Feed The Future Nigeria Engages Media for Effective Agricultural Policy Advocacy
The Feed the Future Nigeria Agricultural Policy Project has engaged members of the Nigerian Media, on the platform of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) to promote effective agricultural policies....
View ArticleCBN Loans To Commercial Banks Rise To N9.85trn In 11 Weeks
Loans from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to commercial banks operating in the country has soared to N9.85 trillion in 11 weeks due to illiquidity in the economy, LEADERSHIP checks have revealed. It...
View ArticleNSE Delists 85 Companies In 14 Years
In protecting investors from investing in non-performing or moribund companies, the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has so far delisted 85 companies from its daily official list between 2002 to date....
View ArticleFG Will Protect, Reward Whistleblowers – Lai Mohammed
The federal government has reassured that it will stop at nothing to protect and reward whistleblowers who have keyed into its whistleblowing policy of providing information that leads to the recovery...
View ArticleWorld Sleep Day
In school we were taught that sleep is the best form of rest. Sleep is also said to be one of the most essential elements of life. This may have influenced the choice of the theme for 2017 event which...
View ArticleAgric Pulling Nigeria Out Of Recession – Presidency
Efforts to get the nation out of state of misery brought about by economic recession are yielding results in the area of agriculture, a senior presidential aide has said. “Because the elite don’t care...
View ArticleASUU Demands Immediate End To Pay Cuts
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called for an end to the cut in personnel costs allocations to federal universities across the country. The Abuja zone of ASUU comprising the...
View ArticlePMB Had A Full Working Week – Presidency
In the first week of his return, President Muhammadu Buhari walked his talk on his intense desire to pay back to Nigerians by way keeping their trust and serving their interests. “His reply to the...
View ArticleCourt Orders Closure Of Illegal Hajj, Umrah Tour Companies
A Federal High Court in Kano has granted the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) an order exparte to close down 13 unregistered Hajj and Umrah Tour Operating companies in Kano. The order was...
View ArticleNigeria-Morocco Agreements Deserve Legislative Backing – Saraki
The Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, over the weekend insisted that the National Assembly would give legislative backing to several bilateral agreements entered into recently between...
View ArticlePDP Is Bigger Than Sheriff, Makarfi – Dickson
The chairman of the reconciliation committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Bayelsa State governor, Hon Seriake Dickson, has said the party is bigger than Senators Ali Modu Sheriff and Ahmed...
View ArticleAgain, Police Detain Peace Corps Commandant
The police yesterday detained the national commandant of Peace Corps of Nigeria, Amb. (Dr.) Dickson Akoh. Akoh, who had just arrived Abuja from where he has been receiving traditional treatment for...
View Article70% Of Power Outages Caused By Theft, Vandalism – Kaduna Electric
The Management Kaduna Electric has said that 70 percent of power outages is caused by energy theft and vandalism, and called for strong collaboration between the company and its customers to bring to...
View ArticleGovernors Deny Diverting Paris Club Refunds Into Private Pockets
Governors of the 36 states of the federation have refuted media reports suggesting that the first tranche of the Paris and London Clubs’ refunds to states has been diverted into some private pockets....
View ArticleAli’s Refusal To Wear Uniform Affront On Legislature –Wamakko
The former governor of Sokoto State and senator representing Sokoto North Nigeria, Magatakarda Wamakko, has said the action of comptroller-general of the Nigeria Customs Service, Col Hameed Ali, with...
View ArticlePDP Crisis: Sheriff Moves To Stop Makarfi’s Appeal At Apex Court
National chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) Ali Modu Sheriff, has applied to the Supreme Court for the withdrawal of an appeal filed in the name of the party by the Ahmed Makarfi-led...
View ArticleIbori Appeals Against UK Court Conviction
Chief James Onanefe Ibori, has filed a full appeal in the British Court of Appeal against his 2012 conviction. According to a statement from the former Delta State governor’s media assistant, Tony...
View ArticleCBN Gov, Ministers, Innoson Motors Win Verbatim Awards
The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele ,Three Ministers and the Chairman , Innoson Group, Chief Innoson Chukwuma will be among eminent persons and institutions to be honoured at the...
View ArticleSex Scandal: IBB Varsity Suspends Principal Actors
The management of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University IBBU Lapai committee investigating the alleged sex scandal between a lecturer of English Department, Mr. Isyaku Garba Yusuf and a 400 level...
View ArticleGov Lalong Unveils Jos Carnival Logo, Mascot
Plateau State governor, Simon Lalong, has said tourism has the potential to keep productive youths engaged and can take youths off restiveness in the state and the country in general. He spoke during...
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