Investors commit billions at Lagos Free Zone in Nigeria
Lagos Free Zone (LFZ), the first privately owned special economic zone in Nigeria with an integrated deep sea port, is home to several reputable global brands. Located 65kms east of…
Explainer: Why Twitter suspended, restored our account – NCC
The Twitter account of the Nigerian Communications Commission, @NgComCommission, has been restored less than 24 hours after it was suspended for security reasons. This followed a temporary suspension by Twitter,…
Subsidising Petrol: We’re still trying to manage the bumpy start – Sylva
The Nigerian Government is yet to completely stop subsiding petroleum products in the country. According to the minister, President Muhammadu Buhari-administration has begun the process of deregulation of petroleum products….
S. Korea plans to withdraw Trade Minister Yoo from WTO DG race
South Korea plans to withdraw Trade Minister Yoo from the race for new WTO director general, paving the way for Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to be the next DG and the…
N15trn infraco fund in the offing to help close the national infrastructural gap -FG
The Federal Government says it is collaborating with the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, the Nigerian Sovereign Wealth Investment Authority (NSIA) and other stakeholders in the creation of an Infrastructure…
Nigerians should be proud we’re importing petrol from Niger Republic- Sylva
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, said Nigerians should be proud that the country is importing petrol from Niger Republic as a way of boosting intra-regional trade. He…
Nigerian-American Scientist Robert Okogie Inducted Into NASA Hall Of Fame
A Nigerian-American, Robert Olusola Okojie, has been inducted into the U.S’s National Aeronautics Space Administration‘s (NASA) Inventors Hall of Fame. Okogie, according to NASA, joined the silicon carbide research group…
FIFA bans CAF President, Ahmad, for five years over corrupt practices
World soccer governing body FIFA’s Independent Ethics Committee has handed the President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Ahmad Ahmad, a five-year ban from all football-related activities for corruption….
Meet the Nigerian doctor behind the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine breakthrough
Dr. Onyema E. Ogbuagu, a Nigerian-American is one of the medical masterminds behind the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine breakthrough. Dr. Ogbuagu is a twin son of Professor Chibuzor Ogbuagu, a former…
Nigeria slips into worst recession, the second under Buhari – NBS report
The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, has reported a second recession in five years for the Nigerian economy, this time far worse than that of 2016. The figures by NBS…