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Posts tagged with "River Niger"

I am sure Peter Obi has observed from his recent visit to Egypt that whoever becomes Nigeria's next president needs to build about 10 new hydro-electric power plants with a capacity of about 1,000MW each African News

I am sure Peter Obi has observed from his recent visit to Egypt that whoever becomes Nigeria's next president needs to build about 10 new hydro-electric power plants with a capacity of about 1,000MW each

Ayo Akinfe Idah in Kogi State - River Niger Lokoja in Kogi State - River Niger Kaduna in Kaduna State - River Kaduna Illah in Delta State - River Niger Yola in Adamawa State - River Benue Lau in Taraba State - River Benue Makurdi in Benue State - River Benue Sagbama in Bayelsa State - River Niger Birnin Kebbi in Kebbi...
This is a picture of Ahmadu Bello being taken to visit the proposed site of Kainji Dam in 1964 just before work commenced. We need President Buhari to visit similar proposed power projects today such as African News

This is a picture of Ahmadu Bello being taken to visit the proposed site of Kainji Dam in 1964 just before work commenced. We need President Buhari to visit similar proposed power projects today such as

Ayo Akinfe A 10,000MW hydro-electric power plant at the confluence of the Rivers Niger and Benue in Lokoja An 830km coastal wind farm stretching from Badagry to Calabar A 5,000MW gas-fired plant in Bonny An Usman Dan Fodio Solar farm stretching across Zamfara, Kebbi and Sokoto states An El-Kanemi Solar Farm stretching across...
As we debate the vexed matter of Nigeria producing a president of Igbo extraction in 2023, can we also pay some attention to the issue of southeast economic policies African News

As we debate the vexed matter of Nigeria producing a president of Igbo extraction in 2023, can we also pay some attention to the issue of southeast economic policies

Ayo Akinfe Getting Innoson to purchase the rights of The Beetle from Volkswagen so it can manufacture electric cars in Nnewi Establishing a massive cattle ranch in Abia State to supply the leather for a shoemaking conglomerate in Aba Getting a pharmaceutical giant like Pfizer to open a plant in Owerri or Orlu. It should start...
If Soludo wants to etch his name into the history books like Awolowo and Okpara, he should get the four other southeast governors to agree on the imposition of a "Spare Parts Tax" that will be used to spur development Politics

If Soludo wants to etch his name into the history books like Awolowo and Okpara, he should get the four other southeast governors to agree on the imposition of a "Spare Parts Tax" that will be used to spur development

Ayo Akinfe One thing that makes my heart bleed is the fact that as a continent, Africa has very little man-made infrastructure to show the rest of the world. All we really have are the pyramids of Egypt. We have less than a dozen real national monuments in Nigeria, with National Theatre, Cocoa House, Kainji Dam, etc, being a few ...
I keep asking myself what has happened to the pan-African dreams of our founding fathers like Kwame Nkrumah African News

I keep asking myself what has happened to the pan-African dreams of our founding fathers like Kwame Nkrumah

Ayo Akinfe On this day, November 12, in 1961, Queen Elizabeth visited Ghana for what was a hugely popular tour. She danced with President Kwame Nkrumah on the night and after event, all talk of Ghana leaving the Commonwealth just ended. I long for a return to the days when an African leader could force the British monarch to embark...
President Buhari should follow up his visit to Imo State with a comprehensive pan-Igbo industrial expansion programme African News

President Buhari should follow up his visit to Imo State with a comprehensive pan-Igbo industrial expansion programme

Ayo Akinfe First of all the military clampdown must end today. There are no Boko Haram or Iswap terrorists in the southeast, so all political prisoners should be released, all charges against Nnamdi Kanu should be dropped and Ipob should be recognised as a civil society agitation group. Southeast Nigeria is not Sambisa Forest or...
It is not by accident that Nigeria is the world's largest black nation and occupies the centre of the earth. I often wonder why we do not consider ourselves God's special chosen people African News

It is not by accident that Nigeria is the world's largest black nation and occupies the centre of the earth. I often wonder why we do not consider ourselves God's special chosen people

By Ayo Akinfe Africa is in the middle of the world and Nigeria is in the middle of Africa. If you actually look at a map of Africa, the continent is shaped like a gum and Nigeria is exactly where the trigger should be In terms of landmass, Nigeria is only number 14 in Africa. Yet we have the largest population and the biggest...
10 transformational things I expect Charles Soludo to do if he becomes the next Anambra State governor African News

10 transformational things I expect Charles Soludo to do if he becomes the next Anambra State governor

Ayo Akinfe Turn Nnewi into another Detroit by attracting every single automobile manufacturer there. All sorts of sweeteners should be offered to woo them Build two more River Niger crossings. One should be a railway crossing that ends up in Lagos Dredge the River Niger up to Onitsha, turning it into Africa’s largest inland...
Nigeria has 853 km of Atlantic coastline but alas we ate not tapping into its economic potential as there is no coherent marine policy in place African News

Nigeria has 853 km of Atlantic coastline but alas we ate not tapping into its economic potential as there is no coherent marine policy in place

Ayo Akinfe Build an 830km Atlantic windmill wall along our coast from Badagry to Calabar. We should set ourselves a target of generating at least 5,000MW from this project Build a 25,000MW hydro-electricity power plant at the confluence of the Rivers Niger and Benue in Lokoja. This will involve the creation of an artificial Lake...
Let us get the ball rolling in the forthcoming Anambra elections by getting all the candidates to sign a document called Contract With Anambrans African News

Let us get the ball rolling in the forthcoming Anambra elections by getting all the candidates to sign a document called Contract With Anambrans

Ayo Akinfe (1) Nnewi will be turned into the Detroit of Africa with a pledge to woo every autobiography manufacturer in the world there by 2025. Ever car company must have a local manufacturing plant in Nnewi (2) By 2025, Anambra State will generate at least $100bn internally. It will subsequently withdraw from the federal...
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