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DOMESTIC airlines operating within Nigeria are planning to stage a one day strike on Thursday April 30 to protest the incessant rise in aviation fuel prices that have costs surge by 300% since February.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigerians talk a lot about resource control and the need to reduce federal control over the states. However, this process needs to be taken a step further as we have 774 local government areas who should also be allowed to explore their potential just as states would do in the new Nigeria we are trying to create

ENGLISH Premier League side Fulham are considering putting in a bid for Super Eagles centreback Chibuike Nwaiwu with a view to securing his services from Turkish club Trabzonspor during the forthcoming summer transfer window.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Foreign direct investment - Aim for $50bn annually. When Mark Zuckerberg last visited, did we get him to commit to a minimum annual investment figure?

[2] Development grants - I have lost track of how many billions are available through bodies like Unesco, Unicef, WHO, WTO, World Bank, etc

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Foreign direct investment - Aim for $50bn annually. When Mark Zuckerberg last visited, did we get him to commit to a minimum annual investment figure?

[2] Development grants - I have lost track of how many billions are available through bodies like Unesco, Unicef, WHO, WTO, World Bank, etc

FORMER president Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has joined an array of politicians from across Nigeria's political spectrum  who have convened in the Oyo State capital Ibadan to discuss opposing the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in next year's elections.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] By 2035, all Nigerian trains must operate using electricity. Diesel engines will be phased out as part of our commitment to clean energy

[2] By 2040, Nigeria must become the world’s largest manufacturers of rail carriages and engines. Today, India calls itself the pharmacy of the world. What stops us doing something similar with rail?

SUPER Eagles head coach Eric Chelle is considering inviting Millwall striker Femi Azeez to camp for the forthcoming Unity Cup taking place in London next month as part of his plan to widen the pool of players in the national team.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Our economy is too dependent on oil. We simply do not generate enough wealth to cater for 220m people. Nigeria’s mono-economy with a gross domestic product (GDP) of less than $400bn and an annual budget of about $30bn, can probably only look after about 10m people properly. We must find a way to increase our GDP to at least $1trn over the next five years

SUPER Eagles head coach Eric Chelle is planning to hold talks with Newcastle United striker William Osula and asking him to switch from Denmark and represent Nigeria at senior international level.