The Minister of Information, Mr Labaran Maku, on Friday said that the deregulation of the downstream sector would create more jobs and grow the economy. Maku made the observation in Lagos at a one-day seminar on ``Deregulation of Petroleum Sector ...
The Federal Government is set to reverse the dependence on food imports and has projected the addition of 50 million tons of food to the nation’s food supply system between now and 2015. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Akinw...
A 20-year-old technician, Paul Pam, on Friday, appeared before a Jos Magistrates' Court charged with being in possession of dangerous weapons. Pam was arrested by a police patrol team along Gada-biyu area of Jos with a machete and a knife as he tri...
The Osun Command of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has honoured three officers for their outstanding display of honesty in operational matters. The officers; Messrs Elijah Adesina, Adeola Segun and Isaiah Owoh were honoured for d...
The Federal Government has sought the assistance of the World Bank for a $500 million loan to tackle gully erosion in seven states in the country. Mr. Adekunle Oshikoya, the Director of Flood and Erosion Control, Federal Ministry of Environment, disclo...
There are strong indications that the country may not meet the 5000 megawatts electricity power generation promised by the end of 2011. Official in Lagos said the power generation had even dropped further from 4,089.4 to 3, 881 megawatts. While Prof. B...
In another 24 hours, it would be the year 2012 and bye to the year 2011. BAYO OLADEJI and STANLEY NKWOCHA look back at 2011 and feature the politicians that made it thick, either for the wrong or right reasons. President Goodluck JonathanNo doubt, this...
Ten days after Nigeria Communication Satellite (NigComSat 1R), Nigeria’s replacement satellite re-entered into space , it has successfully entered into its permanent orbital home where In-Orbit Testing (IOT) has begun ahead commercial servi...
Former U-17 and U-20 coach, Sam John Obuh has revealed that the Nigeria Football Federation is the biggest culprit in the age cheat racket. He said the eradication of the menace of age cheating in football in Nigeria can only be tackled if the NFF puts...
A coalition of civil society groups comprising of the Nigerian Labour Congress, (NLC), Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), the Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU) and the Nigerian Union of Journalists,(NUJ), Edo State Chapter, yesterday, ...
The Honourable Minister of Interior, Comrade Abba Moro, has promised to offer scholarship to two children who were made orphans by the Madalla Christmas bomb blast in Niger State. The children who will be the beneficiaries of the Minister’s...
Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, yesterday denied the assertions of many people in the state that he was not liberal in the distribution of the wealth and resources of the state to the people. . Okorocha made the denial at a press conference he add...
Last week, the Ministery of Defence in collaboration with the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) organised a Peace Week in Jos, the Plateau State capital, with series of programmes designed to restore peace to the State for social and and ...
For those who know Star actress, Eucharia Anunobi, her present life style may come as a surprise; according to close associates, God must have specially and divinely touched her. Some have even insinuated that her child, Raymond’s sickle cell ane...
Unknown gunmen suspected to be armed robbers yesterday morning shot dead a young lady and two officials of the State Traffic Management Agency (TIMARIV) in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. When LEADERSHIP visited the scene of the incident...