As the dust settles on the 2024 Confederation of African Football (CAF) Awards held at the Palais des Congrès in Marrakech, Morocco, on Monday night, Nigeria finds itself basking in a moment of sporting glory that transcends the boundaries of mere athletic achievement. Super Eagles Forward, Ademola Lookman’s coronation as […]
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The Nigerian Senate has taken significant steps towards reinstating its monetary sovereignty by introducing legislation banning foreign currencies for transactions and payments within its borders. The proposed bill seeks to ensure that all financial dealings, including salaries and general transactions, are carried out exclusively in Naira. This initiative aims to […]
Civil Society Organisation (CSO), Yiaga Africa, has called on the national assembly to amend the electoral legal frameworks to introduce voting rights for prisoners and special voting for eligible citizens performing essential election duties. Yiaga Africa suggested that security personnel, electoral staff, observers, and journalists should be allowed to vote […]
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is ramping up preparations to introduce its single currency, ECO, following a consensus reached during its 65th Ordinary Session. This announcement was made in a communiqué released after the 66th ordinary session of the heads of state and government meeting, which was […]
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Nigeria have expressed outrage over a report released by Nigeria’s Bureau of Statistics (NBS), which revealed that Nigerians paid a staggering N2.670trn ransom to kidnappers within one year. In a new survey, the NBS disclosed that Nigeria recorded an average crime rate of 51,887,032 over […]
Aviation experts have criticised ground-handling companies’ exorbitant 600 per cent increase in charges, warning that the move could exacerbate inflation and drive up airfares. LEADERSHIP reports that the managing director of Aero Contractors, Capt. Ado Sanusi condemned the proposed hike spearheaded by the Aviation Ground Handling Association of Nigeria (AGHAN), […]
Founder of the Lilian Ike Foundation, Amb. Chinwe Lilian has harped on the need for the federal government to enact and enforce laws that criminalise all forms of violence, including domestic violence, sexual harassment, and child marriage. Lilian, in a press statement issued in Abuja, said this would effectively address […]
The Ghost and the Darkness is a 1996 adventure thriller film directed by Stephen Hopkins. The movie is based on the true story of two man-eating lions that terrorized workers during the construction of a railway bridge over the Tsavo River in Kenya in 1898. According to the movie plot, […]
The management of LEADERSHIP Group Limited, publishers of LEADERSHIP Newspapers, has picked Akwa Ibom State governor, Pastor Umo Bassey Eno, for the Governor of The Year Award. Eno has brought pragmatic and imaginative leadership that reverberates with success within a short time, as well as his inclusive drive to bring […]
Muhammadu Buhari was sworn in as president following a decisive victory in the 2015 general elections and was reelected with an even bigger majority for a second consecutive term of office in 2019, underscoring the trust and confidence of the country in his administration. As he marks his 82nd birthday, […]
