Chairman of the governing board of National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC), Ambassador Nimota Akanbi, has said President Muhammadu Buhari’s assent to the education commission bill signposted his commitment to advancing the nation’s education sector. She also described the presidential ...
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Senate Passes Bill To Compensate EndSARS Victims
Nigeria Senate has passed a Bill seeking to compensate victims of #EndSARS protest for second reading. The bill, which is sponsored by Senator Gershom Bassey (PDP, Cross River), passed the second reading stage at plenary on Wednesday. LEADERSHIP recalls that ...
Read More »RTEAN Partners FRSC, Red Cross To Curb Accidents
Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN), Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and Nigerian Red Cross have declared a state of emergency on traffic accidents across the country. The organisations expressed concern over the number of deaths caused by road ...
Read More »Buhari Appoints Sani As Rector Fedpoly Bauchi
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Alh. Sani Usman as the 7th substantive rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi. According to a letter of his appointment as 7th substantive rector, signed and presented by the minister of education, ...
Read More »Uncertainty As Cash Crunch Slows GDP Growth To 2.31% In Q1
…Manufacturing sector growth hits 3-yr low The Nigerian economy grew at a slower pace in the first quarter of 2023 as the cash crunch, which attended the country in the first three months in the wake of currency redesign, impacted ...
Read More »10TH SENATE LEADERSHIP: Vice President-Elect, Shettima Endorses Akpabio, Barau
…Says, The Choice Of Akpabio Is For National Stability, Unity, And Competence The aspirations of Senators-Elect Godswill Akpabio and Jibrin Barau for the leadership of the 10th Senate on Tuesday, received a major boost with the endorsement of the duo ...
Read More »10th NASS: Tinubu/Kwankwaso Paris Parley Alters Permutation
Indications have emerged that the All Progressives Congress (APC) may review its zoning formula. The decision, LEADERSHIP gathered, is fallout of the recent parley between the president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and presidential candidate of New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu ...
Read More »Tinubu, Obi Get Timelines To Defend Victory, Present Petitions
The Presidential Election Petitions Court (PEPC) has asked the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi, and his party to present their joint petition against the February 25 presidential election within three weeks. The court also ordered ...
Read More »Gwandu Assumes Office As NASENI Executive Vice Chairman
The new executive vice chairman/chief executive officer of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) Dr. Bashir Gwandu has officially resumed office at its headquarters in Abuja. He resumed on Monday 22nd May, 2023. This was disclosed in ...
Read More »Oando, Lagos Begin Operation Of Electric Mass Transit Buses
Oando Clean Energy Limited (OCEL), the renewable energy subsidiary of Oando, Nigeria’s leading energy solutions provider, in partnership with the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has commenced operations of its electric mass transit buses in a grand ceremony at ...
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