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WORLD Bank economists have predicted that Nigeria will enjoy 3.6%  economic growth during the course of 2025 as government macroeconomic reforms gradually begin to have an effect and stabilise the business environment.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Rivers is not just any state in Nigeria. It is our fountain of wealth and ideally should be the bellwether of the Nigerian economy. There is no reason for it not to be competing with Lagos State when it comes to attracting foreign direct investment (FDI)

ALHAJI Aliko Dangote has been appointed to the World Bank's Private Sector Investment Lab in a move aimed at driving job creation and sustainable development across emerging economies.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] We talk a lot about diasporans having an impact on Africa the way say the Jewish lobby does on Israel and the way the Cuban-American community influences Washington. However, so far, Africa is lagging way behind everyone else

[2] Even when the former US deputy secretary of the treasury Wale Adeyemo was a Nigerian, we did not see him push corporate America to make Nigeria one of their favourite investment destinations

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu and the estranged Rivers State governor Siminalayi Fubara apparently held a meeting in London yesterday to find a solution to the ongoing crisis in the state that has led to the suspension of its democratically elected government.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Do you know that from the first to the sixth year of primary school, Japanese students must learn ethics in dealing with people

[2] Even though among the richest people in the world, the Japanese do not have servants. Parents are responsible for the home and children

[3] There is no examination from the first to the third primary school level because the goal of education is to instill concepts and character.

DURING the 14 years between 2010 and 2024 a total of 22,619 Nigerians applied for political asylum in the UK according to statistics just released by the United Kingdom Home Office.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Get the Christian Association of Nigeria and the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs to each commit to attracting at least $10bn worth of investment annually into Nigeria as religious finance

[2] Get Nigeria's Fulani leaders to pledge their commitment to ranching. They must commit to ending nomadic farming and agree to disarm all herdsmen across the country

GOVERNOR Agbu Kefas of Taraba State has become the first Nigerian leader to pay his condolences to Pope Francis following the recent death of the pontiff by commiserating with the Catholic community in his state.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Food processing - $20bn

[2] Railways - $15bn

[3] Power generation - $10bn

[4] Automobile assembly plants - $10bn

[5] Steel production - $5bn

[6] Solid mineral processing plants - $5bn

[7] Pharmaceuticals - $5bn

[8] Leather processing - $5bn

[9] Green energy - $5bn

[10] Cosmetics and beauty products - $5bn