Nigeria has recorded 40 per cent sanitation coverage, up from 32 per cent that had spanned two decades, the Federal Ministry of Water Resources has said. Dr Obioha Agada, the Director of Water Quality and Sanitation in the ministry, disclosed this on T...
An Abuja Senior Magistrates’ Court has sentenced a 19-year-old man, Mohammed Jamilu, to two months imprisonment for stealing a handcuff belonging to the police. Senior Magistrate Nkwadimi Buba, who convicted Jamilu as he pleaded guilty, however, ...
The Director General, Press Affairs in Kogi State, Mr. Richard Elesho, has described as untrue, the rumour making the rounds that the travelling documents of the erstwhile governor of the state, Alhaji Ibrahin Idris, have been seized by anti graft agen...
English Barclay Premier club, Arsenal is close to finalising plans for a pre-season tour to Nigeria this summer. Arsenal officials are in Nigeria to inspect more facilities across the country for the tour scheduled to hold in August. Tour organisers, D...
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) is set to introduce citizen’s volunteer scheme to orientate them on how they can contribute to transforming their communities. The Director General of NOA, Mr Mike Omeri, disclosed this yesterday, in Ab...
The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has cautioned the public against the abuse of syrups containing codeine, saying the medicine was meant for cough relief. The Director-General of the agency, Dr Paul Orhii, gave the ...
As economies across the world tackle the aftermath of the global economic crisis, international rating agency Standard and Poor’s (S&P) has attributed growth in financial system in sub-Saharan Africa to the ongoing reforms in Nige...
The heavy presence of security personnel around the Kaduna Prison was aimed at protecting the prison from a possible attack by members of the Boko Haram sect, according to an intelligence report exclusively revealed to LEADERSHIP. The report revealed t...
A 48- year- old roadside roasted yam seller, Mrs.Titilayo Akogun yesterday sustained a serious head injury in a ghastly auto crash along with her daughter, Busayo Akogun, 28, who later died in hospital as a result of the injuries she sustained in...
Indications emerged last night that the National Judicial Council (NJC) had given certain conditions to the suspended President, Court of Appeal (PCA), Justice Isa Salami, before he could be reinstated. Salami was suspended by the NJC on August 18, 201...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday condemned plans to lay off about 28,000 workers from next year as a way of cutting down on recurrent expenditure and has therefore vowed to resist the move. Deputy President of NLC, Co...
It was a gory sight in the Yenizue-Gene suburb of Yenagoa, Tuesday evening when a lorry crushed two persons on a commercial motorcycle to death, causing heavy vehicular traffic along the Sani Abacha Way in the state. The incident occurred at the ...
A senior United Nations official and the renowned singer-songwriter Angélique Kidjo has urged Nigeria, UN Member States and communities to outlaw Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and raise awareness about its harmful effects, especially in African coun...
Construction giant, Julius Berger Nigeria Plc has dragged the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to an Abuja High Court in a N25 million suit, alleging that the regulator issued it a dud cheque, which caused the company much embarrassmen...
Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has said that about 11,000 immigrants repatriated or refused admission recently were not members of the Boko Haram sect. The Public Relations Officer of the service and an assistant Comptroller of the Servi...