The call by governors of the 36 states of the federation for the suspension of the nation’s Sovereign Wealth Fund, SWF, has generated fresh rounds of controversy. STANLEY NKWOCHA reports the hue and cry over the now delicate matter. As predicted ...
Former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida, turned 70 on Wednesday. A day before his birthday, the septuagenarian spoke to journalists at his Hilltop residence in Minna, Niger State on a wide range of burning national issues, his life –...
A group, Nigerians for Rule of Law, has stormed the Lagos State Assembly to protest the suspension of the Appeal Court President, Justice Ayo Salami by the National Judicial Council (NJC). The group, in a letter to the Senate President David Mark, sign...
A female Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mrs. Funke Adekoya yesterday called on female lawyers to maintain a culture of decent dressing when appearing before a court of law. Adekoya, made this call in Port Harcourt, while delivering a paper during a ...
Two members of the Special Military Task Force (STF) on Jos crisis, code named ‘Operation Safe Haven’ have been named as accomplices in the kidnapping of Pa Michael Obi, the father of Super Eagles and Chelsea Football Club of England midfie...
Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido has described the recent war of words between two former Nigerian heads of state/presidents, General Olusegun Obasanjo and General Ibrahim Babbangida as an unprecedented embarrassment the country has ever been exposed ...
The Presidential Committee set up to look into the problems associated with the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), yesterday in Abuja submitted an interim report to the Federal Government. Submitting the report to the Secretary to the Governmen...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday granted United Bank for Africa (UBA) the final licence to operate a mobile payment service known as U-MO. According to a statement issued yesterday and made available to Leadership by the divisional head, mar...
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday asked members of the Board of the Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trading Plc (NIBET) to execute their tasks diligently and transparently to attract the confidence of consumers and the goodwill of international partners. ...
Nursing mothers in Eket, Akwa Ibom State have expressed concern over the lingering scarcity of vaccines for immunising new born babies against preventable childhood diseases. LEADERSHIP checks at health facilities in Eket and its environs revealed that...
The negotiation between the Bauchi State government and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over the implementation of the new national minimum wage has ended in a deadlock as workers to receive old rate this month. According to a statement issued by the...
The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Zainab Maina, has stated that in a bid to reduce poverty and unemployment in the country, the federal government is to establish a National Grassroots Revolving Loan Fund that will provide so...
A total of 166 non-oil indigenous firms have finalised plans to invest N1.5trillion in the Nigerian economy within the next 12 months. The Minister of Trade and Investment, Mr. Olusegun Aganga, confirmed the development during a meeting with the Agro-b...
Former National President of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), Dr Simon Okolo has urged the federal government to focus on the development of renewable energy as a veritable source of power g...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has issued a directive to all telecom operators to refrain from sending alert messages to subscribers on account of the status of their SIM card registration. Head, Media and Public Relations of the Commiss...