The ECOWAS Commission on Monday in Abuja donated 382,000 dollars (about N61 million) to assist flood victims in Nigeria. ECOWAS Commission President Kadre Quedraogo, who presented the cheque to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Olugbenga Ashiru, said...
A total of 176 countries on Monday adopted what WHO Director-General Margaret Chan called a ``game-changing’’ global agreement to combat illegal tobacco trade. The pact was ratified at a meeting in Seoul, South Korea, at the WHO's Frame...
The Nigerian Ambassador to Mali, Mr Iliya Nuhu, has raised the alarm over the high rate of trafficking of Nigerian girls to the West African country. Nuhu said in Bamako, the Malian capital, that the problem had grown in ‘magnitude and soph...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday insisted that Governor Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto state must publicly apologise to the congress for physically assaulting a staff of Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) in his village. National President of ...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said yesterday it has concluded arrangements to arraign seven more suspects in the on going trial of individuals and organisations implicated by investigations into the subsidy regime on imported fuel...
The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, HOSG, at the end of its Extra- Ordinary Summit in Abuja, yesterday said that the use of force in Mali may be indispensable in order to dismantle terrorist...
A group, Concerned Benue Citizens Coalition (G10), has described as undemocratic the forceful resignation of the speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly, David Iorhemba, and said that the development was unhealthy for the progress of the state. Na...
The Niger State Government has approved the release of the sum of N110 million as counterpart fund for the commencement of the Tax Identification Number (TIN) project in the next fiscal year. The Governor, Dr Mu’azu Bbangida Aliyu represented by ...
Chairman Nigeria Nationwide League and Nigeria Football Federation board member, Ahmad Muazu Kawu has said at no time did he attack the board of the football federation in his attack at the secretariat of the federation. Kawu who apologized to his coll...
The government of Sokoto State has accepted to host the Nigeria Nationwide League Annual General Assembly and its other end of year programmes. Disclosing this to LEADERSHIP SPORTS, Chairman of the Nationwide League formerly known as the Amateur League...
The Niger State hockey team, Niger Flickers are in danger of missing out on this year’s ICC tournament holding in Zimbabwe early next month due to lack of funds. Sources close to the team revealed that since the tournament will Clash with the Nat...
Executive governor of Akwa-Ibom state, Godswill Obot Akpabio, will on November 18, 2012 at the Nicon Luxury hotel in Abuja be honoured with the Grand Patron of the Nigeria Scrabble Federation when the prestigious Club Championship will also round up. A...
Chelsea of England duo, John Mikel Obi, Victor Moses and French based central defender, Onyekachi Apam will not be part of this week’s international friendly between Nigeria and Venezuela in Miami, Florida, United States. Head Coach, Stephen Kesh...
In August 2012, the Rivers State government, through the Ministry of Education commenced the recruitment of about 13,000 teachers for its Universal Basic Education (UBE) and Senior Secondary Schools. A total of 42,000 candidates applied for the vacanci...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has expressed worry over increased activities of criminals who take refuge in abandoned buildings to carry out their nefarious activities in Abuja. The FCT Minister, Senator Bala Abdulkadi...