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Which governor in northern Nigeria is going to come up with an audacious neem production plant that will create 50,000 jobs? African News

Which governor in northern Nigeria is going to come up with an audacious neem production plant that will create 50,000 jobs?

Ayo Akinfe (1) Popularly known as dogonyaro, neem is widely grown across northern Nigeria where it is put to several uses. It is time to tap into this potential goldmine (2) Nigeria is the world’s second largest neem producer behind India but you can be guaranteed we are not taking advantage of the crop as they are. India has a...
Nigeria and US sign cashew MoU designed to boost both production and local processing African News

Nigeria and US sign cashew MoU designed to boost both production and local processing

NIGERIA'S federal government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to enhance cashew production under an ambitious plan to diversify the nation's economy.   One of the world's largest cashew producers, Nigeria has a crop of about 260,000 tonnes but she is still...
As Nigeria grapples with the twin headaches of Fulani herdsmen and a coronavirus-induced economic meltdown, bear in mind that the darker the night the brighter the dawn African News

As Nigeria grapples with the twin headaches of Fulani herdsmen and a coronavirus-induced economic meltdown, bear in mind that the darker the night the brighter the dawn

Ayo Akinfe (1) This year, about one third of Nigeria’s $33bn annual budget shall be funded by borrowing. We simply do not generate enough wealth as a nation to raise a paltry $33bn despite having a population of 200m (2) Sadly, Nigeria is a mono-economy with about 95% of government revenue coming from crude oil exports. With...
10 ingredients that go into animal feed compounds which Nigeria needs to step up production of as part of a radical livestock husbandry programme African News

10 ingredients that go into animal feed compounds which Nigeria needs to step up production of as part of a radical livestock husbandry programme

Ayo Akinfe (1) Maize - We currently produce about 11m tonnes. We need to up this to about 20m tonnes to have enough maize to feed livestock commercially (2) Palm kernels - We are currently producing about 1.3m tonnes a year but need to increase this to at least 5m tonnes as we consume about 2m tonnes...
Looking at Joe Biden’s $1.9trn Covid-19 rescue package I desperately want African leaders to request an international development element to the programme African News

Looking at Joe Biden’s $1.9trn Covid-19 rescue package I desperately want African leaders to request an international development element to the programme

Ayo Akinfe (1) Top marks to President Biden for hitting the ground running with his economic stimulus plan on day one. It is very impressive and shows he was ready for office long before he was sworn-in (2) I fully expect the US Congress to pass his economic stimulus bill. Reading through the proposals, it is clear that if you...
Pakistani textile mill acquires US manufacturing unit as Nigeria's UNTL lays off 3,000 staff Business

Pakistani textile mill acquires US manufacturing unit as Nigeria's UNTL lays off 3,000 staff

NIGERIA'S ongoing marginalisation within the global textile industry took a turn for the worse this week when Pakistan announced that it has launched a n audacious raid on the world market by acquiring a US manufacturing company.   With the purchase of raw materials by industrialised countries on the decline as a result of the...
As Nigeria contemplates implementing Prof Osinbajo’s public works programme here are kilometres of tarred road figures targets we should aspire to meet. Nigeria is seriously lagging behind other developing nations African News

As Nigeria contemplates implementing Prof Osinbajo’s public works programme here are kilometres of tarred road figures targets we should aspire to meet. Nigeria is seriously lagging behind other developing nations

Ayo Akinfe (1) India - 5.9m km (2) Brazil - 1.75m km (3) South Africa - 750,000 km (4) Thailand - 702,210 km (5) Indonesia - 542,310 km (6) Turkey - 445,000 km (7) Mexico - 393,473 km (8) Iran - 291,014 km (9) Pakistan - 263,942 km (10) Nigeria - 193,200 km We have our work cut out as neither our road nor...
Nigeria needs to hold an emergency Covid-19 economic summit to address these 10 embarrassing realities African News

Nigeria needs to hold an emergency Covid-19 economic summit to address these 10 embarrassing realities

Ayo Akinfe (1) We have a 2021 budget of $33bn but are planning to borrow at least $14bn to fund it (2) We are poised to spend $7.8bn importing used cars and motorcycles in 2021 (3) We have no plans whatsoever to join the rest of the human race in looking for a remedy to this virus. Has it occurred to us that if Nigeria developed...
Are the south-south governors aware of the fact that the bulk of the world’s rice is grown in delta regions? African News

Are the south-south governors aware of the fact that the bulk of the world’s rice is grown in delta regions?

Ayo Akinfe (1) Worldwide, about 80m hectares of irrigated lowland rice provide 75% of output (2) Irrigated rice is grown in bunded fields or paddies, which are surrounded by a small embankment that keeps the water in. Our Niger Delta is tailor-made for this kind of rice production (3) Rainfed lowland rice is grown in river...
Inaugural Air Peace 11-hour non-stop flight to Jamaica leaves Lagos enroute to Montego Bay African News

Inaugural Air Peace 11-hour non-stop flight to Jamaica leaves Lagos enroute to Montego Bay

NIGERIAN leading airline Air Peace has stepped up its expansion into the international market with the launch of an 11-hour non-stop flight between Lagos and the Jamaican city of Montego Bay this week.   Yesterday, the maiden flight left the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos for Jamaica according to Stanley...
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