Ayo Akinfe

[1] First of all, Kaduna metropolis is the gateway to northern Nigeria. It has road links to all the other states that make up the old Northern Region. This should have been expanded into rail links, with a thriving Northern Nigeria Railway Company

[2] Kaduna city should also be the centre of Islamic finance in Nigeria. Every Arab and Middle East bank should have a branch there, offering loans to farmers, industrialists, food processors, etc at 2% interest rates

NIGERIAN lawyer Sandie Okoro has been named as the eighth chancellor of the University of Birmingham succeeding Lord Bilimoria of Chelsea who is standing down this month after 10 years in the role.

EMBATTLED former petroleum minister Diezani Alison-Madueke has been dragged to court by her ex husband retired Admiral Alison Madueke who is seeking a legal declaration to prevent her from using his surname any more.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] For starters, Osun State is home to the historic Yoruba town of Ile-Ife, which should be turned into a tourist hub on the same scale as Ibiza. One does not need to be a rocket scientist to know that the Osun State government needs to invest massively in Ile-Ife’s infrastructure like hotels, trams, restaurants, hospitals, roads, nightclubs, swimming pools, etc

ETHIOPIAN Airlines has revealed that its planned joint venture with the Nigerian government to launch a continental airline to be known as Nigeria Air appears to now be dead as Abuja is no longer interested in pursuing the partnership.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Abians are arguably the most industrious people in Nigeria. Especially those our Abriba people and all the others from the old Bende District who have a monopoly on the clothing and footwear industry which they run from Aba

[2] To cash in on this, I think the Abia State government should fund the construction of 12 technical vocational training colleges across the state aimed at making it the new fashion capital of the world

MANCHESTER United have offered Italian giants striker Rasmus Hojlund along with a sum said to be substantial in exchange for Victor Osimhen in what looks like a desperate bid to bring the Super Eagles front man to the English Premier League.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Known as the bread basket of the nation, Benue State arguably produces more food than any other state in the federation. It should be home to the world’s largest food processing plants with zero unemployment

[2] Do you know that Nigeria accounts for 70% of global yam production and Benue State is our major producer. Yam alone should fuel the economy of Benue State, with the state producing pounded yam, yam flour, yam meal, etc

FINANCIAL experts have forecast that Nigeria has the potential to have a $6trn gross domestic product (GDP) if the numerous sectors of her economy are properly harnessed and inflation is brought down to single digit figures.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Rivers is not just any state in Nigeria. It is our fountain of wealth and ideally should be the bellwether of the Nigerian economy. There is no reason for it not to be competing with Lagos State when it comes to attracting foreign direct investment (FDI)