ADVISORY/Nigeria 2000 Economic & Investment Summit Presents Investment and Economic Update of Nigeria's Current Status.

Business Editors

ADVISORY...for Friday (Oct. 27)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

WHAT:       Nigeria 2000 Economic & Investment Summit

            An invitation ... to an investment and economic update of
            Nigeria's current status, by the Nigerian Embassy Economic
            Section, The African Times and the Africa Consult Group.
            Presentation will include review of current investment
            climate, tax advantages and ROI details of Africa's
            largest consumer and industrial markets, with in-place
            infrastructure and strategic importance to the United
            States on the threshold of the IT age.
            Presentation will provide an overview of the new Africa
            Economic Initiatives and Trade Agreements, projected to be
            presented by White House staff.

            The presentation is designed to address and answer
            pertinent questions of doing business in and with Nigeria,
            export/import availabilities, the new Free Port Zones and
            the overall needs of Nigeria's expanding consumer and B2B
            markets.

            This event will also provide an opportunity for your staff
            to meet and network with the private and public sector
            professionals from Nigeria's new free-market economy.

WHERE:      Beverly Hills Hotel
            9641 Sunset Blvd.
            Beverly Hills, Calif. 90210

WHEN:       Friday, Oct. 27
            10:30 a.m.
            The event will last about two hours.

RSVP:       Reserve your and any of your staff's attendance either by
            fax: [phone] or e-mail: [e-mail].