BRITISH telecommunications giant Lebara has opened a Nigerian subsidiary in what President Bola Tinubu has described as a strong vote of confidence in the country’s digital economy and its future as a leading technology and investment destination in Africa.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] We will aim for annual double digit economic growth between 2026 and 2030. If we enjoy 10% growth every year for a decade, Nigeria’s gross domestic product (GDP) will increase to about $1trn from the current $400bn

[2] Given that we have a very young population and are forecast to become the world's third most populous nations by 2050, job creation is simply a must. We pledge to create 20m manufacturing jobs by 2030.

GLOBAL footballing body Fifa has cleared Wrexham goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo to represent Nigeria at senior international level paving the way for him to feature for the Super Eagles as early as next month if he is selected.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigeria has one of the worst rail policies on earth. We simply appear not to appreciate the value of freight in an economy. For starters, on a daily basis, Nigeria witnesses horrific accidents on her roads, many of them involving trailers. Our transport policy has got to be based on moving freight off the road and on to rail to help cut such deaths

NIGERIA'S Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister Nyesom Wike has led a delegation of Rivers State indigenes to London to condole the widow of Senator Barinada Mpigi who recently passed away after a brief illness.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Do you know that Michael Okpara dedicated 45% of his annual budget to education when he was the premier of the old Eastern Region? MI Power as he was called, had one mission and that was to catch up and overtake the Western Region in terms of education

FORMER presidential candidate and Anambra State governor Peter Obi has thanked Nigerians for their show of solidarity with him after he survived an assassination attempt in Edo State yesterday.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] One problem the UK faces now she is outside the European Union (EU) is that she no longer enjoys duty-free supply of fruits and vegetables from the Mediterranean region. Trust the Spanish, Italians, Greeks, French and Portuguese, to demand full market price for all the tropical fruits they sell to the UK now

ENGLISH Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers have issued a strong-worded statement backing Nigerian striker Tolu Arokodare condemning the recent spate of racial abuse he has received following his penalty miss against Crystal Palace.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] We can complain, criticise and argue until we are blue in the face but the fact remains that Nigeria’s economy will not get any better until we industrialise. Until we start producing steel in significant quantities, all this talk about economic diversification is just hot air