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The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has commended Nigerian entrepreneurs for their continuous effort at growing the nation’s economy and creating employment for millions of Nigerians despite...
The lawmaker representing the central axis of Kogi State at the National Assembly, Senator Nurudeen Abatemi-Usman has called on the federal government to complete Osara Dam,to boost the socio-economic activities in Ebiraland. He made the call at Osara,...
The National Secretary of the Democratic Peoples Party, Alhaji Mohammed Danazumi, yesterday, called on the Federal Government to review the Privatisation Act and its implementation. Danazumi gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Niger...
Play is a very essential part of a child’s development. Despite this, many parents in this part of the world see it as a distraction to their child’s learning. RALIAT AHMED writes on the many benefits play holds for children. All work and n...
True to his recent pronouncements that he was soon going to convene an all-encompassing economic summit in the state to consolidate his socio-economic programme, Governor Murtala Nyako has announced plans for the programme. The summit which will afford...
Nigeria’s new Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says she has been threatened by ‘vested interest’, not to return to Nigeria, stressing however that she was not the type of person who is easily cowed by threats. Speaking on ...
Lead lawyer to the President of the Court of Appeal (PCA), Chief Akin Olujinmi (SAN), yesterday, faulted the refusal of the National Judicial Council (NJC) to receive court processes by the PCA against the NJC and other defendants, saying that the deve...
About 10 students of the Kogi State College of Education, Ankpa, may have lost their lives in mysterious circumstances. LEADERSHIP reliably gathered that the students of the institution had lost an unspecified number of their mates in the past three da...
Super Eagles head coach, Samson Siasia has tendered an apology to Fulham of England midfielder, Dickson Etuhu over the late invitation extended to him to be part of the Super Eagles team for the September 9 aborted friendly match between Super Eagles a...
The National Sports Commission (NSC) has struck a deal with Air Nigeria to airlift the Nigerian contingent to the 10th All Africa Games in Maputo which begins on September 3. The MoU was signed between the airline management and the NSC recently. Direc...
Super Eagles chief coach, Samson Siasia has showered encomium on the Flying Eagles and their handler, John Obuh. He described the team’s 3-2 loss to France in a dramatic quarter-final clash on Sunday’s night as unfortunate. But promised to ...
Saudi-based 25-year-old Nigerian national Handball team captain, Emmanuel David, has described the team spirit in the handball camp in Kaduna as high. He said this while speaking with the press on the team’s preparation ahead the All African Game...
Edafe Egbedi, Flying Eagles star, after the painful 3-2 extra-time quarter-final defeat to France believes the players have learnt their lessons as they look forward to bigger challenges. “We made a good impression. We played as a team throughout...
The nation’s annual inflation rate declined to 9.4 per cent in July as the naira strengthened against the dollar, curbing the cost of imported food.Inflation slowed from 10.2 per cent in June, the National Bureau of Statistics said in a statement...
As part of efforts to deepen trade within the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) , the Nigerian Export Import Bank (NEXIM) has embarked on a sea-link project that would cost a total of $61.5 million. The project is geared towards settin...