Keeping some of Nigerian's eggs in other baskets

A nation so blessed with different natural resources but choose to put all her eggs in one basket.  Placing her entire weight on just one resources, leaving others untapped, fallowing and completely neglected.

Nigeria’s economy is largely dependent on oil for revenue. The fall of oil price in the international market has had a negative impact on the nation’s economy. The Nigerian economy has since nose dived as it were. The recent deregulation of the petroleum sector by the government has brought about untold hardship on Nigerians. This has made it mandatory for Nigeria as a nation to seek and discover alternative sources of income other than oil.

In this vain, the ministry of solid minerals is working tirelessly to diversify the economy by exploring other natural resources other oil, harnessing them to become good foreign exchange earner for the country. To achieve this, it is partnering with foreign expatriate from Australia and the U.S who have agreed to use their expertise to conduct thorough solid mineral exploration in the country. The ministry is also sensitizing miners at state and local level to obtain appropriate licensing which gives them the freedom to explore and mine solid minerals anywhere in the country. They are advised on the need to obtain both exploration and mining license which qualifies them to operate as miners in the country.

Some solid minerals found in large deposit in the country include Limestone, Coal, Tin, Columbite, Iron ore, Gold, Clay, Lead, Zinc e.t.c

Coal: It is found in large deposit in Enugu. It is the country’s oldest commercial source of fuel. It was used extensively by the Nigerian Railway Corporation to drive their trains. Hence the name Coal city which Enugu is popularly referred to is attributed to its large deposit of coal.

Columbite: It is found in Kano, Kaduna, Bauchi, Kogi, Plateau and Nassarawa states. Columbite ore is used as an alloy of steel to form weldable high speed steel for radio transmitting valves and heat sensitive detective devices.

Clay: It is found in large deposit in Nassarawa state. It is used for making bricks and ceramics. Brick are used in building houses, kilns and furnaces.

Limestone: It can be found in Cross River, Benue, Sokoto, Borno. It is formed as a result of crystallization from seawater or shell fragment accumulation. It is used for making paint, toothpaste, detergents, ceramics, cosmetics, soaps e.t.c. It can also be used in building sculptures and monuments.

Tin: It is found in Jos plateau and can be used to manufacture paint, paper ink e.t.c.

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10 Billionaires in Nigeria in 2017

1. Aliko Dangote: tagged the richest black man in the world and also the richest Nigerian. Operates factories in many countries in Africa. He is worth 12.5 billion dollars.

2. Mike Adenuga: tagged second richest in Nigeria. owner of Globacom Nigeria, Conoil etc He is worth 10.5 billion dollars

3. Femi Otedola: the oil and gas mogul himself. He is third wealthiest Nigerian and the CEO of Zenon and Forte oil and gas plc. He is worth 2.3 billion dollars.

4. Folorunsho Alakija: tagged the richest woman in Africa and Nigeria. A business tycoon worth 2.1 billion dollars.

5. Theophilus Danjuma: the chairman of Atlantic petroleum and former chief of Army staff who is worth 1.7 billion dollars.

6. Abdulsalam Rabiu: the sixth richest Nigeria who runs a conglomerate known for sugar production, real estate, cement production, port operations etc

7. Tony Elumelu: Former chairman of UBA and founder of Transcorp and Heirs Holdings. A renowned  philanthropist worth 1.4 billion dollars.

8. Orji Uzor Kalu: the founder of Slok Holdings former governor of Abia state. He is worth 1.1 billion dollars.

9. Jim Oviah: the Zenith bank founder and the chairman of defunct Visafone communications ltd who is worth 1 billion dollars.

