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We are supposed to be a Mint country made up of Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria and Turkey and a member of the D8 leading developing eight countries. The D8 is made up of Iran, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Turkey, Malaysia, Egypt and Nigeria, so our standards should always match up. At the moment, we are lagging behind in too many areas. Below are my My Nigerian 10-point catching up plan 2020 to 2030 Boost generated electricity from the current 7,000MW to South Africa’s 50,000MW Increase the kilometres of tarred roads from the current 200,000km to South Africa’s 750,000km Increase the length of our railway network from the current 4,000km to Pakistan’s 8,000km Increase our literacy rate from the current 60% to Brazil’s 91.7% Boost steel production from the current zero level to Egypt’s 7m tonnes Increase sugar production from the current 37,500 tonnes to the 762,000 tonnes of Sudan Increase rice production from the current 5,000 tonnes to Thailand’s 20,000 tonne Boost palm oil production from the current 1m tonnes to Malaysia’s 19m tonnes Increase natural rubber production from the current 150,000 tonnes to the level of India’s 900,000 tonnes Increase the ratio of hospital beds from the current 0.5 per 1,000 people to the Turkish level of 2.7 per 1,000 people As you can see, I have not compared Nigeria with any industrial giant like Germany, Japan, France or the UK. I do not think it is too much to ask that we keep up with other developing nations. Ayo Akinfe HEADLINES YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED FROM BRAND SPUR Nigeria Rugby Union signs kit sponsorship deal with BLK Sports British Apparel Company BLK Sport and The Nigeria Rugby Football Federation (NRFF) have signed an exclusive long-term kit sponsorship/partnership deal aligning with the Company’s global strategy. Apple buys another company Apple reportedly bought VR startup Spaces, the tech giant’s eighth disclosed acquisition of the year. We discuss Apple’s moves in the VR space — including a patent for reducing motion sickness while working virtually in a vehicle. IITA invests in development and implementation of seed yam certification system in Nigeria IITA renovated and equipped the diagnostic laboratory of the National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC) at their headquarter in Sheda, Abuja, with equipment worth $100,000 for seed quality control and Seed Tracker e-certification system. A PCR for DNA amplification and other laboratory equipment will allow technicians of the seed regulatory agency to conduct diagnostics and seed quality testing in line with the amended existing standards for seed yam. Efe Omoregbe, Bada Akintunde-Johnson, Ayeni Adekunle, others confirmed to speak at MTN’s business of the art series In line with its continuous commitment to youth development in Nigeria, MTN Foundation, the CSR arm of Nigeria’s leading ICT company, MTN Nigeria, has engaged leading minds in the Nigerian entertainment and media industry for this year’s edition of MTN’s Business of the Art Series. LASCODA trains youths on commercial coconut oil processing The Lagos State Government has embarked on the training of youths and women on commercial Coconut Oil processing at the Farm Service Centre, Oko-Oba, Agege as part of efforts towards Making Lagos State a 21st Century Economy. Lessons we need to learn about record labels moving into Africa If we are not careful, we are in the beginning of the creativity of African music and artistry being captured and abused by the American corporate system? NNPC generates $4.60bn revenue from 19.104bn litres of crude oil, gas export in one year The Nigerian National Oil Organization (NNPC), on Sunday, said it made a sum of $4.60billion from raw petroleum and gas sent out between June 2019 and 2020. The shape of disruption in the retail space: how it works, how to respond to it, and why it matters You won’t find too many jokes about ‘digital transformation’. It’s a serious business. And if you ask who is doing it, every corporate will raise their hands – but there’s little agreement around exactly what it is, the implications for the organisation, how to go about it. RMB’s recent retail client webinar, featuring Wits’ Prof Brian Armstrong, provided strong direction.

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