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 »

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: 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 »

Africa: Whole of Africa Behind Morocco At World Cup - Coach Regragui

Morocco will have the backing of an entire continent when they attempt to become Africa's first World Cup semi-finalists by beating Portugal on Saturday, said coach Walid Regragui. 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 »

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 »

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: 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: 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 »

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 »

Africa: West Africa Electoral Bodies, Others Worried Over Insecurity, Armed Conflict - INEC

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has said electoral Commissions in West Africa and beyond have expressed concern about the impact of prevailing insecurity on the… Read more »

Nigeria: Aisha Buhari, Governors Join Forces Against Gender-Based Violence

First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has said gender-based violence is preventable despite the huge scale of the problem in the country. Read more »

Nigeria: I Will Sell All Refineries As President, Says Atiku

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has said he would privatise the Warri, Kaduna and Port-Harcourt refineries to raise $10 billion to set… Read more »