The Syrian military has stepped up its campaign to drive rebels out of Aleppo, where rebel fighters said they were holding firm. The rebels also vowed to turn the country's largest city into the ``regime's grave''. Opposition activists ...
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) said the nation’s airspace has witnessed an increase of about 12.8 percent in aircraft movement from January to June this year, while revenue from over-flyers increased by 5 per cent within the same ...
The United Nations Security Council has called on all political actors and civil society in Guinea-Bissau to engage in a consensual, inclusive and nationally-owned process to restore constitutional order in the country. In a statement read out to the p...
A United Nations top official has called on academics to get involved in essential research to help reduce rural poverty and assist small-scale farmers as part of the global fight against hunger. “One of the great challenges we have today is to u...
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 ...