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Rivers State Police Command arrests PDP gubernatorial candidate at Wike's request African News

Rivers State Police Command arrests PDP gubernatorial candidate at Wike's request

RIVERS State gubernatorial candidate and the lawmaker representing the Degema/Bonny Federal Constituency  Hon Farah Dagogo has been arrested by the police at the request of Governor Nyesom Wike.   Earlier this week, Governor Wike threatened to have Hon Dagogo, an aspirant seeking to get the Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP)...
Being the planet’s largest black nation I think Nigeria should commit herself to providing the 10 wonders of the world in the second half of the 21st century African News

Being the planet’s largest black nation I think Nigeria should commit herself to providing the 10 wonders of the world in the second half of the 21st century

Ayo Akinfe A Bonny to Port Harcourt 44km suspension bridge A 1km Asaba to Onitsha underwater aquarium Africa’s first underwater restaurant in Lekki A rebuilt Tower of Babel in Adamawa along the border with Cameroon A West African Serengeti in Taraba State The world’s largest cattle ranch at Sambisa Forest in Borno...
Were I a presidential candidate I would have special Aba policy in which the city would be declared a dedicated industrial reserve African News

Were I a presidential candidate I would have special Aba policy in which the city would be declared a dedicated industrial reserve

Ayo Akinfe The federal government will fund the construction of 12 technical vocational training colleges in Aba Nigeria’s Bank of Industry will open five branches in Aba No Aba manufacturer will be charged more than 5% on any loans taken out Any new manufacturer opening up in Aba will get a five year tax holiday ...
If Nigeria was maturing democracy elections would be about economic diversification with the electorate asking the candidates what they plan to do to wean the country off crude oil African News

If Nigeria was maturing democracy elections would be about economic diversification with the electorate asking the candidates what they plan to do to wean the country off crude oil

Ayo Akinfe Nigeria needs to attract at least $50bn in foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2022 to avoid total economic collapse Where on earth we are going to get it from I do not know and I am surprised that nobody is even talking about it at the moment Waiting for investors to just come to Nigeria is utopian thinking. We...
With the way borrowing is soaring, Nigeria needs to introduce a Loan Procurement Bill African News

With the way borrowing is soaring, Nigeria needs to introduce a Loan Procurement Bill

Ayo Akinfe Last year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) published a report in which it warned that Nigeria’s debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio was growing at an alarming rate Although borrowing is still within reason as the federal government’s external debt of $40bn is still less than 10% of GDP, the way it is...
Every Nigerian man and woman of goodwill should have this as their 2022 wish list African News

Every Nigerian man and woman of goodwill should have this as their 2022 wish list

Ayo Akinfe Increasing generated power from the current 7,000MW to about 50,000MW through a variety of sources like wind, solar, thermal, gas, hydro and waste recycling Initiating a Lagos Underground tube network. Lagos is the largest city in the world without an underground network. With 12m people and no metro, you will always...
Despite our plethora of socio-economic woes Nigeria remains one of the world's most unique nations that will shape the future of humanity. If we can only be single-minded like Frederick Lugard, Nigeria will become a world power within 20 years African News

Despite our plethora of socio-economic woes Nigeria remains one of the world's most unique nations that will shape the future of humanity. If we can only be single-minded like Frederick Lugard, Nigeria will become a world power within 20 years

By 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 captured nearly 1m square kilometres, subduing about 20m people from 250 different ethnic groups. He created the biggest and most lucrative...
10 tasks the new Olu of Itshekiri should set himself over the next decade African News

10 tasks the new Olu of Itshekiri should set himself over the next decade

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...
To resolve the menace of traffic gridlock in our cities Nigerians must be prepared to forgo their cars in exchange for the government coming up with a comprehensive transport policy  African News

To resolve the menace of traffic gridlock in our cities Nigerians must be prepared to forgo their cars in exchange for the government coming up with a comprehensive transport policy 

Ayo Akinfe Earlier this week, Nigeria's Federal executive Council decided to introduce toll plazas on selected dual carriageways to help fun road maintenance and construction. I fully support this new tax but would rather see that money invested in a railway network and public transport With crude oil now considered an...
Dangote wary about plans by NNPC to buy a 20% stake in his new Lekki refinery African News

Dangote wary about plans by NNPC to buy a 20% stake in his new Lekki refinery

AFRICA'S richest man Alhaji Aliko Dangote has expressed concern about plans by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to purchase a 20% stake in his newly-opened Lekki refinery.   A  650,000 barrels per day integrated refinery and petrochemical project, the Dangote refinery in the Lekki suburb of Lagos costs $12bn...
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