The race for the position of the national chair of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) has been understandably intriguing: whoever steps in the saddle looks good to produce the winner of the forthcoming presidential election. This, of course, is assuming the APC gets its act together and presents a sellable and winning candidate from…
LFZ to position Nigeria as a formidable manufacturing hub in the coming years. Dinesh Rathi is the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos Free Zone (LFZ). He discloses that the total deployed investments to date within LFZ including investments made by respective tenants, stands at about N600 billion ($1.2 billion) and by the end…
During birthday and get together parties during our secondary school days, Riddles and Jokes was a regular item on the program. In case students these days still do Riddles and Jokes at parties, I have one riddle suggestion for them. It is this. A Nigerian political party wants to hold a National Executive Council meeting…
By Umar Ardo, Ph.D (Written and published in 2016) The nearly one and half years in office has seen President Buhari’s leadership considerably fledging. The president is been continually challenged from all directions, even by members of his governing party and cabinet. Over this period, his popularity has visibly ebbed and waned; and public support…
COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF A MEETING OF THE SOUTHERN AND MIDDLE BELT LEADERS’ FORUM HELD ON THURSDAY, 10TH MARCH 2022. A Meeting of the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders’ Forum (SMBLF), held on Thursday, 10th March 2022, in Abuja under the Chairmanship of the Leader and Elder Statesman, Chief E. K. Clark, OFR,…
… Gov praises MD Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum on Friday commissioned a newly built three-floor edifice in Maiduguri, tagged Borno Investment House, which is owned by Borno Investment Company Limited. Before now, the company operated in a rented building since it commenced operation in April 1987, making 35 years of being tenants,…
By Olalekan Adigun Whatever does not kill, as they say, makes one stronger. So, when circumstances happen to us mortals, most of the time, it is how we react or respond to them that matters. This seems to be the situation with Nigeria’s ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), today. Since its historic victory…
The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has joined the rest of the world in the fight against gender inequality in the society. The 2022 world International Women’s Day with the theme, “Changing Climate: Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow” with the #BreakTheBias focused on bridging the gender inequality gap in the society. READ:…
The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) has reiterated its stance on providing a wider business corridor for prospective women investors to access the country’s Free Trade Zones. Prof. Adesoji Adesugba, NEPZA Managing Director made the remark to celebrate the International Women’s Day on Tuesday in Abuja.Adesugba said the Authority’s investment drive to fast track…
