The Osun Government has begun the disbursement of a loan of N89 5 million to farmers to fast-track implementation of the state’s Agriculture Quick Intervention Programme. Mr Jayeoba Alagbada, Commissioner for Commerce, Cooperatives a...
The Minister of FCT, Sen. Bala Mohammed, in Abuja on Friday advised residents of the territory to embrace peace and be their brother’s keeper during and after the Eid-el-Fitr celebration. The advice is contained in a statement i...
Senate President David Mark has urged Nigerians to be their brothers’ keeper at all times because they all share a common destiny despite ethnic and religious differences. Mark, who stated this in a goodwill message to Muslim faithful to m...
Sen. Florence Ita-Giwa, leader, Bakassi Peoples' Assembly (BPA), on Friday in Lagos, said that the assembly dissociated itself from recent declaration of independence by a group from the area. Ita-Giwa, who said this while speaking with news...
Two contractors handling classrooms projects at Okugbe Primary School, Uwheru, in Ughelli North Local Government of Delta, have been ordered to move to site or have the contracts terminated. Prof. Patrick Muoboghare, Commissioner for Basic...
The Federal Ministry of Finance on Friday published the names of 21 firms being investigated under the fuel subsidy regime. This is contained in a statement issued by the Special Assistant to the Finance Minister on Media, Mr Paul Nwabuikwu...
A former aide to Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki said on Thursday he had been ordered to stand trial in a military court after criticising the army. He said the case might raise concerns about freedoms in the birthplace of Arab Spring re...
NYSC members in the FCT on Friday in Abuja empowered more than 100 women and children of Angwalogo Community in Mbora District of Abuja. The corps member, from the Millennium Development Goals, Community Development Service (CDS) ...
Gunmen attacked security posts and freed more than 100 prisoners in a town west of Cote d'Ivoire's commercial capital Abidjan during an overnight raid that ended on Thursday morning, officials and local residents said. At least five peop...
Heavily armed South African police patrolled Lonmin's Marikana platinum mine on Friday, where more than 30 striking miners were killed the previous day in a police crackdown that drew comparisons with apartheid-era brutality. After more than...
No fewer than 3,000 unemployed youths have been trained in various skills, the Coordinator, National Directorate of Employment (NDE) in Imo, Mr Roy Isaac, has said. Isaac told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Imo on Friday that some of those ...
The Enugu State Police Command says it has arrested three suspected car snatchers terrorising Abakpa Layout in Enugu. Mr Ebere Amaraizu, the command’s Public Relations Officer, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday that men of th...
Dr. Vincent Furo is the President, Port Harcourt Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (PHCCIMA), as well as the Deputy Treasurer, Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (NACCIMA). In this intervie...
As more journalists continue to fall victims of brutality in Lagos State, members of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Lagos Chapter, yesterday staged a peaceful protest to the office of the State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, to register the...
With barely 24 hours to Sallah, the business of black market operators of petroleum product is booming again in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) following the scarcity of fuel that is rocking the city. During a trip round the city, LEADERSHIP observ...