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Ayo Akinfe

[1] Coconuts is one agricultural crop that should easily be a big money spinner for Nigeria. If well harnessed, the sector could match the $50bn or so we generate from crude oil sales

[2] Nigeria is currently the world’s number 18 coconut producer with a disappointing output of 288,615 tonnes. Badagry Local Government Area alone could easily double that figure within four years if it wanted to. Coconuts grow well in sandy soil like that found around Badagry

NIGERIANS wishing to travel to the United Kingdom will have to pay more for their visas from October 4 as the UK Home Office has announced a significant increase for various categories including visiting and student visas.

Were Nigeria a nation of thinking leaders we would have initiated plans to attract the billions Russian oligarchs invested in the West that has now been frozen

Ayo Akinfe

[1] When it became clear war was going to break out in The Ukraine, The West moved decisively to seize the assets of all the members of the Russian oligarchy that was invested in their countries. Obviously, the most high profile of all this was Roman Abramovic’s ownership of Chelsea Football Club

NIGERIA'S diaspora community in the UK shall be marking the country's 63rd anniversary by holding a virtual quiz on Saturday September 30 2023 involving all the member-organisations of the of Central Associations of Nigerians in the UK (Canuk) 

Ayo Akinfe

[1] I am a big fan of the Knights Templar, that Catholic military order founded in 1119. The world owes them a debt of gratitude as they spearheaded the new age of enlightenment that spread across Europe at the time, opening up new frontiers in an unprecedented manner. I first fell in love with them when I read Da Vinci Code. They have fascinated me ever since

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of a presidential committee for the reform of the livestock industry to offer long-term solutions to the lingering Fulani herdsmen crisis afflicting the country.

NIGERIA'S economy has received a big boost following a recent rally in the global petroleum market leading to the price of Brent Crude climbing to its highest point in nine months to over $94 a barrel.

FRANCO-Nigerian teenage midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu who recently joined Chelsea during the summer transfer window from French Ligue One club Rennes has set himself the target of matching Mikel Obi's achievements at Stamford Bridge.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Is President Tinubu aware of the fact that in 2003, President Olusegun Obasanjo signed the Maputo Declaration compelling the federal and 36 state governors to spending 10% of their annual budgets on agricultural projects?

[2] Designed to combat unemployment, guarantee food security and ensure no African nation is wholly dependent on one commodity, the Maputo Declaration was supposed to represent a commitment to economic diversification

SUPER Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has made it on to Fifa's12-man shortlist for the 2023 Men's Best Player of the Year as he emerged as the only African to be named in a list of the planet's best footballers.