Nigerian newspapers today quotes the president Olusegun Obasanjo for saying that Nigeria would be in space in the next 15 years.

"In 15 to 25 years, we will put Nigeria into space. We will get there. It is not as unattainable as it looks. And we have to do it."

source: newspaperindex.com

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