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I have always been repeatedly talking about investment in human capital and intellectual properties, because that is where the money is.

— Temitope Ajayi

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Source: Responding to comments on Nigeria's development priorities, she emphasized that investing in people and innovation produces greater long-term economic returns than focusing solely on physical infrastructure.
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Anytime I sit down, I weep for my country, I weep for our future.

Nigeria has intellectual properties that will transform into billions in revenue for the country.

The grassroots are the penny. Save the penny for the rainy day.

As the Mama of the Diaspora, I heartily rejoice with our colleagues in the Diaspora.

We have got what it takes.

Nigerian youths are innovative.

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The more people you invest in the better for you.

The commission will change a lot of things in Nigeria. It will even break the development jinx that has kept this country backward for many years.

The only thing they need is venture capital.

It will change brain drain to brain gain.

It should not be a political appointment.

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