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Ayo Akinfe

[1] He should set Nigeria an annual target of producing 35m tonnes of steel. This will match Brazilian output and put us on the same trajectory as sister developing nations like Mexico, Iran, Taiwan, South Korea and Vietnam

[2] Announce a radical scrap metal collection programme. This will involve using all the money collected from corrupt officials to buy all scrap metal. Maybe call it the Industrial Trader Metal Money Programme

AVIATION minister Festus Keyamo has revealed that Nigeria's federal government is reviewing a contract signed between the former administration of President Muhammadu Buhari and Ethiopian Airlines regarding the launch of a national carrier.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Oil palm

[2] Cocoa

[3] Groundnuts

[4] Cassava

[5] Yam

[6] Rubber

[7] Coconuts

[8] Shea nuts

[9] Cashews

[10] Neem

Where is the private sector please? There is only so much we can blame the government for you know!

Ayo Akinfe

[1] As people, if we do not accept our shortcomings, we are never going to overcome them. Our problems in Nigeria are multi-faceted but they can be narrowed down to three things - intellectual laziness, ostentation and short term greed. In 1922, Frederick Lugard spotted all this and summed us up perfectly in his book Dual Mandate

ARMED gunmen have abducted over 100 villagers in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State over the failure to pay the taxes that were imposed on them by these bandits who effectively govern the region.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] On August 10 1792, a large scale insurrection against the French monarchy occurred in Paris, following on from the original uprising in 1789. It later led to the French Revolution and that epitome of liberty, equality and fraternity known as the Paris Commune formed in 1871

[2] In 18th century France, corruption was more rife than it is in Nigeria today, the leaders were more uncaring and the life of the French peasant was sheer hell

CENTRAL Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor Olayemi Cardoso has revealed that Nigeria lost a total of $1.4bn over the last eight years due to the federal government's import ban on 43 items which made it illegal to bring them into the country.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Coconuts

[2] Cashews

[3] Cocoa

[4] Palm oil

[5] Plantain

[6] Groundnuts

[7] Neem

[8] Gum arabic

[9] Millet

[10] Sorghum

Surely we know that we should build a food processing industry around these crops. This should involve the construction of processing plants, railway lines, export terminals, silos, warehouses, etc.

KANO State Police Command officers have arrested seven persons for participating in a protest following the recent Court of Appeal judgement sacking Governor Abba Yusuf amid fears that it will lead to ethnic pogroms.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] I would seek an immediate audience with President Bola Tinubu and make it crystal clear to him that we need to replace Jose Peseiro with Herve Renat ahead of African Cup of Nations that starts in January 2024

[2] I would ask President Tinubu to use his influence with President Emmanuel Macron to get the Fédération Française de Football (FFF) to release Mr Renat from his contract immediately so we can finalise his appointment before Christmas