would age at a lesser rate

[3] Unfortunately, humanity has not built on Einstein’s work. If we did, by now, we would be sending humans to the moon to increase their lifespans

FLYING Eagles striker Abdulmuiz Adeleke could be on the verge of joining English Premier League giants Chelsea as soon as he hits 18 after he impressed the club's coaches during recent trials in London.                   

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[1] Recently, India’s population overtook that of China. They now have 1.47bn people to China’s 1.41bn. However, India have not been caught napping

[2] India prepared for this moment by building industrial cities, wooing blue chip companies in their hundreds and getting 10% annual gross domestic product (GDP) growth rates

EUROPEAN Conference League champions Crystal Palace have joined the race to sign Super Eagles centreback Chibuike Nwaiwu with ambitious plans to snatch him up from under the noses of Premier League rivals Fulham.

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[1] Basic economics teaches us that inflation is too much money chasing after too few goods. Nigeria is reeling from the effects of this reality, so the government has to commit itself to doubling the amount of essential household items available on the Nigerian market by the end of the year

WEIGHTLIFTING is emerging as a sport in which Nigeria is beginning to excel internationally as the country's contingent at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Scotland have added three more medals to their tally.

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[1] I once suggested releasing oil-eating algae into the environment of the Niger Delta to get rid of some of the oil slicks. I was then hoping that on the back of this, a lucrative aquaculture industry could be built

NIGERIA'S federal government has finally fulfilled its promise to the Super Falcons for winning the last Women's African Cup of Nations (Wafcon) by handing over the houses and cash payments of $100,000 to each team member.