DIASPORA body the Central Association of Nigerians in the UK (Canuk) has changed the date of its coach trip to Southend-on-Sea beach to Saturday August 10 in response to requests from its membership.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] First of all, do you know that Borno State gets more sunshine than any other in Nigeria as its huge landmass of almost 71,000 square kilometres is in the Sudan and Sahel Savannah. Why does Borno not have one of the largest solar farms on the planet?

NIGERIAN trade unions have appealed to President Bola Tinubu to set the new minimum wage at N250,000 ($165) per month so it reflects the present inflationary trend in the country and allows workers to live meaningful lives.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] By now, Nnewi should have been turned into the Detroit of Africa with every automobile manufacturer on the planet attracted to the city. Ever car company on earth should have a local manufacturing plant in Nnewi

[2] Were things well run, as of today, Anambra State should be generating at least $100bn internally. It should have long withdrawn from the shameful federal allocation money sharing regime, becoming the first Nigerian state to do so

AS many as 200 Chinese companies have expressed an interest in investing in Nigeria according to foreign minister Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar who believes that the economy provides good returns on investment that appeals to investors.

ENGLISH Premier League giants Tottenham Hotspurs have emerged as the favourites to sign Nigeria-eligible right fullback Michael Kayode over the coming weeks as the race to sign the Fiorentina teenager heats up now that the transfer window is open.

NIGERIA'S federal government has put three of the aircraft in the presidential fleet up for sale as part of a plan to cut the excessive spending on maintenance that is a huge drain on scarce government revenue.

Despite Nigeria's current economic crisis, she has a huge presidential fleet made up of airplanes and four helicopters and selling off the three aircraft would half the number of jets it has.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Kogi is one of the least developed states in Nigeria in terms of infrastructure. It lacks basic roads, rural areas are inaccessible during the rainy season and it struggles to attract private sector employers

[2] Despite being home to the historic confluence of the rivers Niger and Benue, Kogi State is shamelessly more or less wholly dependent on federal allocation handouts for its survival

NIGERIA-eligible playmaker Michael Olise has entered into a €60m (£50.7m) agreement with German Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich that will see him contracted to the Allianz Arena side until 2029.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Cross River is Nigeria’s second largest cocoa producing state with an annual crop of about 80,000 tonnes. It also has the advantage of bordering Cameroon which has an annual crop of 180,000 tonnes. Calabar should be a major chocolate processing centre with the likes of Mars, Cadbury and Nestle all owning processing plants there