Month: August 2025

The sun has set on a trailblazer in journalism, Dr Doyinsola Hamidat Abiola, who in her lifetime, pointed the way for her gender in an industry hitherto dominated by the male folk. Respected nationally and internationally as a symbolic pen of courage, Abiola was the first woman in Nigeria to edit a national daily and […]

Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP) has called on the National Universities Commission (NUC) and the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) to strictly enforce the policy requiring higher institutions to prepare and implement campus master plans. NITP national president, Dr Ogbonna Chime, made the call during a press conference and the inauguration of the […]

Following the earlier consent of the Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Act (NIIRA) 2025 and passage into law by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, insurance companies nationwide have been given a 12-month deadline to recapitalise, LEADERSHIP learnt. The new Act sets a new capital threshold, which means that Life insurance firms are to increase their capital from […]

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has charged the federal government to protect Nigerians from another round of petrol scarcity by selling crude oil to Dangote Refinery in Naira. NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero made the call during the facility tour of Dangote Refinery and Fertilizers section which was organised on Tuesday for media practitioners. Ajaero, […]

Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Tuesday, inaugurated two newly acquired Bombardier CRJ1000 regional jets for use by the Cross River State-owned Cally Air. Shettima commissioned the aircraft shortly on arrival at the Magret Ekpo International International Airport in Calabar, Cross River State capital. The Vice President was in the State for the launch of 8th […]

Oyo State governor, Engr ‘Seyi Makinde has flagged off the flagged off distribution of instructional training materials and teaching aids to 18,000 primary and junior secondary school teachers across the 33 local government areas of the state. This is as the state government also commenced training of the primary and secondary school teachers on the […]

The Senate Committee on Aviation has announced plans to investigate recent high-profile confrontations between flight crew members and passengers, vowing to restore public confidence in the Aviation sector. The move followed two recent controversial incidents at Abuja and Lagos Airports, respectively, that have sparked nationwide debate. LEADERSHIP recalls that last week, iconic fuji musician, Wasiu […]

Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun has ordered the Lagos Airport Police Command to investigate the incident involving iconic Fuji musician, Alhaji Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known as KWAM 1, over an incident that occurred at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Internationa Airport, Abuja, last week. The Nigeria Police Force confirmed the receipt of an official […]