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Ayo Akinfe

[1] If we do not accept our shortcomings, we are never going to overcome them. Our problems in Nigeria are multi-faceted but they can be narrowed down to three things - we produce too little, intellectual laziness and ostentation greed. In 1922, Frederick Lugard spotted all this and summed us up perfectly in his book Dual Mandate

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Set Nigeria an annual target of producing 35m tonnes of steel. This will match Brazilian output and put us on the same trajectory as sister developing nations like Mexico, Iran, Taiwan, South Korea and Vietnam

[2] Announce a radical scrap metal collection programme. This will involve using all the money collected from corrupt officials to buy all scrap metal. Maybe call it the Industrial Trader Metal Money Programme

SENATORS who served in the ninth National Assembly have demanded an apology from for former Edo State governor Senator Adams Oshiomhole after he accused some of them of carting away furniture from their offices when their tenure ended.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] I have always believed that it is our innovative spirit that will get Nigeria out of the economic doldrums and give us a gross domestic product (GDP) of $2trn in the not-too-distant future. Unfortunately, this cursed liquid called crude oil is acting as a huge distraction at the moment. It is a real fly in the ointment and at some stage we need to turn the taps off to get us thinking

FORMER Kano State governor Dr Abdullahi Ganduje has intensified lobbying in his bid to emerge as the next national chairman of Nigeria's All Progressives Congress (APC) amid growing opposition to his appointment.

OHANAEZE Ndigbo officials have called for the arrest and prosecution of self-proclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) leader Simon Ekpa saying his recent calls for a referendum of Biafra are a crime against the southeast geo-political zone.

FORMER Flying Eagles striker Akor Adams could be coming over the coming weeks as several English Championship sides are looking to sign him before the closure of the current transfer window.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigeria is the world’s largest kolanut producer accounting for about 54% of global output. We produce about 150,000 tonnes of kolanuts annually, which sells for $3,800 a tonne. Our export earnings from kolanuts can only be described as pathetic and derisory

BANDITS operating in Zamfara State have threatened to marry off three females including a student of Zamfara State College of Arts and Science Gusau who were abducted six months ago if a ransom fee of N12m ($15,500) is not paid for their release.

ENGLISH Premier League giants Everton have signed Nigerian-born forward Arnaut Danjuma on a season-long loan deal from Spanish side Villarreal as part of a plan to strengthen their squad aged of the 2023/24 season.