The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) says scores of prospective anchor tenants seeking to establish world class hospitals and pharmaceutical industries in the new Special Medical Free Zone in Lekki area of Lagos signal gradual end to unnecessary medical tourism abroad. Prof. Adesoji Adesugba, NEPZA Managing Director made the remark while playing host to…
International singer, Davido has tackled Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun state. The Governor had told farmers he fulfil his election promises after his re-election. Responding, Davido asked the Governor to fulfil his promises before his re-election bid
Northern presidential hopefuls are plotting and scheming at a time former vice president Atiku Abubakar is intensifying his nationwide campaign. Sokoto state Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, former Senate President, Bukola Saraki and Bauchi state governor, Bala Muhammad met this Sunday on the presidential race. Tambuwal is from North West while Saraki is from North Central. Muhammad…
There are clear signals the peace talk in Doha won’t be a mere talk show. The interim government is not strong enough to withstand another gridlock which led to the exit of the former president. Worst still, France won’t be in a position to further prop up any illegitimate government in Chad. And more directly,…
The Department of State Services says a conspiracy to foment violence in the north-central zone has been uncovered. The objective, according to the security agency, in a statement on Saturday is to “create ethno-religious turmoil, ignite reprisals, and heat up the polity”. DSS public relations officer, Peter Afunanya, said the sponsors of the plot “have…
The notorious leader of the Islamic State of West African Province, ISWAP, Sani Shuwaram, and other terrorists of the sect might have been killed after an airstrike in the Marte axis.PRNigeria revealed that super Tucano jets and other aircraft of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) executed multiple bombardments in the axes where Shuwaram’s camps were…
Close associates of the Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari from the defunct party, Congress for Progressive Change, CPC have been advised to respect decisions made by the President and other party leaders of the governing All Progressives Congress, APC. The immediate past Director-General of the Progressives Governors Forum, Mr. Salihu Lukman, said this in a press…
The President of the Nigerian Arabian Gulf Chamber of Commerce, Mr Mahmoud Ahmaduf, says efforts by the Nigerian Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to attract direct foreign investment to the FCT is yielding positive results. This is coming in the wake of the presentation on investment opportunities in the Territory, made by the FCT Minister,…
The Africa Investment Forum boardrooms have drawn $32.8 billion in investment interest in bankable projects. Unveiling the results of the Forum’s virtual boardroom sessions on Thursday, African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina told the 500 project sponsors, investors, deal brokers and government representatives from around the world who took part in them:…
Multipurpose fighter MiG-31 with a hypersonic missile “Dagger”. Archive photoRead ria.ru inMOSCOW, March 19 – RIA Novosti. For the first time since the beginning of the operation, the armed forces used Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, hitting a Ukrainian military warehouse, Major General Igor Konashenkov, spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry, said.”On March 18, the Kinzhal aviation missile…
