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Federal government has taken a decisive step to boost local production and industrial development by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) and the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI). The agreement, signed in Abuja yesterday, aims to prioritise Nigerian-made products in public procurement processes by ministries, […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has extended his sympathies to the communities and families of victims of the recent flood disaster in Yola, Adamawa State and the boat accident in Guni village, Niger State. In a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, the president said while flooding is a global phenomenon caused by climate change, citizens […]
As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to commemorate the 2025 World Hepatitis Day, the federal government has revealed alarming statistics about the nation’s ongoing hepatitis battle, disclosing that the country loses between ₦13.3 to ₦17.9 trillion annually to the disease in direct and indirect costs. Coordinating minister of health and social welfare Prof. […]
The Nigerian Correctional Service has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) to introduce clean energy and enhance security infrastructure, vocational rehabilitation and operational efficiency in correctional facilities in the country. Speaking at the signing ceremony in Abuja on Tuesday, Comptroller General of Nigerian Correctional Service, Sylvester Ndidi Nwakuche said the […]
Residents of Tsakuwa, Yarmarka, and Doma villages of Bakori local government area of Katsina State protested the reported killing of 20 villagers by suspected bandits in their communities. An impeccable source said the villages were invaded by armed attackers who sacked the entire population, forcing hundreds to flee their homes. The deadly assaults triggered a […]
Former governors of Ekiti States were among top political heavyweights that threw their weight behind the reelection of President Bola Tinubu and Governor Biodun Oyebanji ahead of the 2027 general elections in Ado-Ekiti on Monday. The stakeholders, comprising chieftains of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) converged on Ado-Ekiti for the non-partisan endorsement that cut […]
Patients and their families were on Monday stranded at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) as medical doctors employed by the state government commenced a three-day warning strike over salary deductions. LEADERSHIP gathered that the strike declared by the Medical Guild began at 8a.m. due to what it described as “illegal and disrespectful salary […]
The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has reaffirmed its readiness to embark on a nationwide seven-day warning strike starting midnight of Tuesday July 29, 2025, should the federal government fail to meet its demands. The decision followed the expiration of a 15-day ultimatum issued on July 14, after the government released a […]
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has issued a 21-day ultimatum to the federal government, threatening a total and indefinite nationwide strike if urgent steps were not taken to address its longstanding demands. According to the doctors, the demands include unpaid salary arrears and the suspension of a key salary review circular. This was contained in […]
Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde has allocated 1,000 hectares of land for a youth empowerment and reintegration project to check and curb illegal migration. Special Adviser to Governor Makinde on Migration and Homeland Security, ACG Segun Adegoke (rtd), who stated this in Ibadan shortly after the maiden meeting of the Oyo State Reintegration Committee, promised […]