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Health experts have raised concern over the widespread but under-recognised crisis of clinical malnutrition in Nigerian hospitals, calling for urgent interventions to prevent avoidable deaths and improve patient outcomes. The experts, who spoke at the 2025 Clinical Nutrition…
The Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Oliver Alawuba, has joined the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, and other top stakeholders in calling for stronger collaboration between Nigeria’s financial and…
President Bola Tinubu has conferred the national honour of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) on Colonel Abubakar Dangiwa Umar (Rtd), a prominent advocate of democracy and one of the vocal supporters of the June 12 election struggle. The President made the…
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, has pledged his unwavering commitment to work with key stakeholders in Benue State to restore peace and end the cycle of violence that has plagued the state in recent years. Akume made the promise…
Abuja-based public relations practitioner and founder of PRNigeria, Yushau Shuaib, has issued a formal pre-action notice to the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), demanding his immediate reinstatement into the Senior Executive Course (SEC 47) and…
Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe has been admitted into an hospital with gastroenteritis after missing their Club World Cup opener against Al-Hilal. The 26-year-old France captain missed training on Tuesday with a fever and did not play in Wednesday’s 1-1 draw against the…
Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has warned that the state will no longer tolerate child marriage and any form of gender violence. Governor AbdulRazaq, has therefore directed the full enforcement of laws protecting the rights and dignity of the girl child. The…
A former presidential candidate, Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has raised the alarm over a deepening security crisis in Nigeria, warning that a coalition of terror groups with global links were actively plotting to establish a parallel state within the country. Olawepo-Hashim…
The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) has sealed 67 pharmaceutical outlets across Lagos State for operating illegally and violating critical public health and safety standards. The enforcement exercise, carried out between June 16 and 17, 2025, targeted unregistered premises,…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun 1 Area Command, has reaffirmed its commitment to safeguarding Nigeria’s borders against economic sabotage and security threats. Speaking during a press briefing on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at the Command’s headquarters in Idiroko, the…
Yobe State Governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni, has approved the implementation of the new minimum wage for workers in the state. LEADERSHIP gathered that with the new wage structure, school teachers and primary healthcare workers will receive an increment of ₦25,000, to raise their…
The Kwara State government, on Thursday, alerted residents of the state to a potential flooding in parts of the state. The government, through the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, drew the attention of residents to the warning of the impending flood issued by…
The Oyo State Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Olasunkanmi Olaleye, has disclosed that more than 58 cows have been arrested in the last two years, while some herdsmen were arraigned for violating the anti-open grazing law in the state. Addressing…
The federal government has restated its resolve to strengthen mutual understanding and collaboration between the Nigerian Armed Forces and civilians as part of broader efforts to enhance national security and unity. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Civil-Military…
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has disclosed that a total of 6,260 terrorists have been killed across the country through joint military operations in the past two years. This is just as the troops also recovered stolen products worth over N83 billion within the period.…
Renowned economist and Managing Director of Financial Derivatives Company Limited, Bismarck Rewane, has advised the Federal Government to adopt a more strategic approach to borrowing, stressing that loans must be tied to productive ventures that benefit the Nigerian people.…
The persistent crisis between farmers and herders, alongside broader challenges in Nigeria’s livestock sector will come under national spotlight on Monday, June 30, 2025, as the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) hosts a high-level policy discourse led by a former INEC chairman…
Barcelona have reached an agreement on personal terms with Athletic Bilbao winger Nico Williams, sealing a contract that would keep the Spanish international at the Camp Nou until June 2031. According to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, on Thursday via X, the six-year…
