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Ayo Akinfe

[1] As a people, I do not think that we have got the message that it is the states that are supposed to generate wealth for Nigeria, not the federal government. In a federation, the centre owes its existence to the federating units and not the other way round

FORMER vice president Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has indicated that he might support another presidential bid in 2027 by former Anambra State governor Peter Obi should he decided to return to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and stand as its candidate.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] On a daily basis, Nigeria witnesses horrific accidents on her roads, many of them involving trailers. Surely, our transport policy has got to be based on moving freight off the road and on to rail to help cut such deaths

[2] No country anywhere on earth has ever industrialised without a modern and efficient railway service. Nigeria’s lack of a modern railway network is a mirror reflection of how unserious we are when it comes to manufacturing

BRITAIN has expressed satisfaction with the improvements Nigeria's government has made with regards to addressing the country's security challenges over the last year as well as the strides that that have been taken to improve transparency and accountability in governance.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Every state capital must be home to at least one waste-to-energy (WtE) plant that processes urban garbage into electricity

[2] Every industrial park must have a WtE facility where its waste is converted into power

[3] Every WtE facility will have a micro grid attached to it that can distribute the generated power within the state in which it is located

LONDON-based Nigerian charity the Hospital and Prison Action Network (HPAN) has concluded the construction of 12 self-contained flats in Abeokuta the Ogun State capital to serve as accommodation for any Nigerian deported from the UK and in need of somewhere to stay.

SENATOR Ali Ndume the chief whip of Nigeria's senate has lampooned suggestions that corruption is just a matter for the elite pointing out that it is indeed people-driven as politicians who steal state funds share it with members of the public.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] We may not appreciate it but the global fashion industry is currently buzzing with Meghanmania at the moment. They are all drooling over her wearing our aso oke during her recent visit to Nigeria

[2] What is catching attention in particular is that wrap-around skirt given to her by the chair of the Nigerian Diaspora Commission Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa. Surely, as a nation, we must have plans to cash in on this global popularity

ORGANISED labour has pulled out of the ongoing minimum wage negotiations with Nigeria's federal government after ministers and private sector employers submitted two bids of N48,000 and N54,000 which the trade unions dismissed as ridiculous.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] If Air Peace are going to survive over the long term, they simply need to be able to match the economies of scale provided by the likes of BA, Virgin, Emirates, KLM, Air France, Turkish Airlines, Lufthansa, etc