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The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) announced the final and official fare for the 2026 Hajj pilgrimage, revealing a paltry decrease of 9.7 percent from the 2025 fare. Intending pilgrims from Borno, Yobe, Taraba, and Adamawa states will pay N8,118,383.50 for the 2026 Hajj, down from N8,327,125.59 for this year’s pilgrimage. Pilgrims from other […]

The Industrial Training Fund (ITF), in partnership with the Chartered Institute of Project Managers of Nigeria (CIPMN), has commenced the nationwide rollout of the SUPA Project Management Examination, a certification exercise aimed at upgrading project delivery skills among artisans, craftsmen, and organisations. The examination, which kicked off yesterday in centres across the country, is a […]

The Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) Ltd., a member of the Coca-Cola Hellenic Beverage Company (CCHBC), has commenced the 2025 edition of its Youth Empowered (YE) Tour, with Kaduna hosting the first stop on September 29 and 30. In its eighth year, the Youth Empowered initiative was launched in 2017 to provide young people with entrepreneurship, […]

Stakeholders who attended the 4th edition of the Insurance Meets Tech (IMT) Conference have charged the insurance industry’s regulators and operators with the need to innovate for millennials. The weekend event, themed ‘Innovating for the New Trybe,’ highlighted the role of technology in transforming the Nigerian insurance sector. Speaking on the newly signed Nigeria Insurance […]

The road is central in combating crime. They are the main access criminals use for kidnapping, terrorism, movement of stolen goods, or drugs, among other criminal activities. This is why all vehicles are required by law to carry number plates as key identifiers. Best practice apparatus, such as automatic number plate recognition and road cameras, […]

Penultimate Wednesday, Ghana’s capital, Accra, played host to a summit organized by the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation on the theme: ‘Why Democracies Die’. The essence of the theme, according to the organizers, is to afford policymakers the opportunity “to interrogate the structural and systemic drivers of democratic decline across Africa, rising authoritarianism, institutional fragility, and shrinking […]

Akwa Ibom State governor, Umo Eno, has presented brand new Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) to all former deputy governors in the state. The governor also announced a pay raise for all traditional rulers and enhanced medical care, urging them to maintain peace and a cordial working relationship with their subjects in various domains. Presenting the […]

The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) has cautioned against the renewed disagreement between the residents of Issele-Azagba and Okpanam following an alleged illegal boundary adjustment between the two communities. In a statement issued in Warri, the CDHR national president, Dr Kehinde Taiga, condemned the move, saying that the adjustment was unconstitutional and […]

The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) on Friday said it has sealed 471 pharmaceutical premises across Edo State during a recent week-long enforcement exercise. The crackdown targeted illegal and substandard operations within the pharmaceutical sector and was part of PCN’s ongoing efforts to sanitise medicine distribution and ensure public health and safety. Speaking at a […]

Aggrieved youths from the five oil-rich communities hosting the Seplat Energy airstrip in Eket local government area of Akwa Ibom State have staged a peaceful protest, accusing the oil and gas firm of unfair and discriminatory local content practices. LEADERSHIP Weekend gathered that the angry youths, including graduates, resorted to public ventilation of emotions over […]