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Ayo Akinfe

[1] On August 3 1900, the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company was founded by a gentleman named Harvey Firestone. Cashing in on the booming automobile market, Mr Firestone soon saw the huge potential for tyres

[2] Now, in 1926, the company opened one of the world's biggest rubber plantations in Liberia, West Africa, spanning over 1m acres. Why Nigeria did not seek a similar facility at independence is beyond me

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Lagos State

The Lagos State governor arguably has the toughest task of any politician in Nigeria today. He has to run a state of 22m people and a metropolis of 12m souls. Mass transit remains a nightmare, so Governor Sanwoolu needs to build an underground metro and construct an overground heavy goods network that will among other things allow goods to be moved from Apapa by rail.

VICTOR Osimhen will become the highest paid player in the English Premier League if Chelsea accede to his wage demands and agree to pay the £500,000 a week he is demanding if the club wants him to join them.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] By 2050, Nigeria is predicted to become the world’s third most populous nation after China and India. We owe it to humanity to also become the world’s third largest manufacturer by then. We pledge to achieve this manufacturing target by any means necessary

[2] By 2050 Nigeria must account for at least 20% of all electric cars manufactured worldwide

[3] By 2050, Nigeria must account for the production of at least 15% of all pharmaceuticals worldwide

ENGLISH Premier League champions Manchester City have joined the race for Super Eagles and Atalanta forward Ademola Lookman with a view to signing him up before the Friday transfer window deadline.

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NIGERIA'S federal government has installed power plants in six federal universities through its Rural Electrification Agency (Rea) as part of the policy to provide reliable electricity supply to critical sectors of the economy.

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[1] For me, climate control is at the heart of US foreign policy and I think this is an area where Nigeria can make a killing. President Timubu should be demanding at least $10bn worth of US investment in the sector annually. This capital should be invested in solar farms, panel manufacturing plants, windmills, hydro-electric power plants, etc

NIGERIA-eligible midfielder Max Oyedele has left English Premier League side Manchester United after 12 years of service and joined Polish Ekstraklasa team Legia Warsaw.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Over recent years, several states in northern Nigeria banning begging. On the face of it, such pronouncements may sound laudable but it is just sloganeering unless it is backed up with a plan to train, rehabilitate and get these beggars into productive endeavours