OPPOSITION party the  African Democratic Congress (ADC) has opposed the quest by the Nigerian government to secure a seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) saying President Bola Tinubu's should focus on addressing insecurity challenges at home.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] By 2050, Nigeria is predicted to become the world’s third most populous nation after China and India. We owe it to humanity to also become the world’s third largest manufacturer by then. To avert a global catastrophe, Africa needs to account for at least 20% of global manufacturing by 2050

SEVERAL gold miners have been reported trapped in a tunnel in Kadauri in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State after the shaft in which they were operating collapsed cutting them off from the outside world.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] World leaders are currently meeting at the United Nations’ 80th anniversary in New York. While there, among other things, they are busy trying to find ways to reduce the global carbon footprint. One thing they always fail to ever mention, however, is that Africa has very little to do with global warming

WOLVERHAMPTON Wanderers manager Vitor Pereira has told Super Eagles striker Tolu Arokodare to regard his debut goal against Everton in the Carabao Cup this week as the start of a long journey as the club expects a lot more from him this season.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] With a population of about 8m Oyo State is the sixth most populous in the Nigeria. It also has the largest landmsss of all the states in the south of the country with area of 28,454 square kilometres. It is thus no surprise that Lagos State for instance, hires land in Oyo State for agriculture. Going forward, Oyo may have to do a bit more of that, given that Lagos has no land for agricultural expansion

ENGLISH Premier League giants Manchester United plan sending scouts to the Fifa U20 World Cup which kicks off in Chile this weekend to go and watch Nigerian goalkeeping sensation Ebenezer Harcourt with a view to signing him.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Population-wise, we are number seven in the world. Nigeria should thus be the seventh largest foreign direct investment (FDI) destination by 2030. G20 UN members must pledge to invest at least $10bn annually in Nigeria

[2] Every automobile manufacturer must be compelled to open at least one assembly plant in Africa by 2030. We refuse to be left behind in this clean energy and electric car revolution

ARMED gunmen have abducted the lawmaker representing the Pankshin South constituency in the Plateau State House of Assembly Hon Laven Jacob in what appears to be a major escalation of banditry across northern Nigeria.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] We will build at least one silo in each of our 774 local government areas to store cash crops and food crops. We will then augment this by building processsing plants around these silos with the goal of adding at least 50% value to every agricultural product we produce

[2] We will get the Ajaokuta and Aladja steel mills running at full capacity. Nigeria needs to produce at least 10m tonnes of steel a year