PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has promised that his administration will complete the Nigerian Eastern Rail Line connecting Port Harcourt with Maiduguri before the end of his tenure in 2027 as part of his transport policy objectives.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] We keep debating this issue of inadequate electricity supply in Nigeria but always come up short. It is not actually rocket science as our problems can be broken down into two. In the first place, we need about 50,000MW but only generate 7,000MW and to make matters worse, we can only distribute 4,000MW of this. All we have to do is address both issues

ENGLISH Championship side Watford have made a loan proposal to Spanish La Liga outfit Sevilla to try and sign former Leicester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho during the currently January transfer window in a bid to help their Premier League promotion bid.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] As an economy, Nigeria’s woes basically stem from the fact that we simply do not manufacture enough and as a result, import too much. This leads to balance of trade and balance of payment deficits. Once we start manufacturing, we will be on the road to recovery

[2] To become a manufacturing nation you need a large pool of workers, crude oil , steel and electricity. The first two we have in abundance, so need to work on the other two vigorously

NNAMDI Kanu's family has accused President Bola Tinubu of reneging on an agreement he made with them during the election campaign in 2023 that the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) leader would be freed upon his assumption of office.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] If we were a right thinking people, we would have got the motorcycle to radically transform the Nigerian economy. By my calculations, Nigeria is the world's fifth largest user of motorcycles behind India, Vietnam, Indonesia and China

Ayo Akinfe

[1] A high speed rail network to be constructed across the country over the next 20 years linking all 36 states

[2] Road maintenance is to be given back to the states. The Federal Ministry of Works will ensure funds are disbursed to state governments to cater for stretches that fall within their domains

ENGLISH Premier league champions Manchester City are contemplating buying Super Eagles defender Ola Aina at the end of the season as a long tern replacement for England international Kyle Walker.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Do you know that April 8 1802 is a historic day when it comes to the use of religious capital as on that day, the French Protestant Church became state supported and controlled. What this means was that on that day, the French government could access the funds of the Protestant Church for infrastructural uses and the development of France

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Palm oil plantation

[2] Cattle ranch

[3] Coconut plantation

[4] Solar farm

[5] Electric car assembly line

[6] Transformer manufacturing factory

[7] Cocoa plantation

[8] Oilseed crushing plant

[9] Malaria pharmaceutical plant

[10] Solar panel assembly plant