Ayo Akinfe

[1] Mining

[2] Manufacturing

[3] Trade finance

[4] Clean energy

[5] Mandarin

[6] Freight and shipping

[7] Infrastructural development

[8] Property development and mortgages

[9] International diplomacy

[10] Public transport

NIGERIA'S ongoing political drama in the run-up to next year's elections have taken another dramatic twist after an Abuja federal high court ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) to de-register two of the country's main political parties.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Today, Lagos is the only state in Nigeria that can survive without federal allocation and crude oil receipts but alas, it is nowhere near uhuru. For all its dynamism and vibrancy, Lagos is nowhere near other global financial centres like New York, Tokyo, London, Frankfurt, Kuala Lumpur and Sao Paulo

FORMER Nigerian Army spokesman Retired Major General Abubakar Rabe has been buried in Katsina after armed hoodlums who kidnapped him and his wife handed his body over to the authorities yesterday following his death in captivity.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] As part of the programme to industrialise Nigeria we can enter into an interim five year agreement that guarantees pledged quantities of cocoa, coffee, crude oil, rubber, palm oil, groundnuts, coconuts, gum arabic, cassava, yam, papaya, pineapples, etc in exchange for $100bn of foreign direct investment (FDI) annually

FORMER Rivers State governor and one-time aviation minister Rotimi Amaechi has apparently agreed to stand as the running mate to former vice president Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in next year's presidential elections.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] NNPC - It needs to be privatised as a multi-faceted company with interests in oil processing, distribution and retailing and the manufacturing of industrial equipment. It should also be involved in the production of oil by-products like petrochemicals and fertiliser. Our federal government should take our a 25% stake in the venture

FORMER Super Eagles skipper Austin JJ Okocha was presented with a Fifa legendary award yesterday just ahead of the World Cup opener between Mexico and South Africa in recognition of his services to football.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] First of all, the Kaduna State government should set aside 5,000 square kilometres to build a massive cattle ranch in in Birnin Gwari that will be home to about 5,000 herdsmen

[2] Then, the Katsina State government needs to reach an agreement with Al Rayan Islamic Bank to open an animal feed compounder at Funtua, which will supply the Birnin Gwari ranch

ENGLISH Premier League giants Manchester United are planning to make a move for Super Eagles midfielder Fisayo Dele-Bashiru as part of a rebuilding programme aimed at equipping them to challenge for the title next season.