AkinfeAyo's blog

FULHAM winger Ademola Lookman has expressed frustration at how long it is taking world football federation Fifa to effect his switch from England to Nigeria as it is delaying his plans to feature for the Super Eagles in the African Nations Cup qualifiers.

Ayo Akinfe

(1) Nigeria is willing to offer the US observer status at the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas). This is to facilitate massive US investment in West Africa

(2) Nigeria is offering free land and five year tax holidays to the big three US automobile manufacturers General Motors, Chrysler and Ford. We want each of them to open assembly and manufacturing plants in Nigeria employing at least 5,000 local people each

NIGERIA'S senators and federal government officials have been involved in a bitter dispute over the N5bn ($13m) bailout approved for airline operators and other businesses in the aviation sector to mitigate the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on their operations.

NIGERIA'S ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has promised to honour its pledge to come up with some form of restructuring arrangement that will reduce the size of the federal exclusive list and transfer more powers to the country's 36 states.

NIGERIAN officials have stepped up the persecution of #EndSARS protest organisers as part of a general clampdown with the Nigeria Immigration Service preventing one of the movement's promoters Modupe Odele from travelling to the Maldives yesterday.

NIGERIA'S justice minister and attorney-general Mallam Abubakar Malami has added some humour to the ongoing debate about the recent murder of innocent protesters as the Lekki Toll Gate by suggesting it could have been the handiwork of hoodlums dressed as soldiers.

SEVERAL English Premier League clubsides are planning to purchase Super Eagles winger Samuel Chukwueze from Spanish side Villarreal during the forthcoming January transfer window.

Chukwueze only turned 21 earlier this year but has been part of the Villarreal first-team since 2018 after featuring for Nigeria in the U17 World Cup. Yesterday, he got on the scoresheet when Villarreal beat Valladolid 2-0 in a Spanish league game, scoring the opener in the 20th minute.

Ayo Akinfe

(1) Nigeria currently has 21.7m unemployed people, representing 30.7% of the workforce. That figure needs to be reduced to about 10m

(2) National Assembly members need to at least halve their allowances, salaries and emoluments. Their remuneration packages are a source of anger to most Nigerians struggling to survive

HOUSE of Representatives speaker Hon Femi Gbajabiamila has called for the review the definition of federal character in the Nigerian constitution following the ongoing consternation that issue continues to raise across the country.

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has used the occasion of the African Youth Day to concede that his government has failed young Nigerians and appealed to them to end street protests and participate in meaningful discussions with the government.