Author: Prima News

The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has described the surge in Nigeria’s capital importation in the third quarter of 2025 as a positive outcome of recent macroeconomic reforms, noting it will restore investors’ confidence. According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Nigeria’s capital importation climbed to $6.01 billion in the third quarter of 2025. The surge represents a significant rise from the $1.25 billion recorded in the same period of 2024. The capital inflows also increased on a quarter-on-quarter basis, rising by 17.46 per cent to $5.12 billion from $4.34 billion in the second quarter of…

By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have repelled coordinated terrorist attacks in Limankara and Kukawa, Borno State. The failed assaults, launched on the night of 20 February 2026, clearly reflect the immense pressure being mounted on terrorist enclaves, logistics corridors, and leadership structures across the theatre. This is as troops killed 25 Boko Haram terrorists and Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) fighters at various operational locations within the Area of Responsibility (AoR). Regrettably, one gallant soldier paid the supreme price, and some combat enablers were destroyed by rocket…

Thirteen-year-old Hephzibah Gabriel Okon produced a remarkable performance at the 2nd Niger Delta Games, clinching gold in the Women’s 800m final at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium. Her victory over older, more experienced athletes has captured the attention of sports fans and added a major boost to Team Akwa Ibom’s medal tally. The Games, organised by Dunamis Icon and sponsored by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), were officially declared open on Friday, February 20, and will run until February 26 in Benin City. Hephzibah clocked an impressive 2 minutes 18 seconds, demonstrating composure, speed, and maturity beyond her age. Speaking…

The Founder of Doodle-Film Hub, Yinka Ade-Aluko, has called for the decentralisation of cinema infrastructure and reduction in ticket prices to unlock meaningful economic growth in Nigeria’s film industry. Ade-Aluko made the call in his analysis of the FilmOne 2025 Box Office Year Book, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Lagos. He said while Nollywood was globally celebrated for its creativity and output, its exhibition model remained too expensive, narrow and urban-elite focused to deliver significant economic impact. “The issue is not talent. It is not storytelling, and it is certainly not audience potential. “The…

Malaysia has clarified that Ramadan itself does not cause tuberculosis (TB), but cautioned that increased social interactions during the holy month could raise the risk of exposure. According to the Economic Times, the Malaysian health ministry, in a statement on Saturday, said, “Ramadan itself is not a cause of TB transmission. However, higher social interaction during the month may increase exposure risks. “A total of 596 new TB infections were reported in the sixth epidemiological week of the year, bringing the cumulative total to 3,161 cases across Malaysia.” The ministry explained that TB is an airborne infectious disease that spreads…

Every March, thousands of Nigerian organisations align with an International Women’s Day theme, without knowing that the most popular one is set by a London marketing firm, not the United Nations. That distinction is not minor. It is a mirror. Right now, across Lagos boardrooms, Abuja HR departments and Port Harcourt corporate WhatsApp groups, the same question is being quietly asked: “Which IWD theme are we using this year?” Banners are being designed. Committees are being convened. Budgets are being approved. And most of the people doing all of this have no idea that the theme and pose they are…

UN chief Antonio Guterres called Friday for “less hype, less fear” over artificial intelligence as he said that a new expert panel aimed to “make human control a technical reality.” Guterres said the United Nations General Assembly had confirmed 40 members for the group, called the Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence. “Science-led governance is not a brake on progress” but can make it “safer, fairer, and more widely shared,” he told the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi. “The message is simple: Less hype, less fear. More facts and evidence.” The advisory body—aiming to be to AI what the…

American rapper Nayvadius DeMun Cash, popularly known as Future, has admitted that one of his biggest personal regrets is not loving women better in his past relationships. Speaking in an interview that began trending Saturday on Hot 97, the music star said his struggles with romance stemmed partly from growing up without a male role model. According to him, he never witnessed his mother being treated with genuine affection by a partner, an experience he believes shaped his understanding of relationships. “My biggest regret in life is, I should have loved harder. I should have found a way to love…

JOHOR BAHRU, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 20 February 2026 – Columbia Asia Hospital Tebrau is advancing patient-centred knee care by offering a full continuum of treatment for osteoarthritis, ranging from Hyaluronic Acid (HA) injections to state-of-the-art robotic-assisted total knee replacement (TKR). “Our knees are subjected to wear and tear over time due to aging, injuries, and repetitive stress,” said Dr Hazli Sufian, Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon with Special Interest in Arthroplasty at Columbia Asia Hospital Tebrau. “While HA injections can help relieve pain and improve mobility in early-stage osteoarthritis, advanced cases often require knee replacement surgery for long-term relief…

The recently concluded 2026 Global AI Summit in India has confirmed what many policymakers and experts have already sensed but few have fully internalised: that artificial intelligence has entered its industrial phase. The conversation has shifted as AI is no longer primarily about model releases, chat interfaces, or startup valuations. It is now about compute capacity, energy infrastructure, mineral supply chains, governance architecture, and national competitiveness. And in that equation, Africa is not peripheral but foundational. The Minerals Beneath the Algorithms It is no longer news that artificial intelligence runs on chips, chips run on critical minerals, data centres run on energy, and hardware…