PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has ended speculation about his whereabouts and returned to Nigeria after a two-week absence that saw him visit Saudi Arabia and the Netherlands flying into the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] We appear to have finally woken up to the economic potential of Nigeria’s Atlantic seaboard. We have 853km of coastline, which is a cashcow and goldmine. We should consider the construction of the Lagos-Calabar Expressway as the first step of a major action plan

Ayo Akinfe

Food items we can package as fast food king of like pizzas, kebabs and McDonald’s:

[1] Abula

[2] Suya/asun/kilishi

[3] Pepper soup

[4] Jollof/fried rice

[5] Moi-moi and ogi

[6] Gari and fish

[7] Nkwobi

[8] Fried yam and akara

[9] Yam porridge

[10] Pounded yam and egusi

Here is the strategy:

NIGERIA'S first ever graduate from Britain's illustrious Sandhurst Royal Military Academy Second Lieutenant Oluchukwu Owowoh has been hosted by first lady Oluremi Tinubu in Abuja over the weekend who described her as exemplary.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Like every other economy in the world, Nigeria lives at the mercy of supply and demand fundamentals. We are thus particularly vulnerable to inflation as with a population of 200m, there is always going to be a massive demand for consumer goods

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigeria will offer free tuition to every child right up until the end of secondary school

[2] Nigeria will spend 15% of its gross domestic product (GDP) on education

[3] Nigeria’s federal government will provide free uniforms in all public schools

[4] As a nation, we will offer one free school meal for all state primary and secondary school pupils

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigerians erroneously believe that the main cause of all their problems is corruption. Well, I can tell them now, that all our problems as a nation stem from the fact that we are not productive enough

[2] Our productivity is so low due to a combination of intellectual laziness, sheer incompetence, vanity, a preference for ostentation, an over-dependence on the government and a general lack of initiative among the populace

DUKE of Sussex Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markel are expected to adopt a much relaxed dress code when they visit Nigeria later this month as the trip is being sold as an unofficial tour without any royal connotations.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] By 2030, every state government must generate its running costs at the very least through internally generated revenue

[2] By 2030, every state must be able to generate, distribute and transmit the power it uses locally

[3] By 2035, Nigeria must match the 31 tonnes of steel produced by Brazil and Iran

[4] By 2035, Nigeria’s gross domestic product (GDP) must at least total $2trn

PROVIDUS Bank has announced plans to sign up UK diasporans en-mass later this year by using the annual general meeting of the Central Association of Nigerians in the UK (Canuk) taking place on June 8 as a platform to open Nigerian bank accounts for anyone interested.