FORMER presidential candidate and Anambra State governor Peter Obi has called on the federal government to hold public hearings before enacting its proposed tax reform bills as it is important that the masses are carried along with the process.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] One thing that makes my heart bleed is the fact that as a continent, Africa has very little man-made infrastructure to show the rest of the world. All we really have are the pyramids of Egypt

[2] At a time when the rest of the world is building the fastest, tallest and biggest of everything, we are fast asleep. In the case of Nigeria, one of the main reasons for this is because we are too dependent on the federal government for everything

WEST Ham teenage midfielder Tyronne Akpata has indicated that he will be willing to play for the Super Eagles at senior international level despite being eligible to feature for England his country of birth.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Set an income tax revenue target of $50bn by 2030

[2] Forward proposals to the National Assembly introducing a regime whereby no public official will receive more than four times the national minimum wage

[3] Peg the salaries of the president, governors, senators, ministers, commissioners, members of the House of Representatives, state assembly members, etc to grades in the Nigerian civil service

Ayo Akinfe

[1] It is Xmas again and as from this weekend, our Igbo brethren will be converging on the southeast, coming from all over Nigeria

[2] Transport fares to cities like Enugu, Umuahia, Aba, Awka, Owerri, Onitsha, etc will double. Owning a national bus company that plies southeast Nigeria is a licence to print money at Xmas in Nigeria

GOVERNOR Uba Sani of Kaduna State has been commended by the Arewa Forum for Good Governance (AFGG) for granting an amnesty to repentant bandits operating in the state as part of a programme to bring about peace.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Has it ever bothered everyone that the United Nations and other international development bodies talk a lot about getting everyone food and abolishing poverty but no one ever talks about getting everyone access to electricity. If everyone has power, they stand a greater chance of being lifted out of poverty

NIGERIAN striker Christantus Uche has now become one of the hottest properties and most sought-after players in English football as the race to secure his services during the forthcoming January transfer window heats up further.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] An annual 30% tax of the value of every private jet in the country

[2] A 50% tithe tax compelling all clergymen to hand over half of all they receive in offerings

[3] A Dubai party tax that levies 50% of the value of any party Nigerians throw abroad

[4] An Owambe tax which attracts a flat fee of around N50,000 per party