Ayo Akinfe

[1] Once a year, 500 diasporans will be invited to Abuja to rub minds with the government

[2] The presidents of the major diaspora organisations in four or five key countries will be granted observers status at Nigerian Governors' Forum meetings

[3] The Nigeria Diaspora Commission will be upgraded into an agency with a mandate to attract foreign direct investment 

[4] By 2027 diasporans will be allowed to vote in presidential elections

FINANCE minister Zainab Ahmed has revealed that Nigeria needs to invest at least $2.3trn in her infrastructure over the next 21 years if the country wants to modernise her facilities and have functioning public services.

LABOUR and employment minister Dr Chris Ngige has hinted that he remains undecided about which presidential candidate to support in next year's election as he remains torn between Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Governor Peter Obi.

EVERTON manager Frank Lampard has charged Super Eagles playmaker Alex Iwobi to work on improving his contributions in the final third of the pitch if he wants to build on his fine form this season and become an all round creative spark.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Do you know that Nigeria once used to have 25 textile mills and at one stage was Africa’s largest cotton producer with an annual crop of over 600,000 tonnes, making her the 12th largest producer in the world?

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has presented Nigeria's 2023 budget valued at N20.5trn ($47.43bn) to the National Assembly in what is seen as a damage limitation exercise that will see as much as N6trn or just under a third of it spent on debt servicing.

GOVERNOR Yahaya Bello of Kogi State presented documents to the federal government which disputes the ownership of the Obajana Cement Company by Dangote Industries and claims that the facility belongs to the state government.

NIGERIAN financial house Access Bank has expanded its presence into Angola with the acquisition of a 51% stake in local banking group Finibanco Angola following an agreement between the parent companies of both banks.

FORMER Lagos State governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that the hope which was almost lost is now back following his return to the country and commencement of his electoral campaign.

NIGERIA-eligible teenage goalkeeper Owen Goodman has been promoted to the first team of English Premier League side Crystal Palace from their U21 squad by manager Patrick Viera ahead of this weekend's match against Leeds United.