Egypt has indicated an interest in Ogun’s Agro Processing Zone (APZ), Governor Dapo Abiodun said in Abeokuta on Saturday. The APZ is located at the Gateway International Agro Cargo Airport in Iperu-Ilishan in the Remo part of the state. Abiodun told executive officers of the Ogun chapter of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), at an interactive session that …

The Federal Government said it is making preparations to evacuate about 5,500 stranded Nigerians out of Sudan through the Egyptian town of Luxor. The government said it was seeking Egypt’s support so that the stranded Nigerians could be moved to Luxor. The Director of Special Duties of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), who doubles as Chairman of NEMA’s Committee …

Solomon Agbalaka was named Man of the Match following Nigeria’s 1-0 win against hosts Egypt at the ongoing 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. This was as the seven-time African champions steered their campaign back on the rails after defender Agbalaka’s 71st minute header collected all three points from host nation, Egypt at the Cairo International Stadium on Wednesday night. …

Public anger has been growing for months in Egypt over a severe dollar crunch and soaring food prices. But for many a money-saving tip from a state body has been the last straw. As families have struggled to purchase household staples, an Egyptian government agency praised an alternative, cheap protein source – “chicken feet, good for the body and the …

Egypt is planning to apply to host the 2036 Olympic Games, Sports Minister Ashraf Sobhi said on Saturday during a reception for International Olympic Committee President, Thomas Bach in Cairo. Since the inaugural edition in 1896 in Athens, Greece, no African or Arab nation has hosted the major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. “President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi has …