December 3, 2010

• Nigeria: Jonathan At Ty Danjuma Philanthrophy Forum

  President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday promised to create an enabling environment for philanthropy to thrive in the country even as he charged Nigerians to partner with philanthropy... Read more »

• Nigeria: A Governor's Birthday in the New Intellectual Capital (2)

  Unfortunately, however, reading culture is not one of the priorities of recent leaders in Nigeria. And because most of them, especially as from the 1970s to date, have refused to... Read more »

• Africa: World Aids Day - a Universal Access And Human Right

  The United Nations designated December 1 as World AIDS Day and its celebration affords stakeholders to reappraise the efforts made so far towards the prevention and treatment of... Read more »

• Nigeria: Publisher Holds Party Over Shoneyin's Novel

  A book party for the novel, The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives, written by poet Lola Shoneyin, will hold on Friday, December 17, at the French Cultural Centre in Abuja. Read more »

• Nigeria: Airtel Slashes Call Rate With 2Good Offer

  Airtel, the fifth largest mobile telecommunications operator in the world, has announced a new promotional offer on all calls after the first minute of the day at 20 kobo per... Read more »

• Nigeria: NSE Admits NPF MFB's Shares On Daily Official List

  The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has admitted by way of introduction, NPF Microfinance Bank Plc's 2.3 billion ordinary shares of 50 kobo each at N1.50 per share to its daily... Read more »

• Nigeria: The True Story of Enugu PDP [analysis]

  Since the current crises rocking Enugu State over the dissolution of both the Engineer Vitta Abbah and Barrister Reuben Ochi-led parallel executives of the Peoples Democratic Party... Read more »

• Nigeria: FG Constitutes Committee On Job Creation

  As part of efforts to curb the unemployment rate in the country, the Federal Government has set up a committee to look at the possible ways of creating employment opportunities for... Read more »

• Nigeria: Dambaba Will Quit April Next Year - Ikenya [interview]

  A former member of the House of Representatives, Senator Joel Ikenya is the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce. Recently, he defected to the Action Congress of Nigeria in... Read more »

December 2, 2010

• Nigeria: Glo Launches Assets Tracking Device

  National Operator, Globacom, has moved to check the high incidence of theft of mobile assets with the introduction of a new tracking device known as GloWatch. Read more »

• Nigeria: Mails to U.S., Canada May Suffer Delay

  The Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST) has stated that mail dispatches from Nigeria to United States of America and Canada may suffer delay due to the new security measure put in... Read more »

• Nigeria: Unity Kapital Assurance Withdraws From NIA Market Agreement

  Unity Kapital Assurance has withdrawn from the Nigeria Insurers Association's market agreement reached in December 2009 LEADERSHIP can report. Read more »

• Nigeria: Ondo State Govt Reiterates Commitment to ICT

  Ondo State governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, has reiterated his administration's commitment to ensure that Ondo State is not left behind in the global Information Communication and... Read more »

• Nigeria: Arms Proliferation - Signs of Things to Come? [column]

  Election years in Nigeria are often tumultuous and unpredictable. This is more so in recent times when politics is largely perceived as a quick means to an end leading to the... Read more »

• Nigeria: Only Buhari Can Salvage Nation Now - Shaguy

  Hon. Atighir Shaguy is a former member of the House of Representatives but now has his eyes trained on the Senate. He is contesting for the Benue North West Senatorial zone on the... Read more »

• Nigeria: Apotheosis of the Asiwaju [analysis]

  "When the occasion is piled high with difficulty, rise with it" - Abraham Lincoln Read more »

• Nigeria: 261 Fake Teachers Flushed Out in Imo

  A total of 261 people with fake certificates are said to be under the employ of Imo State Secondary Education Board. Read more »

• Nigeria: Constitution Amendment - Senate Passes Industrial Court Bill

  The Senate moved ahead yesterday with the constitutional amendment process, when it voted yes to alter the constitution to pave way for the establishment of the National Industrial... Read more »

• Nigeria: National Assembly Rejects New Salary Structure for Politicians

  One year and three months after the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) concluded a downward review of the salary structure of political office holders,... Read more »

• Nigeria: When the Great Dancer Fell [column]

  When the great dancer fell down, he quickly stood up and asked his audience, "Do you know this style?" So goes a Hausa anecdote. And that is exactly how one can describe the work... Read more »

• Nigeria: Obasanjo, Kingpin of Electoral Fraud - Bakare

  General Overseer of Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare yesterday described former President, Olusegun Obasanjo as the kingpin of electoral fraudsters, saying that the... Read more »

• Nigeria: Is It a Crime to Teach? - FCT Teachers [analysis]

  Would you encourage your child to become a teacher? Not many would answer in the affirmative. Teachers in the six area councils are speaking again with the only language government... Read more »

• Nigeria: Reading Culture - the Present And Future of National Development

  Cultivating a reading culture is important to any individual and to the development of any nation. The declining interest in reading among youths today is a cause for alarm and a... Read more »

• Africa: Ghana Formally Joins Africa Finance Corporation

  The Ghanaian Parliament has formally approved a resolution ratifying the Africa Finance Corporation Agreement and the country's request to join the pan-African organisation. Read more »

• Nigeria: FG, State Govts Get Knocks Over Varsities Strikes

  Federal and state governments have received harsh criticisms from the Education Rights Campaign (ERC), over the continued strike of many state owned universities and other tertiary... Read more »