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Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) Limited has reaffirmed its commitment to empowering young people and supporting the growth of the country through its new short documentary about its Supply Chain Academy (SCA). The documentary, called “Powering Potential: Inside NBC’s Supply…
The Nigeria Basketball Federation in collaboration with title partners Zenith Bank, have released the schedule for the 2025 NBBF/Zenith Bank women’s basketball league season, which will tip off in July The first phase of the campaign, which is the preliminary stages, will…
Liverpool have agreed a £40m deal to sign left-back Milos Kerkez from Bournemouth. The 21-year-old Hungary international is set to join the Premier League champions after two seasons with the Cherries. Bournemouth have already signed Adrien Truffert from Rennes as his…
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes and Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah are among the six nominees for the Professional Footballers’ Association’s Players’ Player of the Year award on Friday Premier League champions Liverpool have two players among the nominees, with…
Air Peace Airline has set aside three aircraft as buffers to cushion the effect of unexpected delays and cancellations. Speaking to LEADERSHIP Weekend, the chairman of the airline, Dr. Allen Onyema, said the aircraft are to help as a buffer, especially in its internal delays…
The 32nd Annual Meeting (AAM2025) of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is expected to bring together an influential coalition of global, African and CARICOM leaders in Abuja, Nigeria from 25–27 June 2025. The high-level forum will focus on advancing trade, investment,…
Minister of state for foreign affairs, Bianca Odumegwu- Ojukwu, has said the ongoing West African Economic Summit (WAES) in Abuja reflects Nigeria’s steadfast commitment to inclusive, region-wide collaboration for collective development. The minister stated this in her…
The candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2023 presidential election, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has described President Bola Tinubu as a maverick in politics but a failure in governance. Adebayo said Tinubu could easily obtain A1 in politics but score F9 in…
The dean, Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Jos, Prof. Patrick Kwaghe, has decried the excessive use of chemical fertiliser and herbicides by farmers in Nigeria. According to him, the development has led to a ban on agricultural produce from Nigeria by some Western…
President Bola Tinubu has said his government would continue to prioritise reforms that enhance the ease of doing business, expand critical infrastructure and stimulate sustainable growth in the real sectors. He gave the assurance in Ilorin, Kwara State at the 65th annual…
The senator representing Kaduna South Senatorial District, Senator Sunday Marshall Katung, has appealed to religious leaders to continue to preach peace and unity across Kaduna State, particularly in Southern Kaduna communities. He made the appeal at a meeting with the…
Ministers of member states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have renewed calls for increased priorities in the areas of trade, investment and industrial development to save the region from dependency on foreign interests. Nigeria’s minister of foreign…
Iran is ready to consider diplomacy “once the aggression is stopped”, the country’s foreign minister said yesterday following talks with some of his European counterparts. Foreign ministers from France, the UK and Germany said they were keen to see “ongoing discussions” on…
Not deterred by the incessant outbreaks of gas explosions and their attendant mass destruction of life and property, more gas plants and stations have continued to spring up in densely-populated areas in the nation’s major cities. Since the Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) took…
A suspected ritualist in Bayelsa State identified as Godspower Ebisimiagh, also known as Bobby, has denied claims that he was paid N1 million to kill a six-year-old boy in Ovom community, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State for ritual purposes. The 24-year-old suspect, who stated this…
Kwara State government yesterday received 1,000 life jackets as part of the federal government’s efforts to promote safe water travels across riverine communities in Nigeria. The life jackets are to be distributed across riverine communities in Patigi, Edu, Baruten, Kaiama…
A boom in the construction industry, attributed to the federal government’s infrastructure drive, has created more direct and indirect jobs for Nigerians. LEADERSHIP Weekend gathered that since the President Bola Ahmed administration began its infrastructural renewal…
President Bola Tinubu yesterday rallied regional leaders, global investors and top business executives to Abuja for the inaugural West Africa Economic Summit (WAES), urging stakeholders to embrace unity and strategic cooperation as the pathway to shared prosperity in the…
