AkinfeAyo's blog

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) Do you know that China, the European Union and the US account for about half of world trade between them? Some 50% of all goods bought and sold worldwide takes place between them despite these three trading blocks accounting for just 30% of the population

(2) This lopsided economic model is simply not sustainable. In 2017, China’s gross domestic product (GDP) totalled $23.1trn, that of the EU $19.9trn, while that of the US was $19.4trn

LAGOS State Government officials have warned members of the public that contaminated cowhide popularly known as ponmo is being sold in markets urging them to be careful about purchasing the dangerous meat.

PRESIDENCY officials have begun working on plans that will limit gold mining operations in Zamfara State to those with licences as part of a clampdown on illegal operators and armed bandits who have turned the state into a war zone.

MINISTER of state for agriculture and rural development Senator Heineken Lokpobiri has emerged as a leading contender as the race to become Bayelsa State governor heats up after his candidacy was endorsed by the pressure group Bayelsans Arise for Good Governance.

MEMBERS of the All Progressives Congress (APC) southeast caucus have called on the party's national leadership to review the zoning of National Assembly leadership positions as the current arrangement appears to be unfairly skewed against Ndigbo.

SENATE president Senator Bukola Saraki has been has been appointed as an International Human Rights Commission (IHRC) ambassador-at-large with responsibility for upholding human rights globally.

By Ayo Akinfe 

(1) Gubernatorial elections will hold in Kogi State in November and Governor Yahaya Bello has the cheek to stand again asking for a second term despite the fact that he owes 36 month salary arrears. This means that in his almost four years in office, he has only paid five months salaries. I think this is one insult too far and the people of Kogi State have to stand up and be counted on this one 

ABOUT 200 US companies are planning to move their manufacturing operations to India from China as part of a major expansion programme to extend their activities into new growing markets.

ONDO State's Adekunle Ajasin University at Akungba-Akoko has been shut down after students staged a protest to oppose a recent decision of the school's management to bar those who could not pay their fees to sit for their examinations.

NIGERIAN Society of Engineers (NSE) leaders have challenged the federal government to increase electricity tariffs and invest the extra income generated in power plants and distribution as a way of addressing the crisis afflicting the sector.