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President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to confirm the appointment of Bosun Tijani, Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, as chairman of the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF) board. In a letter read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during…
A former local government chairmanship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2024 local government elections in Kwara State, Musbau Esinrogunjo, was on Wednesday docked by at the State High Court for alleged rape of a minor. The Kwara state government had…
Former minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN), on Wednesday, urged Nigerian youths to work hard and shun the quest for sudden wealth that could later have dire consequences in their lives. Fashola gave the advice while delivering the University of Ilorin…
He came without fanfare, led with focus, and gave Nigeria its sweetest football victory in years. A Nigerian Coach, A Continental Triumph When the Super Falcons stepped onto the pitch in Rabat, few imagined that a local coach — without a contract and without excuses — would…
David Adeyemi represents a new generation of Nigerian youth whose innovation, empathy and brilliance are shaping the future of technology for social good. A student of Covenant University, he has distinguished himself nationally and internationally for developing an…
Sanusi Mohammed Galadima, aspirant for the seat of House of Representatives for Sardauna, Gashaka and Kurmi Federal Constituency in Taraba State, has pledged to attract Federal Government projects to the constituency if elected during the forthcoming 2027 general election. He…
The Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation (CREDICORP) has been named ‘Consumer Credit Access Company of the Year’ at the 13th edition of the BusinessDay Banks and Other Financial Institutions (BAFI) Awards, held in Lagos on Saturday. The annual BAFI Awards, organised by…
At just seventeen, she conquered the world with words — and taught a nation to believe again. A Star Is Born When Nafisa Abdullahi Aminu, a 17-year-old student of Tulip International College, Yobe State, walked onto the global stage at the 2025 TeenEagle Global Finals in…
Researchers have confirmed the first-ever discovery of mosquitoes in Iceland, one of the last few places on Earth believed to be mosquito-free. Entomologist Matthias Alfredsson of the Natural Science Institute of Iceland told AFP that three specimens of Culiseta annulata, two…
He heals not just faces, but futures. Surgery as Service, Compassion as Policy Across the villages and city hospitals of Nigeria, Dr Seidu Adebayo Bello has become synonymous with healing that transcends medicine. Through his pioneering work at the Cleft and Facial Deformity…
Gunmen suspected to be armed Fulani herdsmen have attacked Daron village in Gyel District, Jos South local government area of Plateau State, leaving two people dead. LEADERSHIP gathered that one person was also injured during the attack, which occurred around 8 p.m on Tuesday…
President Bola Tinubu has formally requested the Senate to confirm Dr. Bernard Mohammed Doro as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Dr Doro’s nomination followed election of the erstwhile Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, as the All…
The House of Representatives has passed through second reading, a Bill for an Act to amend the Armed Forces Act, Cap.A20, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 and for Related Matters (HB. 2536). Sponsored by the Hon. Aminu Balele, Hon. Midala Usman, and Hon. Daniel Asama,…
They didn’t just build an app. They built confidence in cashless Nigeria. A Digital Revolution with a Human Heart In a nation where financial exclusion once felt inevitable, OPay Nigeria has rewritten the script. With innovation as its compass and inclusion as its creed, OPay…
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the $460m Chinese loan obtained to finance the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja Closed-circuit Television (CCTV) to enhance security in the nation’s capital. This followed the adoption of a motion of urgent…
The youths of Ogbotobo Community, operating under the auspices of ‘Concerned Youths of Ogbotobo Federated Communities’ in Bayelsa State, have issued a formal demand for the immediate evacuation of Jomason’s House-Boat located at Agbayama in Bayelsa State within two weeks. In…
Since its establishment in 1992, the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has put Nigeria on the path of industrialization and self-reliance through scientific inventions and technological breakthroughs that have shaped the nation’s…
Nigeria’s drive to strengthen its industrial and service competitiveness is receiving a new boost as Mudiame International Limited has partnered with Germany-based Exzellenz Bewertungs Systeme (EBS) to promote a nationwide culture of international certification and quality…
