The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has instituted and endowed Professorial Chairs to the tune of N40 million in two more Nigerian universities. The two universities include the premier University of Ibadan, Oyo State and Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi State, were endowed with N20 million each over the next...
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For many, Manchester United’s early Champions League exit was really anticipated, which means Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s position is back under scrutiny ahead of Manchester City’s visit to Old Trafford for a game neither side can afford to lose. We look at some of the main talking points ahead of...
Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President, African Development Bank (ADB), says there is need for a massive rebirth and proper financing of education to have a new Nigeria. Adesina spoke virtually at the maiden 2020 Prize Presentation Ceremony and Graduation of 53 Leadership Ambassadors organised by the Nigerian Prize for Leadership...
Dr Solomon Chollom, a Jos-based Virologist, has advised the Federal Government to use the expertise of health professionals in creating and implementing policies to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Chollom made the call in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Saturday. He said that as...
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the attack carried out by bandits’ at the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, charging the security agencies to go after the attackers to ensure that no student gets missing or harmed. The president made the remarks in a statement by his Senior...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has condoled the family of Mr Sam Nda-Isaiah and the management of Leadership newspapers over his demise on Friday. Jonathan in his condolence message on Saturday in Abuja, said that Nda-Isaiah, the founder and chairman of the Leadership Media Group was an erudite journalist and...
The number of COVID-19 recoveries in the African continent has reached 2,010,127, the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Saturday. The continental disease control and prevention agency said in a statement that the number of overall COVID-19 cases in the continent stands at 2,343,128...
The European Union’s (EU) interaction with state’s Independent Electoral Commissions (SIECs) in Nigeria is to improve electoral process at the grassroots, says its official. Mr Hamza Fassi-Fihri, Project Coordinator, European Centre for Electoral Support, stated this during an interview with journalists on the sidelines of a training programme for...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has advised motorists to obey traffic regulation in order to avert road crashes during the Christmas and New Year celebrations. The FRSC Sector Commander in Ebonyi, Mrs Stella Uchegbu, gave the advice on Saturday during the corps sustained ‘Ember’ months safety campaign at...
500 Taraba youths to acquire skills under Mambilla power projectPowerBy Saidu AdamuJalingo, Dec. 12, 2020 (NAN) Alhaji Saleh Mamman, Minister of Power, on Saturday, in Jalingo, inaugurated a Youths Empowerment and Skills Acquisition Training (YESAT) for 500 youths in Taraba.The empowerment and skills acquisition programme is under the Mambilla...
The First Lady, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has urged Nigerian women to continue to aspire to greatness “in spite of global economic difficulties”. Mrs Buhari spoke at the Happy Conference 2020 organised by Aspire Women Forum, an NGO, on Saturday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that...
Police Officers Wives Association (POWA) in Imo, on Saturday, empowered 40 widows of police officers through the donation of cash and various industrial equipment. Chairperson of POWA in the state, Mrs Abimbola Akinmoyede, remarked that the donation would help to make the widows become self-reliant. Akinmoyede, who is also the wife of...
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Bola Tinubu, on Saturday extolled the virtues of late publisher of the Leadership Newspapers, Mr Sam Nda-Isaiah. Tinubu, in a condolence message through his media aide, Mr Tunde Rahman, described Nda-Isaiah as a courageous, conscientious journalist and columnist. Samuel Ndanusa Isaiah, commonly...
BY MBAFAN ADE, Abuja ‘ Publisher and Chief Executive Officer of The Top10 Magazine, Mr. Tony Iji, has explained that the Founder and CEO of Cosgrove Investment Limited, Umar Abdullahi, was chosen as the magazine’s Man of the Year 2020 because of “his outstanding contributions to the development of...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed shock and sadness at the death of Publisher of LEADERSHIP Newspapers, Sam Nda-Isaiah, a man he describes as “a friend and ally.” In a statement by his Special Adviser (Media and Publicity), Femi Adesina on Saturday, the President condoled...
The Police Command in Ekiti says it has arrested one person in connection with the kidnap of a former Commissioner for Agriculture in the state, Mr Folorunsho Olabode. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the suspect was among those paraded by Mr Sunday Abutu, the command’s Public...
The European Centre for Electoral Support (ECES), in collaboration with the Gombe State Independent Electoral Commission (GOSEIC), has trained 50 women and some representatives of Persons with Disability (PwDs) ahead of the state’s LG elections. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the training was specifically to ensure...
A total of five people were shot and injured at a taxi rank in Pretoria on Friday and the motive is unknown, said the South African police on Friday. The police said two people randomly shot and injured the taxi operators and passengers. “Police are on the scene at...
Alhaji Yusuf Musa, General Manager, Nasarawa State Broadcasting Service, has called on people of the state to continue to support the policies and programmes of Gov Abdullahi Sule, to ensure rapid growth of the north-central state. Musa, a member of the News Agency of Nigeria( NAN) Board of Directors,...
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