Month: July 2025

Lagos State government partner for the Africa Social Impact Summit (ASIS) on Monday disclosed that over $100 million in investments were realised from the summit in 2024. At a press conference on Monday, the Commissioner for Commerce, Cooperatives, Trade, and Investment, Mrs. Folashade Ambrose, disclosed that the official announcement of the Lagos Investors Summit 2.0 […]

Osun Leaders of Thought, a sociopolitical group, has threatened to withdraw its support for President Bola Tinubu if he fails to release the withheld local government allocation, and recognise elected local government officials. According to the group, Osun residents are angry with the presidency, federal government, and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for withholding […]

Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed has said only the people of the state would determine who will be the next governor of the state under platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2027.. The governor said his position was informed by the political lessons he had learnt and the way his emergence as governor […]

Kaduna State government is set to host KADA EduPACT International Summit 2025, a high-level convergence of global and local stakeholders aimed at developing a strategic, homegrown education model for the state. Addressing a press conference yesterday in Kaduna, the commissioner for Education, Prof. Abubakar Sani Sambo, said the summit, scheduled to take place from Wednesday, […]

The federal government has officially put the entry admission age into Nigeria’s tertiary institutions at age 16. This came as the government warned that any admission conducted outside the Central Admission Processing System (CAPS) would be illegal and perpetrators be prosecuted. Minister of Education Dr. Tunji Alausa said this on Tuesday while declaring open the […]

X3M Ideas, a prominent pan-African marketing communications agency, has announced a strategic partnership with IKIGAI 360, a creative agency with established operations in Mozambique and a burgeoning presence in Portugal. The alliance signals a concerted move to deepen service capabilities across the African continent and into key European markets, aiming to enhance cultural intelligence, creative […]

Afrobeats is now a worldwide phenomenon rather than a local sound. Afrobeats has emerged as one of Africas most important cultural exports with albums on Spotify and Apple Music dominating playlists and sold-out arenas in Europe and America. However a number of renowned Nigerian musicians laid the groundwork long before artists like Burna Boy, Wizkid […]

Sokoto State House of Assembly has resolved to ask the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to give Governor Ahmad Aliyu an automatic ticket for the 2027 governorship election. The legislature is also set to pass a vote of confidence on Governor Ahmad Aliyu for delivering democracy dividends to the people of the […]

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has backed down from its earlier threat to embark on strike action, following the late disbursement of June 2025 salaries to its members. Chairman of University of Abuja branch of ASUU, Dr. Sylvanus Ugoh, confirmed this in an interview with LEADERSHIP on Tuesday. Dr. Ugoh said the union […]

A brutal murder by a notorious gang of taxi robbers, popularly known as ‘One Chance,’ has claimed the life of a Ghanaian national, Freda Arming, a resident of Abuja. The victim’s brother, Arnold Arnong, took to Facebook to demand justice, exposing the horrifying details of her final hours. Arnold recounted that on July 1, 2025, […]