AkinfeAyo's blog

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) From henceforth, all public sector contracts must be published online

(2) All contract bids must be made through an online portal

(3) All government, ministries, departments and agencies must have a contract bidding online portal

(4) All bids will be subject to review by a panel made up of civil servants, members of the judiciary and EFCC and ICPC operatives

GLOBAL financial giant Visa is planning to acquire a 20% stake in Nigerian payment processing company Interswitch in a deal said to be worth $200m that would boost its value to a whopping $1bn.

GHANAIAN trading officials have stepped up their attacks against Nigerian businesses operating in the country in response to the recent border closure by shutting down Nigerian retails outlets in Accra.

NIGERIAN Football Federation (NFF) officials have indicated that they will only renew the contract of Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr when it expires in June next year of he agrees to a new clause that compels him to live in the country.

NIGERIAN youngster Master Chika Ofili has won a special academic award in the UK after making a shocking new discovery in mathematics for divisibility by seven that makes studying of the subject a lot easier.

NORTHERN pressure group the Arewa Youths Consultative Forum (AYCF) has warned President Muhammadu Buhari against any attempt to perpetuate himself in office with a  third term.

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) Just yesterday, I was reading a piece about how the Chinese have warned Nigeria that they will not be proceeding with the Mambilla power project unless we resolve the ongoing legal battles surrounding the facility. Apparently, Nigeria has awarded contracts to numerous contractors over the years and one of them is suing for damages after his contract was unilaterally cancelled

CHINA has warned Nigeria that she has to settle an ongoing legal dispute over the $5.8bn Mambilla power project or it would not provide funds for continuation of the project in furtherance of an agreement entered into by President Muhammadu Buhari.

POPE Francis has sent shockwaves across Christendom with a reconstructed view about the resurrection saying that he does not believe that Jesus Christ resurrected from the dead in the same body in which he was buried.

INDIGENOUS People of Biafra (Ipob) leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has offered the federal government an olive branch saying he will be happy to sit down and have a dialogue over his agitation for a breakaway state in exchange for a referendum on self-determination.