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With this nagging problem of rising inflation and the recent nationwide demonstrations protesting the development, should finance minister Wale Edun publish a second supplementary budget that includes strict caveats like this for the future?

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Going forward, Nigeria will have an annual budget ratio of $1bn to every 1m citizens. In 2024 for instance, with a population of 200m, our national budget shall not be less than $200bn

[2] Every one of Nigeria’s 36 states shall generate at least twice the amount of its running costs. Any state that fails to do this over two successive quarters shall be dissolved and incorporated into one of its neighbours

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With this nagging problem of rising inflation and the recent nationwide demonstrations protesting the development, should finance minister Wale Edun publish a second supplementary budget that includes strict caveats like this for the future?

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Going forward, Nigeria will have an annual budget ratio of $1bn to every 1m citizens. In 2024 for instance, with a population of 200m, our national budget shall not be less than $200bn

[2] Every one of Nigeria’s 36 states shall generate at least twice the amount of its running costs. Any state that fails to do this over two successive quarters shall be dissolved and incorporated into one of its neighbours

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Would you not just love it if Tinubu and Shettima published a post-protests document called Contract With Nigeria that aims to ensure annual double digit economic growth for the next decade

Ayo Akinfe

[1] We will aim for annual double digit economic growth between 2025 and 2035. If we enjoy 10% growth every year for a decade, Nigeria’s gross domestic product (GDP) will increase to about $1trn from the current $400bn

[2] Given that we have a very young population and are forecast to become one the world's five most populous nations by 2020, job creation is simply a must. We pledge to create 20m manufacturing jobs by 2030.

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Nigeria needs to start planning for the 2028 Olympics now with an ambitious programme to send 300 athletes to Los Angeles to participate in 25 events in both male and female categories

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Football

[2] Handball

[3] Basketball

[4] Volleyball

[5] Hockey

[6] 3x3 Basketball

[7] Beach Volleyball

[8] Athletics

[9] Boxing

[10] Wrestling

[11] Judo

[12] Taekwondo

[13] Track cycling

[14] Road cycling

[15] Triathlon

[16] Table Tennis

[17] Lawn Tennis

[18] Badminton

[19] Weight Lifting

[20] Swimming

[21] Archery

[22] Shooting

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Nigeria needs to start planning for the 2028 Olympics now with an ambitious programme to send 300 athletes to Los Angeles to participate in 25 events in both male and female categories

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Football

[2] Handball

[3] Basketball

[4] Volleyball

[5] Hockey

[6] 3x3 Basketball

[7] Beach Volleyball

[8] Athletics

[9] Boxing

[10] Wrestling

[11] Judo

[12] Taekwondo

[13] Track cycling

[14] Road cycling

[15] Triathlon

[16] Table Tennis

[17] Lawn Tennis

[18] Badminton

[19] Weight Lifting

[20] Swimming

[21] Archery

[22] Shooting

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I hope the Nigerian Tourist Board was paying close attention to the way France made sure the Eiffel Tower was at the centre of everything during the Paris Olympics

Ayo Akinfe

[1] We have all witnessed a brilliantly organised Olympics and one thing that struck me about the Paris games was how central the Eiffel Tower was to everything. I noticed that the organisers used the event to push France’s most famous landmark at every opportunity

[2] I for one will be looking out for figures next year but I am certain that the number of tourists the Eiffel Tower attracts in 2025 will be substantially up

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I hope the Nigerian Tourist Board was paying close attention to the way France made sure the Eiffel Tower was at the centre of everything during the Paris Olympics

Ayo Akinfe

[1] We have all witnessed a brilliantly organised Olympics and one thing that struck me about the Paris games was how central the Eiffel Tower was to everything. I noticed that the organisers used the event to push France’s most famous landmark at every opportunity

[2] I for one will be looking out for figures next year but I am certain that the number of tourists the Eiffel Tower attracts in 2025 will be substantially up

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Nigeria’s woeful performance at the Paris Olympics proves more than anything else that we need state intervention in our day-to-day operations and relying on private sector investors will not work

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Once again, Nigeria has finished an Olympic Games without a medal. How a nation of 200m people can fail to pick up one gold, silver or bronze medal at an Olympics just beggars belief. That it does not shame us just tells you everything that is wrong with Nigeria

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Studying the ongoing Nigerian economic crisis that has led to the cost of essential food items soaring beyond reach, it is clear that rice presents the biggest challenge of all. We need a new policy that looks something like this

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Worldwide, about 80m hectares of irrigated lowland rice provide 75% of global output. In Nigeria, we have a huge wetland in the Niger Delta but are failing to make use of it

[2] Across south and Southeast Asia, rice is grown in bundled fields or paddies, which are surrounded by a small embankment that keeps the water in. This has led to accelerated production across the region. Our Niger Delta is tailor-made for this kind of rice production

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Amusan fails to qualify for 100 metres hurdles final as she crashes out spectacularly in semis

NIGERIA'S greatest medal hope at the ongoing Paris Olympics Tobi Amusan has crashed out of the tournament after finished third in the semi finals of the women's 100 metre hurdles with a disappointing time of 12.55 seconds.

 

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