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The 2025 edition of the National Women’s Basketball League is set to commence on 21st July at the Atlantic and Savannah Conference Centre. Zenith Bank Plc, the long-standing sponsor of this annual competition for the past two decades, has expressed its enthusiasm for the newly confirmed jump ball date announced by the Nigeria Basketball Federation […]
In a bold move to transform the National Institute for Sports (NIS) into a globally competitive institution, the director-general Philip Shaibu has approved the formation of a high-powered advisory committee comprising some of Nigeria’s most accomplished figures in sports, academia, corporate leadership, and the media. Described by insiders as a blockbuster team, the committee is […]
Troops of 6 Division, Nigerian Army have arrested 50 persons suspected to be involved in illegal bunkering and refining of petroleum products in parts of the Niger Delta region. The troops, who conducted their operations at different fronts with other security agencies between June 30 July 13, 2025, also dismantled 11 Illegal refining sites and […]
A high-level presidential delegation has arrived in London to begin the solemn process of repatriating the remains of former President Muhammadu Buhari, who passed away on Sunday following a protracted illness. The delegation, led by Vice President Kashim Shettima and the Chief of Staff to the President, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, landed in the United […]
Industry experts, petroleum products marketers and organised labour have backed Aliko Dangote’s recent assertion that Nigeria’s state-owned refineries under the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) may never function effectively again, despite billions spent on their rehabilitation. The stakeholders, who spoke exclusively with LEADERSHIP, cited decades of mismanagement, outdated technology, and lack of sustainable crude […]
Promoters of the Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline project have made more progress in efforts leading to full project implementation. The Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline is designed to transport natural gas from Nigeria to Morocco and potentially onward to Europe. It’s a significant undertaking, estimated to cost $25 billion and span approximately 5,660 kilometers. The project made significant […]
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has announced that Port Harcourt Airport airspace has been reopened for flight operations after closure following an Air Peace runway mishap. Several flights of local airlines were disrupted on Sunday after an Air Peace Airlines flight, P47190, skidded off the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omegwa, Rivers. The aircraft […]
The absence of governing boards for the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), and the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET), the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT) and the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), is threatening safety, fueling employment and contract racketeering in the nation’s aviation industry. LEADERSHIP reports that the […]
Data centres, the invisible backbone of the global digital economy, are facing rising threats from climate-related disasters, with billions of dollars in infrastructure, services, and insurance costs at stake, a new report released on Sunday by the Cross Dependency Initiative (XDI), a global authority on physical climate risk analysis, revealed. The global data center market […]
Stakeholders at the Kaduna International Education Summit, EduPACT 2025, have proposed an ambitious N440 billion investment plan to transform Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Kaduna State. The summit also advocated for the integration of the Almajiri education system into formal learning structures. The three-day summit, which concluded at the weekend, recommended extensive […]