Trade and investment relations between Nigeria and Egypt may have received a major boost, following the signing in Cairo, the Egyptian capital, of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two countries. Dr Joseph Odumodu, Director General, Stand...
A statement from the African Economic Outlook (AEO) made available to LEADERSHIP says that Nigeria’s robust economic growth has not generated the much needed employment thereby inc...
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has revoked the operating licences of Citi Trust Pension Managers Limited and IGI Pension Fund Managers Limited over their inability to meet the new minimum capitalisation of N1 billion required to operate as a ...
The Naira fell against the United States’ dollar on the interbank market yesterday on strong dollar demand, erasing gains made after central bank took measures to strengthen the currency. The naira closed at N160.80 to the dollar on the interbank...
Globacom, has introduced a special promotion which offers subscribers up to 77 per cent reduction in charges for roaming in the United Kingdom. The promotion, called “Summer Olympics Promo”, is targeted at Glo Nigerian prepaid subscribers w...
Unfolding events in our dear motherland, Nigeria, over the last few years are threatening to unravel the nearly a century old labour of our founding fathers and subsequent generations in building a strong, united, peaceful nation that can accommodate a...
Health experts in Benue State have cried out over the rise in homosexual activities in some parts of Benue State, saying that such was aggravating the HIV/AIDs prevalence in the state. LEADERSHIP findings reveal that in Makurdi, the state capital, gay ...
The Senator representing Uyo Federal Constituency at the National Assembly, Senator Ita Enang has dismissed as false, rumours making the rounds that the federal lawmakers were planning to impeach President Goodluck Jonathan. Ita Enang...
The leadership crisis rocking the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) yesterday took a new twist with the Alhaji Sadiq Masalla faction accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of foul play in the recognition of its leadership. Re...
Maternal deaths in Nigeria have been described in many quarters as unacceptably high. As Nigerians celebrate the World Population Day, UZOAMAKA AJAH and ABIGAIL KUSIMO examine the relationship between access to reproductive health in Nigeria and health...
Twenty-four hours after former president Olusegun Obasanjo and military president General Ibrahim Babangida raised the alarm over growing insecurity in the country, gunmen yesterday attacked the Zaria residence of the vice president, Namadi Sambo, and ...
A senior diplomat with the Nigerian mission in Venezuela, Dr. Olarotimi Ajayi, has been detained by Venezuelan immigration authorities for over two weeks now over allegation of fraud. LEADERSHIP gathered that Ajayi has been detained since July 19, 2012...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday arraigned three more oil marketers indicted in the fuel subsidy probe before a Lagos High Court in Ikeja. Those arraigned before Justice Adeniyi Onigbanjo include Oluwaseun Ogunbambo, Habila...
In a newly-published special report yesterday,Fitch Ratings (FR) said that the recent rapid credit growth in the Nigerian banking sector may give rise to weakened asset quality and higher impairment charges if left unchecked. “There was a marked ...
Olufela Olufemi Anikulapo Kuti, popularly known as Femi Kuti, is a Nigerian musician and the eldest son of afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti. Femi was born 16 June, 1962 in London to Fela and Remi Kuti and he grew up in the former Nigerian capital, Lagos. His...