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The annual Hajj pilgrimage offers a unique opportunity not just for spiritual reflection, but also for examining the leadership qualities of public officials tasked with supporting their pilgrims. In 2025, as thousands of Nigerian Muslims made their way to the holy land, the…
National vice president of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Archisbishop Emmah Isong, is set to lead a high-powered delegation of clergymen on a working visit to the six states in the South-South geopolitical zone. The tour will take the clergymen to Cross River,…
After two years of representing their constituents across the three senatorial districts and 10 federal constituencies of Akwa Ibom State, the Centre for Human Rights and Accountability Network (CHRAN) has demanded the lawmakers’ scorecards. The Civil Society Organisation…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Hycienth Ngwu, has called on Nigerians to demand accountability from governors and council chairmen. Ngwu, who is the former South-East publicity secretary of the APC, disclosed this to newsmen in Enugu yesterday while…
A consultant energy economist, Lucky Ighoyota has said that Nigeria’s energy challenges stem from deep-rooted structural issues that will continue to impact the country’s economic and social well-being. According to Ighoyota, energy security remains Nigeria’s most pressing…
The Ebonyi State commissioner for Aviation and Transport Technology, Mrs. Ngozi Obichukwu, has said that the first commercial flight operations of the Chuba Okadigbo Airport, which will commence on Friday, June 13, 2025, have recorded a huge success. Mrs. Obichukwu made the…
Large portion of land belonging to St. Mulumba Catholic Chaplaincy, Okpanam, Okpanam, Oshimili North local government area, Delta State, has been illegally acquired by land speculators and sold. The Ugoani of Okpanam Kingdom, HRM, Dr. Michael Mbanefo Ogbolu, made the…
The Senator representing Niger South, Peter Ndalikali Jiya, has donated three trailers of cement (90 tons) to the Mokwa community as part of the efforts to rebuild the areas recently washed away by floods. Senator Ndalikali Jiya said the donation aimed to facilitate the…
As the 2027 general elections approach, a group Renewed Hope USA has called on global communities to keep hope alive in support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu reelection bid. Group in a statement made available to our journalist in Abuja, yesterday jointly signed by the…
Residents of Old Kutunku, Phase Two in the Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have appealed to the minister, Nyesom Wike, to address the lack of basic amenities, particularly the deplorable state of their major access road. The community, which has…
Borno State governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has announced the handover of Umar Ibn Ibrahim El-Kanemi College of Education, Science, and Technology, Bama, for the immediate commencement of academic activities at the newly established Federal University of Agriculture…
The speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Emmanuel Emeruwa, has said there is no element of deceit in Governor Alex Otti’s administration. Emeruwa and others spoke to LEADERSHIP in Umuahia, the state capital, as different sections of the state have been…
Stakeholders in Bayelsa State have renewed their push for the speedy passage of two key bills, the Rural Access Road Agency (RARA) and the State Road Fund (SRF), to unlock funding from the World Bank for the Rural Access on Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP). RAAMP is…
The Federal Government has finally put an end to the dispute between Sterling Oil Exploration & Energy Production Company Limited (SEEPCO) and Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) in order to strengthen industrial harmony and long-term…
The senator, representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Senator Sunday Karimi, has described the frequency of kidnappings in his district as worrisome and calls for decisive action by security agencies to bring the situation under control. The visibly disturbed senator also…
Seven days after the expiration of the June 3, 2025 deadline for Bureau De Change (BDC) recapitalisation, operators in the sector remain optimistic for an extension as they continue to dialogue with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). This is as indications emerged that the…
In a landmark move to revitalise Nigeria’s mining sector, the first set of Nigerian mining professionals has begun a capacity-building programme at Murdoch University in Australia, an initiative backed by the Australian and Commonwealth governments. The programme, launched by…
To stall the annual loss of $1.25 billion due to the absence of a functional shipyard in Nigeria, the Regional Maritime Development Bank (RMDB) has announced that financing is currently being secured for a $150 million upgrade and expansion of a major shipyard in Nigeria.…
