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Keystone Bank has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing educational development in Nigeria by refurbishing key facilities at St. Jude Secondary School in Ihiala, Anambra State. The bank recently completed renovating and equipping a block of classrooms, an administrative building, a school hall, and science laboratories as part of its Educational Support Initiative. The project aims […]

The Presidency has explained that Central Bank Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, will lead Nigeria’s delegation to the 2025 Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington D.C., following the unavailability of the minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun. According to a statement by Presidential Adviser […]

Zenith Bank Plc made good on its promise on Friday by paying its shareholders a total interim dividend of N51.3 billion for the half-year (H1) 2025, at N1.25 per share. This payout represents over a 60 per cent increase from the N31.4 billion paid in H1 2024, demonstrating the bank’s commitment and enhanced capacity to […]

The Yobe State Government has extended support to Almajiri and Tsangaya schools across the state with the distribution of vital teaching and learning materials, reaffirming its commitment to inclusive education and community development. The distribution exercise, which took place at the August 27 Stadium, Damaturu, was part of Governor Mai Mala Buni’s efforts to uplifting […]

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi, is working closely with the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) to uphold standards, ethics and quality assurance in the teaching profession. The vice chancellor of the university, Prof. Ibrahim Hassan Garba, stated this over the weekend at the second induction of 276 graduating students from the Faculty of […]

Former secretary-general of the apex northern socio-cultural organisation, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Anthony Sani, has kicked against the recent presidential pardon for drug traffickers and murderers by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Speaking with our correspondent, he said some of those pardoned had taken the lives of others and caused trauma to the victims’ families. Sani […]

Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Bauchi State chapter, has praised Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed for organising the maiden Bauchi State Investment Summit, which recorded investment commitments worth over $5 billion. LEADERSHIP reports that the chairman of the Summit Planning Committee, Prof. Murtala Sabo Sagagi, disclosed at the close of the event that over 47 Memoranda […]

The Yobe State Ministry of Wealth Creation, Empowerment, and Employment Generation has signed contracts with three reputable companies for the supply of empowerment tools aimed at boosting economic opportunities across the state. The official signing ceremony, held at the Ministry’s headquarters in Damaturu, was presided over by the Commissioner, Hon Aji Yerima Bularafa (Mal Terab […]

Media practitioners in Nigeria have been tasked on factual and balanced reportage of events and happenings for good governance and development. The national president of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Alhassan Abdullahi Yahya,  who was in Jalingo the Taraba State capital for a three-day official visit, stressed the need for professionalism in their […]

The Yobe State Governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni, has introduced far-reaching reforms in the state-owned broadcast media through sustained support and interventions, the Commissioner for Home Affairs, Information and Culture, Hon. Abdullahi Bego, has said. Bego who was speaking at the 30th anniversary celebration of Yobe State Television (YTV) Damaturu said Governor Buni’s administration had […]