10. Oba Otudeko: founder of honeywell group and chairman FBN Holdings plc. He is worth 650 million dollars.

But somebody is missing in the list! This is because nobody has concrete fact about is profile. But he is perceived to be very wealthy by most Nigerians. This no other person than Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu  

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Other printer manufacturing companies other than Hp

Here in Nigeria, Hp is the commonest brand of printer that everyone patronizes. But notwithstanding, there are other printer producing firms whose products are even better and more durable than that of Hp. They are:

1.      Epson

2.      Xerox

3.      Fujistu

4.      Star

5.      Cannon

6.      Brother

7.      Wang

8.      Sharp

9.      Seiko

10.  Samsung

11.  Panasonic

12.  Minolta

13.  Microtek

14.  Lexmark

15.  Konica

16.  Kodak

17.  IMB

18.  Diconix

19.  Compaq

20.  Bull

21.  Digital

22.  Royal

23.  Quad

24.  Olivetti

25.  Okidata

26.  Apple

27.  AST

28.  Tally

29.  Toshiba

30.  Xante

North Africa countries leading in Electricity generation

1. Egypt

2.Tunisia

3. Algeria

4. Libya

5. Morocco

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The importance of car bumpers

The beauty of any car lies in its bumpers. Once the bumper is disfigured, the car automatically appears ugly. Automobile manufacturing companies are yet to come out with new innovations as regards to car bumpers that will be very rugged and able to withstand external forces to some extent.
The bumpers of the present day automobile are just too fragile for my likening. Just a small hit from the front or behind pulls out the bumper completely or better still disfigures it. I think bumpers should be designed to have a high level of tolerance to collision. Just an observation!

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The risk involved in early exposure of teenagers to ICT devices

No doubt about it, information and communications technology (ICT) has definitely made the world a better place for all. It has made a lot positive impact on the teenagers of today. No wonder this epoch is referred to as the computer age. Anything and everything is tendering towards digital technology. With the aid of the computer, something that could take days to accomplish is achieved in matters of seconds now. The computer has continued to proof its definition right, as a device that makes work easier and faster to accomplish. With more and more great inventions yet to come in this regards, the sky can only be starting point for digital and computerized world.

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As it has been rightly confirmed, there is nothing good without a bad side too. Early exposure to ICT is really impacting negatively on teenagers of  today. They are mostly distracted by a lot of ICT devices like ipods, ipads, tablets, blackberry, android phones etc. With these devices, they come in contact with X rated and explicit contents, spend there precious time playing computer games or visiting social media platforms like facebook, twitter, instagram, whatapps e.t.c.
These new age leisure techniques that teenagers of today derive so much pleasure in and engage themselves has completely replaced old time leisure methods like engaging in folk plays & games, folk songs & dances, story telling, rendering voluntary & humanitarians services, joining social clubs like the boys scout, girls guide, red cross, boys brigade e.t.c.
The teenagers of today have succeeded in establishing a great social online presence to the detriment of their academics, religious and moral standards. Unlike before whereby teenagers are encouraged to embrace the world of books and literatures, social media exercises like chatting, posting, twitting etc are now the in thing.
We cannot over rule the fact that youths of today spend more time with the media rather than with their parents or teacher and the challenges are enormous. Only close monitoring of the manner of usage of these ICT devices can actually curb situation.

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Why Nigerians patronize second hand products

In Nigeria, people prefer to patronize second hand products not only because they are cost effective, but because they are more durable than the new products in the market. The new ones are characterized by low quality; substandard and most times counterfeit while second hands are usually from original manufacturers and thus last longer.

This seems to be a Nigerian problem because in other countries it isn’t so. In other countries, new is new and the second hands are incomparable to new ones. This means that something is fundamentally wrong with our importation system in this country. There is no active watch dog as regards importation. So therefore, importers capitalize on this flock the market with substandard products just to make huge profit; turning the country to a dumping ground for all ground for all matters of product.

Consumers are at the receiving end as they have no choice but to patronize what is available in the market which can sometimes be detrimental to their safety and injurious to their health. This menace has become so bad to the extent that marketers even proclaim the counterfeit products as genuine, hence deceiving unsuspecting buyers.

Why on earth would a brand new generator last for just one year? Why would a new phone have poor audio reception? Or why would a new cloth fade out on first wash? Is it not better if patronize made in Nigeria of these products? At least that would help to develop our economy and create jobs for our teaming unemployed youths. Recently, I over head the vice president saying we don’t have any business with China if we can develop Aba. I think that would be a good initiative after all when given a chance to materialize. Really we don’t have any business with China if we can produce generators that would equally last for one year as those imported from china.

This I think is a totful thoughtful!! 

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