Ayo Akinfe
First of all, he should let the whole world know that Nigeria is not Afghanistan where what happens remains local. Whenever anything happens in Nigeria, it has continental implications. If Iswap or Boko Haram seize power in Nigeria, there will be a massive domino effect across Africa. They ignore Nigeria at their peril
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NIGERIA has been ranked fifth among countries with the most politically exposed persons (Pep) involved in real estate money laundering schemes in the US in a new report published by American think tank Global Financial Integrity.
According to the report which focused on illicit financial flows, corruption, illicit trade and...
Ayo Akinfe
How many Nigerians know that Pakistan is actually the most similar nation to Nigeria on earth? In terms of population, GDP, generated electricity, literacy rates, number of hospital beds, kilometres of tarred roads, level of corruption, religious fanaticism, etc, the figures obtainable in both countries are almost...
ANNUAL remittances by the Nigerian diaspora worldwide fell by about 20% over the last year as a result of the economic crisis precipitated by the global coronavirus pandemic cutting into the expected figure of $25bn.
Historically, Nigeria has always been among the top five countries in the world when it comes to remittances...
TOTTENHAM Hotspurs' U23 goalkeeper Joshua Oluwayemi could man goal for the Super Eagles tomorrow when Nigeria take on Mexico at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum after he received a late call-up due to injuries in the squad.
Oluwayemi 20, rose through the Spurs academy system, becoming the club's regular U23 goalkeeper...
SUPER Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr has finally come to terms with the fact that skipper Ahmed Musa may be past his best as he excluded him from a list of 22 home-based players called up for a July 3 friendly against Mexico.
Next month, Nigeria will face Mexico at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in California in the US but...
Ayo Akinfe
Nigeria's economic and human development indicators will be compared annually with those of other Mint nations like Mexico, Indonesia and Turkey and Brics nations like Brazil, India, Russia, China and South Africa, to ensure we never fall behind
At the moment, Nigeria's human development index is on a par with...
NIGERIA'S Super Eagles will play a friendly against the Mexican national team the El Tri at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on July 3 as part of their preparations for the forthcoming African Nations Cup and World Cup qualifiers.
In September, Nigeria will get her World Cup qualifiers underway and in January next year,...
Ayo Akinfe
Nigeria's economic and human development indicators will be compared annually with those of other Mint nations like Mexico, Indonesia and Turkey and Brics nations like Brazil, India, Russia, China and South Africa, to ensure we never fall behind. If we have a gross domestic product of say $5trn, we will not be the subjects...
Ayo Akinfe
(1) I wonder if Nigerians have noted how certain companies and countries are exploiting the economic openings this pandemic provides. For starters, online firms such as Zoom, WhatApp, Instagram, Twitter, etc are making a killing. So too as green companies like Tesla, who are cashing in on reduced travel. Nigeria has a...
