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...
Nigeria Meteorological Agency(NIMET) has been at the center of a raging storm in the aviation industry.In this interview with LEADERSHIP’s Kingsley Alu, the Director-General of the agency, Dr.Anthony Anuforom,speaks on issues critical to safety i...
An Abuja Magistrates’ Court has sentenced a manual worker to two weeks imprisonment for stealing a half bag of dried pepper. The accused, Nura Musa of Mararaba, Nasarawa State was also given an option of N400 fine by Senior Magistrate Asmau Akanb...
A Civil Society Activist, Comrade Hassan Isah, has filed a suit at the Federal High Court, Abuja against President Goodluck Jonathan, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Attorney-General of the Federation, Prof. Shuaibu Oba Abdulraheem...
The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) has expressed its regret over what it perceives as President Jonathan ‘s dictatorial tendency.It said that that this tendency was unfolding this early in his administration in which he adopted e...
Nigerians living abroad have been urged to find a way to work together with the government of the federation on how developments can be brought to the country through their professional skills.Speaking in an exclusive interview with our correspondent, ...
An Abuja-based Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Save De Masses, has warned Nigerian political leaders to desist for using the country’s youth for political thuggery, riots and other social vices.In a press release made available to Leadership...
Governors of the 36 states of the federation yesterday reiterated that the Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) must be reviewed, insisting that the development is now a condition for the payment of the N18,000 minimum wage. But the federal government has set u...
The outbreak of cholera, which occured in some parts of Ibadan weekend, has so far claimed over eight lives while some other victims are responding to treatment at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, and other private hospitals LEADERSHIP findings...
The recent flood cases in Katsina State affected over 1,000 households, destroying houses and personal properties on their path. The state executive director of the Rehabilitation, Emergency and Relief Agency (RERA), Hassan Rawayyau, who disclosed this...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) yesterday described as totally unacceptable the step taken by President Goodluck Jonathan on the recent controversy between President of the Court of Appeal, Ayo Salami and the Chief Justice of Nigeria, J...
The Arewa Youths Forum (AYF) has called for the suspension of former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Ibrahim Babangida from the National Council of State following their much publicised verbal war. In a communiqué issued yesterday in Kaduna and signe...