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Niger State governor Mohammed Umaru Bago has sought a collaborative effort between the State Government and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) for the creation of a Free Trade Zone to be located in Tafa, Bida and Minna. Governor ...

The Seme border command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Monday, arrested two persons for allegedly smuggling 63 live African parrots, hawk from Kaduna state, Nigeria to neighbouring Benin Republic. In a press statement by the public relations officer, ...

MTN Nigeria has been awarded the Economic Dividends for Gender Equality (EDGE) MOVE certification, for its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, as well as its leadership in fostering a supportive environment for working parents. Being the first technology telecommunications ...

Following the end of the 21-day strike ultimatum issued to the government by organised labour last week, the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) will meet today to finalise plans for an indefinite strike. The meeting followed several moves ...

The federal government has taken a swipe at the Zamfara State government for allegedly politicising the abduction of students of the Federal University Gusau (FUGUS) in the State. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, who stated ...

Indications emerged yesterday that the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abba,. are planning to rejig the standing committees of the National Assembly. LEADERSHIP’s findings showed that the idea was aimed ...

There are strong indications that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL)  may have bent backwards to reintroduce the recently jettisoned crude swap initiative to keep the country wet with white products. Falling back to the option, according to a ...

The Cement Producers Association of Nigeria has warned that the ongoing plan of the federal government to introduce concrete roads will raise the price of cement to N9, 000 per bag from the current price of N5, 000. It also ...

Surgeons at the University of Maryland Medical Centre, United States have performed a second successful transplant of a genetically modified pig heart on a 58-year-old patient, Lawrence Faucette, with end-stage heart disease. Faucette received the pig heart transplant on September ...

Again, despite previous experience and warnings from the relevant authorities, several states and local governments across the country have been caught unprepared for the yearly devastating rains and floods. Investigation by the LEADERSHIP showed that despite repeated warnings by NiMET, ...