Month: July 2025

Suspended Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has notified relevant authorities of her scheduled resumption at the National Assembly, citing a judgment by the Federal High Court. In a letter titled: “Notification of Resumption of Duty and Request for Restoration of Police Security and Protection”, the Senator referenced the judgment delivered in Suit No: FHC/ABJ/CS/543/2024, which […]

Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) and other stakeholders have mapped out strategies to harness the over $20 billion remittances from Nigerians in the Diaspora and channel them to critical sectors of the economy for national development. The chairman/CEO of NIDCOM, Dr Abike Dabiri-Erewa, made this known during a press conference in Abuja on Monday […]

Overflown rivers have washed away rice farmlands in Yauri, Shanga and Ngaski local government areas in Kebbi State. An indigene of the area, Ahmed Sarkin Yaki, who confirmed the disaster to LEADERSHIP in Birnin Kebbi, said many crops were destroyed in the rice farmlands in the three local government areas in Yauri Emirate. According to […]

Despite significant advancements in artificial intelligence, human contestants outshone generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) models developed by Google and OpenAI at the 2025 International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), held recently in Queensland, Australia. AI systems reached gold-medal-level scores in the prestigious global competition for mathematicians under 20 for the first time. However, neither Google’s Gemini model nor […]

The Cross River State Government has expressed willingness to collaborate with an indigenous automobile manufacturers, Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing firm to train the youths and establish an assembly plant in the state. Special Adviser to Cross River State governor on Local Content, Awatt Caleb made this known in Calabar, the Cross River State capital on Monday […]

House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education and Services and its counterpart in the Senate has debunked the recent media report alleging acts of infraction by the executive secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) Aisha Garba, describing the report as false and misleading. The chairman, House Committee on Basic Education and Services, Hon […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said it will commence the process of rebuilding and recalibrating its structures after the recent defections that hit the party. The national publicity secretary of PDP, Hon Debo Ologunagba, said this against the backdrop of the holding of the party’s 101 National Executive Committee (NEC) on Thursday. He disclosed […]

Gombe State governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has approved the constitution of a 13-member committee to oversee the distribution of fertiliser for the 2025 farming season across the state. According to the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Professor Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi, on Monday, the initiative is part of the Governor Yahaya administration’s effort to ensure […]