Superstar couple Beyoncé Knowles and Jay-Z have welcomed their first child - a baby girl named Blue Ivy Carter. The 30-year-old singer's daughter arrived via scheduled caesarean section at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City last night. The coupl...
The recent Madalla bombing in Niger state has made the Christian community the center of discussion on the current insecurity crises in the country . Arch Bishop John Onaiyekan , the Archbishop of Abuja D...
Mixed reactions greeted President Goodluck Jonathan’s introduction of cost-cutting measures in his administration, including the reduction of the salaries of political office holders by 25 per cent. President Jonathan stated in an address to the ...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Cross River have threatened to sanction members who failed to join the ongoing strike to protest fuel subsidy removal. The Chairman of the State NLC, Mr Nyambi Njom, said shortly after...
Gov. Adams Oshiomhole of Edo has assured the people of the state of a possible resolution of the removal of fuel Subsidy face-off between the Federal Government and the organised labour. Oshiomhole gave the assurance when he received the leaders...
Opposition political parties in Nigeria, under the aegis of Patriotic Alliance of Nigeria (PAN), on Monday expressed unhappiness at the senate for "sitting on the fence during the nation’s time of distress". The National Coord...
Operators in the Nigerian capital market will for long remember 2011 as a year the Nigerian Stock Exchange recorded persistent share price losses. As at the close of 2011, the All-Share Index had depreciated to around 20,722.43 from the opening index o...
The Group Managing Director/CEO of BGL Plc, one of Nigeria’s leading independent investment banking institutions, Mr. Albert Okumagba, has reiterated that ongoing bank reforms would lead to a much stronger economy. Okumagba, who made the as...
As Nigerians across the nation protest over the removal of fuel subsidy, we bring you reports from various states of the federation. Enugu By Nnamdi Mbawike, Enugu. The Nigerian Labour Congress, Enugu State chapter yesterday failed to mobilize the orga...
The Etsu Nupe Bida's palace in Niger was on Monday pelted by protesters as the labour- organised protest against withdrawal of fuel subsidy turned violent in the ancient town. The protest started on a peaceful note with members of the organised lab...
Thirty people have been injured in Kano, during an encounter with security agents, LEADERSHIP gathered. There was a massive turnout of protesters in the ancient city. Our correspondent reports that there were sporadic gunshots around the Kano State Gov...
The Commissioner of Police in Abia, Mr Bala Hassan, said on Monday that there was no form of strike in Abia. In a telephone interview with our correspondent, Bala said: “I have monitored the situation in the state and reports from my field ...
Indonesia and Nigeria share many things as they are both heavily populated and have multi religious and ethnic backgrounds. In this interview with EZRA IJIOMA, the Indonesian Ambassador to Nigeria, Sudirman Haseng, talks about areas of cooperation betw...
As Nigerians took to the streets in their thousands to protest against the removal of subsidy by the federal government, Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Omar Abdulwaheed says nine persons have been shot dead by the Police. Speaking durin...
The NLC said on Monday in Maiduguri that it had shelved street protest in the ongoing fuel subsidy strike following appeal by security agencies in the state. The Borno NLC Chairman, Mr Titus Abana said in Maiduguri that the strike would not involve any...