US House and Senate negotiators announced an agreement late Monday on a bill that would significantly tighten sanctions against Iran and companies that help Iran develop its energy resources or advance its nuclear program. The new Iran Threat Reduction...
President Obama yesterday told supporters at a campaign event in New York City that, if the election were held today, he would win. "So the upshot is if the election were held today, I think it would be close, but I think we'd win," Obama...
Dr. Doyin Okupe says his appointment as Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Public Affairs to President Goodluck Jonathan does not suggest conflict or friction in the Presidency’s information management process. Okupe spoke at a joint media briefin...
Justice Abubakar Umar has further adjourned to Sept. 26 the adoption of final written addresses in a suit filed by the EFCC against one Adeolu Olugbenga. The EFCC arraigned Olugbenga in 2004 for allegedly conspiring and obtaining the sum of N3 mil...
Justice Maudashiru Oniganyi of the FCT High Court, on Tuesday in Abuja warned the police not to expose the judiciary to ridicule. Oniyangi gave the warning following complaints by counsel to one Habibu Musa, Mr Issac Abah, that the police failed to fil...
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...