Ayo Akinfe
Impose an indefinite ban on mosque construction across northern Nigeria, insisting that all such funds go towards school construction
Jail the parents of any Almajiris or out-of-school kids for a minimum of five year
Impose a 40% education tax on all mosques across northern Nigeria
Seize the private jets of all...
Ayo Akinfe
Whenever you get a group of four or five Nigerians together, they simply cannot help themselves. They must lament about the plight of the nation, moaning about corruption, inadequate power supply, a lack of infrastructure, armed robbery, kidnapping, ethnic intolerance, nepotism, religious fundamentalism, poor services,...
PROVIDUS Bank has announced ambitious plans to step up its presence in the UK as part of a major plan to tap into the Nigerian diaspora by offering a variety of packages including mortgages and business loans.
Founded in 2016, Providus is a very ambitious bank with 12 branches across Nigeria and it now plans to add five more...
Ayo Akinfe
On August 30 1894, British explorer Frederick Lugard began his expedition of the Niger which led to the eventual creation of the nation state called Nigeria. In just 20 years, Lugard had captured nearly 1m square kilometres, subduing about 20m people from 250 different ethnic groups. He created the biggest and most...
Ayo Akinfe
We do not need loans or grants but proper foreign direct investment (FDI) to build up our industrial capacity. Consequently, all recent coronavirus-related loans must be written off
Nigeria needs at least $100bn of FDI annually. International development agencies must agree to press industrialised countries to offer...
Ayo Akinfe
No none has said it but it is certain that one of the reason why Deborah's murderers were so enraged was because she was female. They were probably thinking: "How dare a common woman have the audacity to talk when we are discussing religion."
As we all know, women are the anchors and hubs of society. Without them, the...
Ayo Akinfe
With Nigeria currently going through a dark hour, I believe it is time for the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) to stand up and be counted. I have singled the ACF out because most of the hopelessness we are currently witnessing is in their backyard and their region offers the most potential too
One thing I love about...
Ayo Akinfe
I have always maintained that Nigeria is not just any nation. You do not become the largest black nation on earth by sheer coincidence. Equally, you do not occupy the near centre of the earth by accident. Giants do not suddenly appear out of nowhere without a purpose. Nephilim's are supposed to be super human beings
If...
Ayo Akinfe
Do you know that the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) was founded in 1969? Sine then, it has provided billions of dollars worth of funding for its members to help them with infrastructural development. Hopefully the death of Deborah Samuel will lead to a rethink in the way Nigeria relates with the body
Nigeria...
Ayo Akinfe
For starters, every year, Nigeria's delegation to the hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia should return with a minimum foreign direct investment sum of $50bn. If they do not, their trip is a meaningless jamboree
What is Nigeria getting in return for all this free revenue and publicity we just dash the Saudis? from now on,...