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Nigerian rice farmers, millers, and development partners, on Thursday, called on citizens to embrace locally produced rice as a national effort to strengthen food security, create jobs and revive the agricultural economy. Speaking in Abuja at event to mark the 2025 World Food Day, the National Chairman of the Competitive African Rice Forum for Sustainable […]
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has called on all accredited tertiary institutions across the country to update their existing student records and upload the details of all their students both returning and newly admitted, on the NELFUND Student Verification Portal. The call comes ahead of the official opening of the portal for the 2025/2026 […]
President Bola Tinubu’s nominee for the chairmanship of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, is currently at the National Assembly, waiting to appear before Senators at a Committee of the Whole on Thursday afternoon. Amupitan, who was accompanied to the parliament by Kogi State governor, Ahmed Ododo, and others, will be […]
Kenya came to a standstill on Thursday as thousands thronged the streets and Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to welcome home the body of veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga, who died in India on Wednesday. The unprecedented crowds forced authorities to suspend all flights temporarily and alter memorial plans. In a statement, the Kenya Civil Aviation […]
Former governor of Lagos State and one-time minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN), is to deliver the 40th convocation lecture of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) on October 22, 2025. The registrar of the university, Mr Mansur Alfanla, disclosed this in a statement made available to LEADERSHIP in Ilorin on Thursday. He […]
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has disagreed with Abia North Senator, Orji Uzor Kalu, over his allegations on the floor of the Senate that pilots and plane crews were involved in substance abuse while the Authority does not do proper checks. The NCAA director-general, Captain Chris Najomo, while reacting to the allegations, said “Contrary […]
The Catholic Church has a “moral and spiritual obligation” to do more to help the victims of sexual abuse – and must take tougher action against their abusers, a Vatican report says.
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) team that examined the health status of the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has said that the ailment complained by detained self-acclaimed Biafra leader was not life threatening, hence he was medically fit to stand trial. Recall that Justice James Omotosho midway into Kanu’s […]
Senator representing Abia North, Orji Uzor Kalu, has alleged that some pilots operating in Nigeria’s aviation industry smoke Indian hemp and were poorly supervised by regulatory authorities. Kalu made the shocking claim on Wednesday during Senate plenary, while contributing to a motion on aviation safety concerns following the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau’s (NSIB) report on […]
Nigeria’s economic stability and global competitiveness are under serious threats unless urgent institutional reforms and stronger risk governance frameworks were implemented, experts have warned. This was the major takeaway from the 24th Annual International Conference of the Chartered Risk Management Institute of Nigeria (CRMI), which ended recently in Lagos. The conference, themed “Global Risks, Local […]
