Akinbode's BLOG on Faith, Politics, Science, Engineering, Education and Health

1. The completion of Ajaokuta Steel Rolling Mill. This is critical to jump-start the manufacturing sector in Nigeria. 2. The completion of the dredging of the Rivers Niger and Benue. Logistics is key in the industrialization of any country... Road transportation is not reliable for shipping heavy goods. We need to use our waterways better. 3. The restoration of the textile industry across the length and breadth of Nigeria. 4. The creation of durable economic zones across every state in Nigeria with strong foreign and private sector investment 5. Tackle the perennial power generation and distribution problem 6. Funding of education - competitive scholarship, living wages for university staff, infrastructural development... Free education up to high school level, more vocational training schools, among others. 7. True privatization of the downstream petroleum (refining) sector... More actors that can build refineries will be licensed and provided credits... Sale of all government-owned r...

F or my peeps in Nigeria and the diaspora who are not aware of this new requirement that shuts you out of your bank accounts starting from January 2026, here is the link to obtaining your Nigerian Tax ID if you have a BVN and/ or NIN already: https://tin.jtb.gov.ng/TinIndividualRequestExternal Here is how to obtain your individual TIN: 1. Gather your BVN or NIN. 2. Go to the TIN Registration Portal using the link above. 3. Fill in your information: Your BVN and/or NIN, full name, date of birth, phone number, and address. 4. Submit your application afterward 5. Receive Your TIN: Your TIN will be generated and provided to you, usually within 48 h.

The killing of Charlie Kirk is pure evil and an act of cowardice. Instead of debating with his mouth, the shooter chose the coward act of shooting an innocent man dead from 150 yards. No one deserves to die like that...the question Americans should be asking is, how did we get here...? When those in power use rhetoric that fans an ember of violence, when they turn a blind eye to violence committed by their supporters and open the door of prison for them to re-integrate into our communities. They ignore the state of the people, right and left, while they laugh to the bank as Americans live in penury, fear, and nightmare daily. They tell us we do not matter. They punish dissent with threat of imprisonment and bankruptcy, but friendly voices like those of Charlie Kirk is given the megaphone... when the most powerful seat in the world is used to propagate pure evil and hate... we hear it every day, we wonder why we are seeing this... that same evil and one-sided rhetoric continues in the w...

To my Peeps in Nigeria... I read with bewilderment comments by Taribo West that late Dodo Mayana (Peter Rufai)'s family struggled to raise money to bury him. WHY? Where did all the money he made in Europe disappear to? Did he not invest some of the money? Did he not have a retirement plan? Peter Rufai had an illustrious career as a top goalkeeper in Europe. It was rumored that he even completed a degree while playing professional football. Peter Rufai played in Europe (Belgium, Spain, Portugal, and the Netherlands) for almost 20 years from 1986 until 2003. He even opened a goalkeeper school after retiring from active football in 2003. Where did all his money go? I can understand Taribo's outburst. It was not his first. Perhaps he is angry that they did not get as much as the current set of athletes. Or that what they were promised did not get to them on time or at all, as the current crop of athletes gets compensated in real time. Peter Rufai and Taribo West's era was the g...

The revelation that African MAP has been misrepresented for centuries is beyond disturbing and a further confirmation to Africans, especially their leaders who run after Western leaders for help that no one has them on priority list if they don't prioritize themselves. Africa's land area will swallow continental US, Japan, Russia, mainland China, Europe and other countries... Africa is located between the equator, based on the roundness of the earth, Africa's map should actually look bigger than its actual size not smaller... This is mischievous on the part of those who drew the world map initially and those who have perpetuated this lie for centuries.... If they misrepresented Africa's map, what else has been shrunk to make Africa small?

Not long after the new Alaafin of Oyo was crowned, some jingoists started peddling him as the paramount ruler over all Yoruba, citing the mischievous documents from colonial era where Alaafin and all monarchs in Nigeria were placed under civilian governments in contrast to what you find in England, where the reigning monarch is the head of government. In the same ancient document, Alaafin was mischievously made a first class Oba above any other Oba in Yorubaland, completely ignoring history. This same issue was what created decade-long feud between Oba Adeyemi, the late Alaafin and late Oba Olubokun Sijuade, Ooni of Ife.. That died down when Ojaja Adewusi became Ooni. Oba Adeyemi seemed to have sheathed his sword and embraced Oba Adewusi as equal... I warned when these jingoists started fanning this ember of discord as the new Alaafin was installed, calling him the Alaafin of Yorubaland instead of the Alaafin of Oyo. Alaafin's territory does not extend outside Oyoland. I asked tho...