December 12, 2022
Nigeria: Federal Govt Suspends Covid-19 PCR Tests, Face Mask At Airports
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), on Monday, said pre-departure and post-arrival COVID-19 PCR tests are no longer required for all passengers coming into the country,… Read more »
Nigeria: Your Abortion Report Against Military Fake, Federal Govt Tells Reuters
The federal government has said that the Reuters' report that the Nigerian military ran a secret mass abortion programme in the war against Boko Haram was fake news,… Read more »
Nigeria: SON to Strengthen Stakeholders' Collaboration Over Substandard Goods
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has stated that it would increase its level of collaborations with stakeholders in the industrial sector to combat influx of substandard… Read more »
Nigeria: Buhari Scores Delta 2022 National Sports Festival High, Announces Ogun As Host for 2024 Edition
President Muhammadu Buhari has saluted the government and people of the State for hosting the best National Sports Festival in recent times as well as for the high standard… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Think Tank, Agora Policy, Decries Exclusion of Women, Youths
The continued and systematic exclusion of women, youths and other marginalised groups from social, economic, and political opportunities in Nigeria severely limits the capacity of… Read more »
Nigeria: Halt War Risk Surcharge On Nigeria Bound Vessels, Federal Govt Urges Foreign Insurers
The federal government has called on insurance companies globally and Lloyd of London to stop collection of the War Risk Insurance premium on Nigerian bound cargoes. Read more »
December 10, 2022
Nigeria: Buhari Vows That Elections Will Be Free, Fair, Credible
President Muhammadu Buhari has in every forum assured Nigerians that he will bequeath a legacy of free, free, and credible elections. Read more »
Nigeria: Super Falcons Maintain 45th Position in Latest FIFA Ranking
Former African champions, Super Falcons of Nigeria retained 45th position in the latest Women's ranking released by the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) on… Read more »
December 09, 2022
Nigeria: 2023 - Group Plans Solidarity March for Atiku, Okowa in Rivers
A political pressure group supporting the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State, the National Mandate Group (NMG), has said that it will organise a solidarity march in… Read more »
Nigeria: Imo Airport - Uzodimma Initiates Installation of Night Landing Facilities
Fears that airplanes heading for the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri, Imo State can only land before 6pm may have been erased as Governor Hope Uzodimma has initiated… Read more »
Nigeria: 78 Days to Go - Military Will Resist Pressure to Scuttle 2023 Elections, Says DHQ
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor, has vowed that the personnel of the Nigerian Army would resist all pressures from politicians to compromise the 2023 general… Read more »
Nigeria: Presidential Power Initiative - Siemens Delivers First Set of Transformers - Federal Govt
The first set of morbid power transformers in the €63 million deal between the federal government and Siemens have started arriving Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: New Naira Notes Now in Banks for Disbursement - Emefiele
With few days to the December 15 2022 date set for the release of the newly redesigned banknotes, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has revealed that… Read more »
Nigeria: Hope in Despair - Story of Children, Wives of Boko Haram Fighters
While the rest of the world marks 16-day gender activism, they are trapped in a different world where being a girl meant having no voice or susceptible to abuse, molestation and… Read more »
December 08, 2022
Nigeria: Wike, El-Rufai, Ugwuanyi, Abiodun Bag 2022 Leadership Newspaper Awards
LEADERSHIP has announced the winners of its 2022 annual awards #2022LeadershipAwards, one of the most prestigious and sought-after prizes in the national calendar. Read more »
Nigeria: Oil Theft - Niger Delta Stakeholders Drum Support for Ndiomu-Led Probe Panel
Prominent sons and daughters of the Niger Delta region have drummed support for the Special Investigative Panel on Oil Theft/Losses led by the interim administrator of the… Read more »
Nigeria: Poverty Stings Despite Federal Govt's N3.5trn Social Interventions
Although, the federal government, under president Muhammadu Buhari, have spent about N3.5 trillion on social intervention and poverty alleviation programmes in the last seven… Read more »
Nigeria: Davido Gears Up for 2022 World Cup Closing Performance
Nigerian superstar, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, is gearing up to perform at the closing ceremony of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Read more »
Nigeria: University of Ottawa Offers Nigerian Students Scholarship Worth $100,000
The University of Ottawa, in Canada has opened opportunities for Nigerians to utilise their scholarship worth up to $100,000 for African students. Read more »
Nigeria: CBN's New Cashless Policy Counterproductive for Petty Trading - Metuh
Former national publicity secretary of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chief Olisa Metuh has said the new cashless policy by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is counter productive… Read more »
Africa: Buhari Pledges Commitment to Strengthen Democracy in Africa
President Muhammadu Buhari has reaffirmed the commitment of Nigeria to work with Guinea Bissau and other countries to sustain and strengthen democracy and good governance in the… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Loses Billions of Naira As Customs E-Auction Platform Collapses
Seized vehicles worth several billions of naira are currently rotting away at various Customs commands across the country, LEADERSHIP can report. Read more »
Nigeria: International NGOs Dismiss Terrorism Financing Allegations
International non-governmental organizations in Nigeria have denied reports that some of its members were being involved in terrorism financing. The body of NGOs complained of… Read more »
December 07, 2022
Nigeria: Amid Fuel Scarcity, Customs Intercepts 85,300 Litres of Petrol
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Thursday, said it intercepted 85,300 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol in Ogun State. Read more »
Nigeria: Osinbajo Woos Vietnamese Investors, Says Nigeria Natural Investment Destination
Vice president Yemi Osinbajo, has spent the second day of his official visit to Vietnam asserting the view that for foreign investors and businesses looking at Africa, Nigeria is… Read more »