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A group under the aegis of  Plateau Network for Social Justice and Reform (PNSJR) has strongly condemned the continuous  protests by a cross-section of workers at the National Metallurgical Development Centre (NMDC) Jos, which has disrupted activities of the centre in last two weeks. LEADERSHIP reports that the workers had  embarked on protests demanding for […]

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has stressed that advancing Nigeria’s tertiary education system to global standards is a shared responsibility that requires the active collaboration of all stakeholders. Speaking at a town hall meeting with stakeholders of TETFund beneficiary institutions in the North East, TETFund board member, Sani Danladi, said transforming higher education into […]

Taraba State government plans to prioritise the people’s input and adequately reflect them in the 2026 budget to scale up grassroots engagement. The permanent secretary in the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, Danjuma Saigudu, disclosed this when he opened bilateral budget discussions with Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) in Jalingo, the state capital. Saigudu […]

To cope with the current economic hardship in the country, undergraduates and other youths in Akwa Ibom State have resorted to selling blood for cash. Others are also donating sperm and eggs for cash at several In-Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) centres in the state to infertile couples and single women who desperately want children. These “businesses” […]

Nigeria has secured the release of three pilgrims who were detained in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, last month  over alleged drug trafficking. The freed pilgrims are Mrs. Maryam Hussain Abdullahi, Mrs. Abdullahi Bahijja Aminu and Mr. Abdulhamid Saddieq. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA’s) spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, revealed this yesterday. He said their freedom followed […]

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) and the Wildlife Justice Commission (WJC) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen wildlife protection in Nigeria. The director-general/CEO of NESREA, Prof. Innocent Barikor and chief of investigations at the WJC, Stephen Carmody, represented by the regional manager for West and Central Africa, […]

Malawi began counting votes Tuesday in a presidential election expected to be a tight race between old rivals. The race could go to a runoff, and it comes during economic turmoil in one of the world’s least developed countries. Voters chose to give President Lazarus Chakwera, 70, a second term or choose another leader to […]

A former minister of Special Duties, Kabiru Turaki (SAN), has denied allegations of sexual harassment and inhuman treatment levelled against him by one Hadiza Baffa. Turaki admitted that he once acted as Hadiza’s guardian at the request of her mother, who was his childhood acquaintance. However, due to her alleged repeated misconduct, he eventually withdrew […]

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has accused President Bola Tinubu of not providing the leadership needed to tackle insecurity. Atiku said this during a meeting with some stakeholders from Borno State, who visited him. Mohammed Kumalia, a former member of the House of Representatives, led them. In a social media post, Atiku disclosed that the meeting […]

The Catholic Bishops, under the auspices of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), have urged Catholics and the wider Nigerian community to exercise caution regarding the rising prevalence of in vitro Fertilisation (IVF), labelling the practice as incompatible with the Church’s moral teachings. President of CBCN and Archbishop of Owerri, Most Rev. Lucius Ugorji, […]