Most of us grew up seeing these match boxes in our Kitchens. Although recently, there are modern equipment to make it easier for one to light stoves, gas cookers, etc, the use of match boxes have not faded out yet as it is still being patronized by millions of households.

Very few people ever take the time to find out if there are other things that can be done with these match boxes, since it is a normal thing to throw them away when the match sticks in them are exhausted.

Our poor waste management culture makes it difficult for us to explore other ways of recycling or reusing these items. We rarely think of news ways old things can be reused. This is very sad as we end up always wasting resources that could have served other purposes.

Another interesting part of this is that some of the match boxes we often throw away can be maximized in keeping our children highly engaged, as there are so many things they can be used for. 

This is good news especially for Parents who have their kids always in need of something to play with.

In this article, we shall be looking at 14 Creative ideas to reuse old match boxes.

1. Gift Wrapping

2. Key Storage

3. Pin Holder

4. Toy Camera

5. Wall Pockets

6. Mini Photo Album

7. Toy Accordion

8. Mini Theatre

9. Toy House

10. Toy Pet Bed

11. Poster

12. Mini Picture Book

13. Miniature Creatures

14. Wall Decorations

Can you imagine if all the match boxes you ever threw away were gathered at a spot? How many match boxes have you thrown away ever since you started using match boxes?

Like I said earlier, having seen these ideas, especially for those who have little kids, you can really keep them engaged with these match boxes as they learn to use them to make variety of craft work.

What other things can you do with match boxes, instead of throwing them away?

Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi thanked Senate President Ahmad Lawan; and House Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila to end federal government investigations into foreign loans and trade deals.

Amaechi also blamed the National Assembly for delaying the Ibadan- Kano railway project due to the council' s investigation.

The minister, who broadcasts the recently released news on Channel TV on Wednesday, said Chinese authorities have expressed doubts about Nigeria' s ability to repay loans to be funded when a domestic commission carries out an investigation.

In its plenary session on May 12, 2020, the assembly criticized Nigeria' s credit agreement with China and called for it to be revised and repealed under Mohammadu Buhari' s regime.

Parliamentary committees, protocols and agreements chaired by Mr. Nicholas Ossai, who is in charge of the investigation, raised concerns about " dangerous" clauses in loans and trade agreements with international agencies and other countries, particularly China.

After the first and second meetings of the Commission, the Commission invited several ministers and other high ranking officials to the third meeting of the day.

On Wednesday, Amaechi recalled warnings that the investigation would prevent the Chinese government from extending the loan.

When asked about Nigerians' concerns about loans and whether the government wants to invest more in the implementation of the rail project, the minister said: " When the Federal Ministry of Transport announced the contract, we did not receive any loans.

He added, " Let me tell you about the credit we have received; President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan' s government loaned $500 million to execute Abuja- Kaduna. We don' t borrow money.

" But when we got there we had to close Abuja- Kaduna according to the budget. We completed Itakpe- Warri out of our own pocket and budget. This month we will start working on the Kaduna- Kano railway line.

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