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Ayo Akinfe

[1] We have all witnessed a brilliantly organised Olympics and one thing that struck me about the Paris games was how central the Eiffel Tower was to everything. I noticed that the organisers used the event to push France’s most famous landmark at every opportunity

[2] I for one will be looking out for figures next year but I am certain that the number of tourists the Eiffel Tower attracts in 2025 will be substantially up

Ayo Akinfe

[1] We have all witnessed a brilliantly organised Olympics and one thing that struck me about the Paris games was how central the Eiffel Tower was to everything. I noticed that the organisers used the event to push France’s most famous landmark at every opportunity

[2] I for one will be looking out for figures next year but I am certain that the number of tourists the Eiffel Tower attracts in 2025 will be substantially up

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Once again, Nigeria has finished an Olympic Games without a medal. How a nation of 200m people can fail to pick up one gold, silver or bronze medal at an Olympics just beggars belief. That it does not shame us just tells you everything that is wrong with Nigeria

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Worldwide, about 80m hectares of irrigated lowland rice provide 75% of global output. In Nigeria, we have a huge wetland in the Niger Delta but are failing to make use of it

[2] Across south and Southeast Asia, rice is grown in bundled fields or paddies, which are surrounded by a small embankment that keeps the water in. This has led to accelerated production across the region. Our Niger Delta is tailor-made for this kind of rice production

NIGERIA'S greatest medal hope at the ongoing Paris Olympics Tobi Amusan has crashed out of the tournament after finished third in the semi finals of the women's 100 metre hurdles with a disappointing time of 12.55 seconds.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Lagos to Calabar

[2] Lagos to Abuja

[3] Lagos to Kano

[4] Makurdi to Abuja

[5] Makurdi to Lagos

[6] Makurdi to Kano

[7] Abuja to Maiduguri

[8] Port Harcourt to Abuja

[9] Makurdi to Port Harcourt

[10] Abuja to Sokoto

Why is this so? Let me tell you why:

[1] If we move freight off road and on to rail, whatever happens with the petrol subsidy becomes irrelevant

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Lagos to Calabar

[2] Lagos to Abuja

[3] Lagos to Kano

[4] Makurdi to Abuja

[5] Makurdi to Lagos

[6] Makurdi to Kano

[7] Abuja to Maiduguri

[8] Port Harcourt to Abuja

[9] Makurdi to Port Harcourt

[10] Abuja to Sokoto

Why is this so? Let me tell you why:

[1] If we move freight off road and on to rail, whatever happens with the petrol subsidy becomes irrelevant

ENGLISH Premier League giants Newcastle United have signed Nigeria-eligible striker William Osula from Championship side Sheffield United for an undisclosed fee in a sign that it intends to compete with the title this forthcoming season.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigeria currently spends $8bn a year out of her paltry $30bn annual budget subsidising petrol marketers. As a nation we simply cannot afford this. One does not need to be genius to know this wasteful spending has to go

[2] Most Nigerians are rightly scared about the inflationary impact the subsidy will have, so I believe these fears can be negated if the cash is used to fund infrastructural development that will improve their lives in other areas

NIGERIA'S greatest medal hope at the ongoing Paris Olympics Tobi Amusan has qualified for the semi finals of the women's 100 metre hurdles event winning her heat comfortably with a time of 12.49 seconds.