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
Contrary to what most Nigerians believe, public outrages guarantee human rights and decent living conditions. In Nigeria, we erroneously believe that good governance will solve all our problems even if the public is docile
In any decent country, there is no way they would tolerate the Fulani herdsmen massacres. There...
Ayo Akinfe
Attract international investors to come and take over the Aladja Steel Company. Get it employing at least 500 staff and producing about 10,000 tonnes a year
Get the Warri Refinery and Petrochemicals Company located at Ekpan, upgraded into a major research and development facility of global repute
Try and raise the...
ISLAMIC campaign association Muslim Rights Concern (Muric) has called for the immediate rounding up of all members of the Christian militia group that is said to have killed 22 unarmed Muslim travellers in Rukuba near Jos yesterday.
Early yesterday morning, there were skirmishes along the Rukuba Road area of Jos North Local...
FORMER head of state General Yakubu Gowon has responded to allegations that brought half of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to London with him when he was in office between 1966 and 1975.
On November 23, the UK House of Commons debated the Lekki Toll Gate massacre, with members of Parliament demanding that tough sanctions...
PLATEAU State government has denied asking looters to return stolen palliatives as claimed by the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) pointing out that the looted food items belong to the people and there was no need asking them to return them.
Last Tuesday, Nigerian Army troops opened fire on unarmed protesters at the Lekki Toll...
Ayo Akinfe
(1) It is crystal clear to the whole world now that the gulf between the haves and the have-nots in Nigeria is now totally unsustainable. No matter what anyone says, social convulsions are inevitable
(2) We are the poverty capital of the world with about 87m people living in extreme poverty. When nearly 90m of your...
Ayo Akinfe
(1) Over the last 24 hours, the social convulsions in Nigeria have taken on a new dimension with people attacking the homes of rich politicians in search of food and basic consumer items
(2) In Ibadan, the home of a senator was attacked and 200 motorcycles carted away by the dispossessed
(3) In Calabar, a...
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