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Whoever becomes Nigeria’s next president needs to appoint a minister of double digit economic growth 

Ayo Akinfe 

[1] As Nigeria reels from the current currency exchange crisis, can we please pause for a moment and reflect on the cause of all our troubles. I put it to you all that 95% of our woes are down to the fact that we are not productive enough 

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Nationwide protests over naira and fuel scarcity spreads to Ogun State capital Abeokuta

ONGOING nationwide protests over the scarcity of naira notes have spread to Ogun State today with youths in the capital Abeokuta taking to the streets to demonstrate against their inability to access the new naira notes and petrol.

 

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Inter Milan eye Fulham's Tosin Adarabioyo as a summer transfer window transfer target

NIGERIA-eligible central defender Tosin Adarabioyo could be leaving English Premier League side Fulham at the end of the season as Italian giants Inter Milan are eyeing him as a possible replacement for Slovakian Milan Škriniar.

 

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Nigerians have got to understand that the hardships they are enduring during this currency exchange programme is one of the birthpains of nationhood 

Ayo Akinfe 

[1] Nigerians are currently going through a torrid time as the country redesigns its currency the naira. Unfortunately, there is no shortcut to national development. Every nation must go through these traumas 

[2] Europeans went through far worse during World War Two and they came out much stronger for it. The sacrifices they went through made them a much stronger people 

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Three states drag CBN before Supreme Court asking it to suspend ongoing demonetisation policy

THREE state have dragged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to court asking that it be compelled to end the ongoing demonetisation policy of the federal government until it complies with relevant provisions of the law.

 

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Abuja high court dismisses EFCC corruption charges brought against Rochas Okorocha

FORMER Imo State governor Senator Rochas Okorocha has had the N2.9bn fraud charges brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) dismissed by an Abuja federal high court.

 

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Osimhen could become fifth most expensive player ever as Chelsea Man U line up €120m bids

VICTOR Osimhen could soon become the joint fifth most expensive player ever as English Premier League clubs Chelsea and Manchester United are both lining up €120m bids for him in the summer.

 

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Nigerians need the discipline of the Tuskegee Airmen, the Samurai Warriors or the Templer Knights to get through our current crisis

Ayo Akinfe

[1] World War Two is one of my great passions as I could study it non-stop 24/7. It led to so many innovations and altered the way we live to such an extent that it deserves to be studied 365 days a year

[2] One of the biggest revelations of the war were the Tuskegee Airmen. Four squadrons of all-black African Americans created to fail by the racist US military high command but alas, they ended the war as the world’s best ever pilots

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Buhari inaugurates Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Development Institute in Lafia

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated Nigeria's Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Development Institute (Amedi) in the Nasarawa State capital Lafia as part of a long-term programme to enhance food security and create jobs across the country.

 

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Peter Obi pleads with Nigerians to bear with the CBN over the currency shortage debacle

FORMER Anambra Stare governor and Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has called on Nigerians to bear with the federal government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over the ongoing currency redesign exercise that is causing untold hardship.

 

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