POPE Francis I has intervened in the ongoing crisis in Nigeria by calling for prayers over the current violence and widespread looting that has spread nationwide across the country asking that peace be returned.
Last Tuesday, Nigerian Army troops opened fire on unarmed protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate, killing several of...
Ayo Akinfe
(1) It is crystal clear to the whole world now that the gulf between the haves and the have-nots in Nigeria is now totally unsustainable. No matter what anyone says, social convulsions are inevitable
(2) We are the poverty capital of the world with about 87m people living in extreme poverty. When nearly 90m of your...
Ayo Akinfe
(1) Over the last 24 hours, the social convulsions in Nigeria have taken on a new dimension with people attacking the homes of rich politicians in search of food and basic consumer items
(2) In Ibadan, the home of a senator was attacked and 200 motorcycles carted away by the dispossessed
(3) In Calabar, a...
MEMBERS of the Hausa community in Cross River State have promised Ohaneze Ndigbo that they will be backing the southeast geo-political zone in its quest to produce Nigeria's next president come 2023.
Although not constitutional, Nigeria's component parts have a gentleman's agreement that the presidency will rotate between...
Ayo Akinfe
(1) A a Yaoundé-Douala-Calabar-Ikom line that will transport Cameroonian cocoa to the processing plant at Ikom in Cross River State
(2) A Lomé-Cotonou-Badagry-Apapa-Warri-Port Harcourt line that will link up West Africa’s coastal ports
(3) An Abuja-Niamey-Ouagadougou-Bamako-Conakry-Dakar line that will open up the...
Ayo Akinfe
As we stand, the whole world is moving away from fossil fuels. By 2050, our crude oil will be useless as no one will want it. I can even see the UN introducing new environmental; regulations that may limit its use. Our first priority must be to get all new industrial concerns to generate their own power. Nowhere...
Ayo Akinfe
(1) Cross River is Nigeria’s second largest cocoa producing state with an annual crop of about 80,000 tonnes. It also has the advantage of bordering Cameroon which has an annual crop of 180,000 tonnes. Calabar should be a major chocolate processing centre with the likes of Mars, Cadbury and Nestle all owning processing...
NIGERIA'S National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has revealed that a total of 78 companies have submitted virtual bids to rehabilitate its downstream pipelines and upgrade its decaying infrastructural facilities.
Despite being the world's sixth largest crude oil exporter with a daily output of about 2.5m barrels, Nigeria's...
Ayo Akinfe
(1) If Nigeria was a country that had any shame, we would be eternally embarrassed about the fact that the country does not have a single aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility
(2) MRO is an essential requirement to ensure that aircraft are maintained in pre-determined conditions of...
Ayo Akinfe
(1) Plant trees along Nigeria’s borders with her neighbours and paint them green and white
(2) Form a Border Guard and equip them with jeeps so they can conduct 24 hour patrols along the frontier
(3) Have a registration centre in each local government area along our borders where migrant workers can register upon...
