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The Iman Trust Multipurpose Cooperative Society, at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) has celebrated its 20 years anniversary with a thrift savings of N1.2 billion. The society’s president, Prof. AbdulRasheed Nasir, stated this in Ilorin, Kwara State, during a…
The Kogi State Government has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to combating insecurity. The government also called on citizens, media stakeholders, and political actors to avoid spreading fear or politicizing the state’s security challenges. The statement by the…
Policy and economic experts, under the aegis of the Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI), have called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to maintain his current reform agenda and resist the temptation to slow down as the country approaches the 2027 election cycle. The…
A renowned Harvard hematologist, Maureen Okam Achebe, has called for the institutionalisation of continuous newborn screening across Nigeria and Africa as a critical step toward reducing the devastating impact of sickle cell disease. Achebe, who is the clinical director of…
Plateau Youths Council (PYC), Riyom LGA chapter, has lamented the killings of innocent persons in the local government area in the past few weeks. They also disclosed that over 58 people have been killed in the past month. The PYC chairman of the Riyom LGA chapter, Comrade…
The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has urged the federal and state governments to implement decisive policies to promote healthy, indigenous diets while curbing the growing consumption of ultra-processed foods (UFPs). In a statement by its…
Some farmers in Enugu have raised the alarm over strange insects that have continued to attack their farms and gardens. Most of the farmers who spoke to LEADERSHIP in exclusive interviews said the strange insects have made it difficult for their crops to grow well for…
The people of the Tsanawa community in Lokoja local government area of Kogi State have applauded the state governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, and the speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Aliyu Umar Yusuf, over the ongoing efforts to end the security threats to…
Poised to add value to Southern Kaduna’s economy, the Southern Kaduna Aid Foundation (SKAID) has organised a two-month intensive training course to build the capacity of 50 youths in different skills and trades. Launching the training on Monday at Zonzon in Zangon Kataf local…
Estate surveyor and professionals in the real estate sector have warned that the proposal and implementation of monthly and quarterly rent payment could affect the availability of rental properties across Lagos State. He equally added that property supply issues would arise…
Women in Mining Africa (WiM-Africa), a leading pan-African advocacy network for women’s empowerment, has initiated a far-reaching consultation and drafting process to shape its Five-Year Action Plan (2025–2030), a bold roadmap aimed at advancing gender equity and…
The Coalition of Nigerian Youth Leaders (CONYL), a pan-Nigerian body comprising youth organisations across the six geopolitical zones, has appreciated President Bola Tinubu’s appointment of former Speaker of the 8th Assembly, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, as Chairman of the Board…
The Senator representing Cross River South, Cross River state, Asuquo Ekpenyong, has marked his two years in the Senate by listing some of his achievements in the last two years. In a statement, he explained that in just 24 months, a quiet but powerful transformation has…
The National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Barr Julius Abure, has warned its 2023 presidential election candidate, Peter Obi, to stop blackmailing the party’s officials. Abure said the attention of the party’s leadership was called to an interview on Monday granted by…
As Nigeria marks 26 years of uninterrupted democratic rule, regional groups have declared that politicians are the problem of the country, not the system of government. In their different comments marking the activities of Nigeria’s June 12 democracy, the regional bodies said…
As it stands, the country needs a better and reliable transportation network. This is one of the ways to develop very quickly. The transport system presently is in a state of emergency if we look very closely. How can a taxi, in the name of more gain, sandwich six people in a…
A popular businessman and foremost tyre dealer in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, Chief Lamidi Ajadi, has passed away. A family source said the respected businessman died on Tuesday at a very ripe age at his Ibadan residence. A family source, who confirmed the passing of the…
In a bid to touch the lives of vulnerable and elderly women in the FCT, Women in Business (WIB Fair) has distributed at least 200 food bags in Waru community in the nation’s capital of Abuja. WIB Fair is a strong community of women in business in the FCT who came together to…
