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Ayo Akinfe 

[1] Every year, Nigeria demands a minimum of $50bn in foreign direct investment. If the rest of the world is not prepared to put its money where its mouth is then they should not complain when Boko Haram do a Taliban on us 

[2] Before the end of 2021, at least one pharmaceutical giant must open a factory in Nigeria to produce a Covid-19 vaccine to be distributed across Africa 

NIGERIAN agricultural exports are suffering as a result of exporters and airlines abandoning the sector as a result of the extortionate charges being levied by government agencies at ports and airports which makes shipping unprofitable.

GOVERNOR Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has accused his Kaduna State counterpart Nasir El-Rufai of acting in a manner unbecoming of a leader over his recent opposition to a ban on open grazing.

MEMBERS of Nigeria's House of Representatives have begun debating a bill that will transfer the collection of value added tax (VAT) from the federal government to the 36 states of the federation.

NIGERIAN self-determination groups organising protests outside the United Nations General Assembly in New York have accused the federal government of recruiting foreign mercenaries to hold rival demonstrations in support of the Buhari administration.

CONTROVERSIAL Nigerian medical practitioner and lecturer Professor Joseph Ladapo of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) has been named as Florida’s new surgeon-general by Governor Ron DeSantis.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] It is a given that if Africa as a continent wants to get off her knees, she simply needs to start adding value to what she produces. If we do not do that, we have no moral right to complain about exploitation

[2] To kick-start this process, we need to introduce an immediate ban on the export of primary agricultural produce. It should be a criminal offence punishable with at least 10 years imprisonment to export farm products without at least adding 50% value

NIGERIA'S ongoing medical brain drain has accelerated in an unprecedented manner over the last few months as up to 353 doctors have registered to work in the United Kingdom within the last 100 days.

PAN-cultural group the Northern Elders Forum (Nef) has warned that Nigeria cannot afford to elect another tribalistic leader like President Muhammadu Buhari come 2023 as it would be too much a strain on the nation.

SECESSIONIST group the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) has threatened to shut down the southeast geo-political zone for a month over if the federal government fails to produce  its leader Nnamdi Kanu in court at his next hearing on October 21.