Month: July 2025

The fourth edition of the African Natural Resources and Energy Investment Summit (AFNIS) will be held from July 15 to 17, 2025, at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja, with the theme “Harnessing Local Content for Sustainable Development.” A major highlight will be the formal launch of the “Africans for Africa” Fund, designed to […]

Lagos State House of Assembly has summoned the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Lawal Pedro; the Commissioner for Local Government, Mr. Bolaji Robert and other state government officials to appear and explain the rationale behind the proposed postponement of the implementation of the recently amended Local Government Administration Law to August 2025 as […]

Ekiti State governor, Biodun Oyebanji has said that his government is already fostering economic growth through strategic reforms and collaboration with the private sector. The governor said he remains committed to policies and reforms that aim to position the state as a top choice for investors in Nigeria by eliminating obstacles, improving infrastructure, and implementing […]

After several years of abandonment, fresh facts emerged on Wednesday that Ilubirin, a massive new public-private waterfront development on Lagos Island, will be completed in December 2026. The Lagos State commissioner for Housing, Moruf Akinderu–Fatai, disclosed this to journalists after inspecting the expansive development on 27 hectares of land carefully designed for mixed-use. Akinderu-Fatai said, […]

The executive secretary of the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE), Professor Paulinus Chijioke Okwelle, has called for a strategic reform of Nigeria’s education sector, anchored on effective administration and the use of data and technology to drive leadership decisions. He made the call while delivering the keynote address at the Human Capital Development […]

The students of The Polytechnic Ibadan on Tuesday came out in large numbers to stage a massive protest over Governor Seyi Makinde’s decision to rename the institution to Victor Omololu Olunloyo Polytechnic in honour of the former governor of Oyo State and first Rector of the institution. Consequently, on Tuesday, the institution’s students gathered to […]

The senator representing Kogi West Senatorial district in the National Assembly, Sunday Karimi,  has commended the Department of State Services (DSS) for partnering with the Joint Task Force and vigilantes to rid his senatorial district of kidnappers and criminal elements. The senator equally demanded the safe rescue of Ajayi Bello, a prominent livestock farmer kidnapped […]

The National Boundary Commission (NBC) is committed to deploying a new strategy to reform Nigeria’s border management system. The director general of the commission, Surveyor Adamu Adaji, stated this at an event to mark the 2025 Africa Border Day in Abuja. Adaji said the day highlights the significant role of the African Union Convention on […]

Niger State has lost 349 lives to various forms of disasters in less than a year. LEADERSHIP reports that apart from the tanker explosion in Agaie in September last year where 60 people lost their lives,  another explosion took place in January this year in Dikko where 80 lives were lost. Similarly, this year, a […]