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Really? Ajaokuta Steel Company enough for Nigeria to produce cars – says NATA chief

Mr Jacob Fayehun, Chairman, Nigeria Automobile Technician Association (NATA) Lagos State Chapter, has said that Ajaokuta Steel Company is enough for the country to produce its own cars. Ajaokuta-Steel-Company Fayehun said this in an interview with newsmen on Tuesday in Lagos. He said that instead of establishing vehicle assembling plants, Nigeria had enormous facilities to produce its own model automobiles from steel. ‘’Assembling cars in Nigeria at this point in time should not be; Ajaokuta steel company is enough for the country to produce its vehicles . “What the government needs to do is to review the curriculum of polytechnics and technical colleges and channel it towards producing Nigeria model vehicles in a way to meet up with the demand,’’ he said. Fayehun also noted that the country was blessed with human and natural resources, which made it easier for the country to produce its vehicles. He said that car manufacturers could depend on the available resources...

UNENDING FOOTBALL CRISIS

Source: vanguard Chris Giwa’s attempt to seize the reins of power at the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) last week after securing a ruling from the Federal High Court in Jos, Plateau State has brought to the fore once again the naivety of the nation’s sports ministers on football matters.  Giwa, owner of Premier League side, Giwa FC has been in the news since 2014 following his purported election as NFF President on August 26, 2014 in Abuja. He polled 27 votes to defeat former vice president Mike Umeh who got two votes in an election where 29 out of 44 members participated in the voting exercise.  *SHAME! The warring parties, Chris Giwa and Amaju Pinnick in fisticuffs.  But the process was flawed in its entirety because it was not coordinated, as stipulated by the Federation of International Football associations (FIFA) by either the then sitting president of the NFF, Aminu Maigari or the general secretary Barrister Amadu who, among many others,...