That the Central Bank of Nigeria intends to commence its cashless economy programme in Lagos is no longer news. What remains to be seen is whether Lagosians are prepared to cope with the radical change that will take place in financial transactions. PA...
President Goodluck Jonathan is lobbying principal officers of the National Assembly to provide soft landing for his contentious plan to remove subsidy on petroleum products, LEADERSHIP SUNDAY has learnt. A source who does not want his name in print tol...
Heavy torrential rains that lasted hours in the Lagos metropolis yesterday coupled with the overflow of Ogun River appeared to have aggravated the flooding situation in the state.Despite the restriction of movement in the state to give room...
Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram members, yesterday killed a reporter with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) in Maiduguri, Zakaria Isa.LEADERSHIP SUNDAY learnt that the reporter was killed by the gunmen while he was sitting outside his house in ...
Local government and House of Representatives bye-elections in Lagos and Gombe states respectively recorded low turnout yesterday.The exercise was generally peaceful devoid of rancour and violence that charaterised elections in the country.Voting howev...
As a direct aftermath of the 2011 general elections that exposed the widening political divide between northern Nigeria’s dominant tribe and its minorities, particularly Christian minorities, the Arewa Consultative Forum is now making frantic eff...
National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, yesterday upheld the victory of Senator Bukola Saraki of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the April 9 Kwara Central senatorial election. The trib...
The vice chancellor of the University of Benin, Prof. O. G. Oshidin, has called for more funds for federal universities in the country. Oshodin made the call at the opening ceremony of a three-day retreat for governing council and principal offic...
The director-general of the Industrial Training Fund (ITF), Prof. Longmas Wapmuk has been selected as the winner of the Rotary Club of Abuja Gwarinpa’s prestigious Excellence in Vocational Service Award. A letter from the Club notifying Wapmuk of...
Your 40s is a time for sweet reminiscences. You can look back at your life and bask in the warmth of cherished memories be it school times, college years, love, career, marriage, children and even grandchildren! However, the 60s is also a time when you...
It is one thing to look good but another thing to do good. Are you looking good or doing good? Many people are more interested in looking good than doing good. They want to appear righteous rather than being righteous. They are more concerned about the...
Swaziland, officially known as The Kingdom of Swaziland, is the smallest country found in the Southern parts of Africa bordered by South Africa and Mozambique. It is under the monarchy of King Mswati III, who was named after King Sobhuza II. The magnif...
As the decay in Nigerian prisons across the country continues unabated, resulting in more frustration and hopelessness for inmates, Nigerians are worried whether the system can still serve the purpose for which it was established. Deputy Editor, Soni D...
Running on the platform of Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Senator Olugbenga Onaolapo Obadara defeated Senator Iyabo Obasanjo Bello of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to represent Ogun Central Senatorial District. Obadara who is chairman, Senate C...
The Senate Committee on Aviation, yesterday directed the minister of Aviation, Stella Odua-Ogiewumi to provide the debt profile of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) within two weeks. The...