Ayo Akinfe
The federal government will offer free tuition right up until the end of secondary school to every Nigerian child
Nigeria will spend 15% of its gross domestic product (GDP) on education
Nigeria's federal government will fund the provision of free uniforms in all public schools
Nigeria's federal government will...
Ayo Akinfe
I have always dreamt of Nigeria being part of a nation that accounts for about 20% of global food production
We are already the world’s sixth largest farms goods producer and have a key advantage when it comes to producing tropical crops
As we speak we are the world’s number one producer of cassava, yam, shea...
Ayo Akinfe
Unlike anywhere else in Nigeria, Lagos requires federal infrastructure as it accounts for one quarter of Nigeria's gross domestic product (GDP), one third of non-oil GDP, attracts about 70% of foreign direct investment (FDI) and half of all Nigeria's cars ply Lagos roads
With a population of about 15m, Lagos is the...
Ayo Akinfe
Today is June 12, Nigeria's Democracy Day, so I am going to use the occasion to present a document to Nigeria's leading presidential candidates. On June 7 in 1776, Richard Lee from Virginia moved the US Declaration of Independence in Congress. How about someone moves our Declaration of Economic Independence in the...
Ayo Akinfe
Now that the presidential primaries are over, I think it is time to discuss this matter of economic growth. Nigeria is forecast to have a mere 2% gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate over the coming years, which is wholly inadequate
Between 1999 and 2015, our average economic growth rate was about 6% per annum,...
Ayo Akinfe
I will offer free tuition right up until the end of secondary school
Under my watch, Nigeria will spend 15% of its gross domestic product (GDP) on education
I will provide free uniforms in all public schools
My government will offer one free school meal for all primary and secondary school pupils
No primary...
Ayo Akinfe
Nigeria will have an annual budget ratio of $1bn to every 1m citizens. In 2023 for instance, with a population of 200m, our national budget shall not be less than $200bn
Every one of Nigeria’s 36 states shall generate at least twice the amount of its running costs. Any state that fails to do this over two successive...
Ayo Akinfe
Offer free tuition right up until the end of secondary school
Nigeria will spend 15% of its gross domestic product (GDP) on education
Provide free uniforms in all public schools
Offer one free school meal for all state primary and secondary school pupils
No primary school child should have to walk...
REMITTANCES by the Nigerian diaspora grew by a staggering 11.5% during the course of 2021 as the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic made a lot more Nigerians dependant on their relatives living abroad.
According to a recent report by global payments company WorldRemit, remittances by the diaspora in countries like...
NIGERIA recorded a 3.4% increase in gross domestic product (GDP) during the course of 2021 in the first major sign that the economy is coming out of the recession according to recent statistics published by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
Like many countries worldwide, Nigeria has suffered from the economic fallout...
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