Submitted by AkinfeAyo on Sun, 03/31/2024 - 12:37
Ayo Akinfe
[1] As we celebrate Easter, do Nigerians ever for once give a thought to cashing in on the commercial opportunities it presents? For a variety of reasons, we are uniquely placed to make millions from events like Easter in foreign exchange both through tourism and the sale of memorabilia but alas, we are fast asleep
Submitted by AkinfeAyo on Sat, 03/30/2024 - 17:06
LEADING Nigerian airline Air Peace has successfully made its maiden Lagos to London flight when its first aircraft a Boeing 777 landed at Gatwick Airport and was received by a team of diaporans led by the acting high commissioner Ambassador Cyprian Heen.
Submitted by AkinfeAyo on Sat, 03/30/2024 - 16:35
NIGERIAN Football Federation (NFF) officials are believed to have spread the search for a new Super Eagles coach to include Frenchman Herve Renard given his pedigree on the African continent and his penchant for success.
Submitted by AkinfeAyo on Sat, 03/30/2024 - 15:56
Ayo Akinfe
[1] So Lent is over and tomorrow, Nigerian Christians will join their colleagues all over the world to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. I think the Christian Association of Nigeria should be looking to use the opportunity to address some of the issues afflicting its members
Submitted by AkinfeAyo on Fri, 03/29/2024 - 11:10
LAGOS airport officials have shut down the fast food outlet KFC's branch at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport after it refused to serve a disabled customer saying wheelchairs were not allowed into its premises.
Submitted by AkinfeAyo on Fri, 03/29/2024 - 10:35
Ayo Akinfe
[1] Unfortunately, the Buhari years were the most divisive in our history. When you look at the lingering effects of the Fulani herdsmen crisis, it is clear that we are now a highly traumatised nation in desperate need of healing
Submitted by AkinfeAyo on Thu, 03/28/2024 - 10:15
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has described Nigeria's misgovernance problems as leadership elephantiasis telling a United States congressional delegation that his government is hell-bent on reversing decades of economic mismanagement.
Submitted by AkinfeAyo on Thu, 03/28/2024 - 08:20
Ayo Akinfe
[1] Like the rest of you, I have seen the list of experts put together to form his new economic management team. On paper, the list looks very impressive but whether they will deliver is the litmus test. If they are only there for show, it is just a waste of talent
Submitted by AkinfeAyo on Wed, 03/27/2024 - 15:48
GOVERNOR Babajide Sanwoolu of Lagos State and the chairman of the Dangote Group Alhaji Aliko Dangote along with the chairman of First Bank of Nigeria Otunba Femi Otedola have held a meeting to draw up plans to distribute 80,000 bags of rice across the state.
Submitted by AkinfeAyo on Wed, 03/27/2024 - 13:44
Ayo Akinfe
[1] Coconuts are one agricultural crop that should easily be a big money spinner for Nigeria. If well harnessed, the sector could match the $50bn or so we generate from crude oil sales
[2] Nigeria is currently the world’s number 18 coconut producer with a disappointing output of 288,615 tonnes. Badagry Local Government Area alone could easily double that figure within four years if it wanted to
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