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Ayo Akinfe

[1] NNPC

My stance on this has always been clear. Privatise the NNPC with the government holding say a 25% stake in it. Then expand its operations to cover manufacturing, automobile assembly, food processing, petrochemicals, power generation, railway equipment manufacture, etc. Within a year, the NNPC should be floated on the New York and London stock exchanges with a market capitalisation of at least $200bn

[2] Man of God PLC

GOVERNOR Babagana Zulum of Borno State has expressed fears that terrorist attacks appear to be on the rise again as over recent weeks Boko Haram has stepped up its activities including kidnapping with no response from the security services.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Figures do not lie. If you want to understand Nigeria's problems, just look at the numbers. We have an annual infrastructural deficit of $100bn and an annual budget of about $30bn. Simply put, the Nigerian government needs to find $75bn worth of investment every year

DOZENS of prominent Nigerians gathered in London yesterday for a glitzy dinner bash to celebrate the chairman and founder of Zenith Bank Jim Ovia who was honoured with the prestigious award of the Freedom of the City of London.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] A Yaoundé-Douala-Calabar-Ikom line that will transport Cameroonian cocoa to a processing plant at Ikom in Cross River State

[2] A Lomé-Cotonou-Badagry-Apapa-Warri-Port Harcourt line that will link up West Africa’s coastal ports

[3] An Abuja-Niamey-Ouagadougou-Bamako-Conakry-Dakar line that will open up the Ecowas region to finished Nigerian goods

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigeria will aim for annual double digit economic growth between 2025 and 2035. If we enjoy 10% growth every year for a decade, it will increase Nigeria’s gross domestic product (GDP) to over $1trn, freeing up money for all those social amenities currently beyond the reach of our people

FORMER aviation minister Femi Fani-Kayode and ex-Lagos State deputy governor Femi Pedro are among dozens of candidates currently being vetted by the presidency to fill diplomatic positions in Nigeria's overseas missions.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Like many of you, I have been trying to get my head around Donald Trump's tariff regime. Basically, what he is trying to do is make imports more expensive so that American consumers will be forced to buy cheaper locally manufactured products

SEVERAL members of the Rivers State House of Assembly recently relieved of their jobs by the declaration of state of emergency and the appointment of a sole administrator in Port Harcourt have flown to the UK where they will embark on a tour.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] No matter how you look at it, large under-performing countries like Nigeria, Indonesia, Pakistan and Bangladesh are the hope for humanity going forward. It is these under-performing economies with huge potential that can take the human race to the next level