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Month: May 2021


The Nigeria Governors’ Forum NGF (NGF) says parties involved in Executive Order #10 are working earnestly to resolve the issues surrounding the implementation of the order. The forum said this in a communiqué issued on Wednesday night after its 30th Read more…


A start-up tech firm, EscrowLock, has emerged among winners of the $100 million global business grant from the world’s largest social media company, Facebook Inc.Facebook Inc. had late last year announced a $100 million grant for 30,000 start-up tech companies Read more…


A group that identifies itself as Advocates of Garb (AOG) has condemned what it described as the growing attacks on the person of the President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan ever since his caution against the resort to regionalism Read more…


The Ezza North and Ebonyi local government area offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ebonyi State, were late last night set ablaze by unidentified persons.https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/ads?client=ca-pub-2107026010242077&output=html&h=280&slotname=8166071575&adk=363461564&adf=3264790055&pi=t.ma~as.8166071575&w=750&fwrn=4&fwrnh=100&lmt=1621471289&rafmt=1&psa=1&format=750×280&url=https%3A%2F%2Fleadership.ng%2Fbreaking-2-inec-offices-set-ablaze-in-ebonyi%2F&flash=0&fwr=0&fwrattr=true&rpe=1&resp_fmts=3&wgl=1&uach=WyJXaW5kb3dzIiwiMTAuMCIsIng4NiIsIiIsIjkwLjAuODE4LjU2IixbXV0.&dt=1621471285928&bpp=6&bdt=2611&idt=3421&shv=r20210517&cbv=%2Fr20190131&ptt=9&saldr=aa&abxe=1&cookie=ID%3Ddf78dbd8f92ab3ed-22b41ea745a6002c%3AT%3D1602742043%3ART%3D1602742043%3AS%3DALNI_MY9BBfv1UjUaOmGmIkdnD9gNI7Bzw&prev_fmts=970×90&correlator=2688015440204&frm=20&pv=2&ga_vid=1103229342.1602630049&ga_sid=1621471289&ga_hid=427171340&ga_fc=0&u_tz=60&u_his=1&u_java=0&u_h=768&u_w=1366&u_ah=728&u_aw=1366&u_cd=24&u_nplug=3&u_nmime=4&adx=105&ady=1204&biw=1349&bih=657&scr_x=0&scr_y=0&eid=31060957&oid=3&pvsid=1825205694439972&pem=110&wsm=1&ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latestnigeriannews.com%2F&eae=0&fc=896&brdim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C1366%2C0%2C1366%2C728%2C1366%2C657&vis=1&rsz=%7C%7CeEbr%7C&abl=CS&pfx=0&fu=128&bc=31&ifi=2&uci=a!2&btvi=1&fsb=1&xpc=VByzx7zdy7&p=https%3A//leadership.ng&dtd=3611 A senior staff of the Commission, who spoke to LEADERSHIP on condition of anonymity, Read more…


The Ebonyi State governor, David Umahi, has directed the Secretary to the State Government and Coordinating Commissioner, Dr. Kenneth Ugballa, to immediately issue queries to the chairman of Ebonyi local government area, Mrs. Chinyere Nwaogbaga and her Ezza North counterpart, Read more…


Some bandits have invaded the Ungwan Gaida community near Kurmin Kaso in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna, killing eight persons. Several houses including the Assemblies of God Church were razed by the bandits who stormed the community in large Read more…


A former deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and the Medical and Health Workers’ Union of Nigeria have berated the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai over the crisis between his administration and the organised labour following the sacking of workers in Read more…


The Nigeria Labour Congress has suspended its five-day warning strike in Kaduna State to pave way for negotiations as requested by the Federal Government. The President of NLC, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, announced the suspension of the strike on Wednesday in Read more…


The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has suspended the capturing and issuance of new passport booklets applications in all passport offices nationwide. A letter dated May 17, 2020, and directed to the Deputy Comptroller General by NIS Headquarters, states: “This directive, which Read more…


Leather producing clusters in Aba, Abia State which before now enjoyed funding from the Bank of Industry (BoI), are now in quandary as the financial institution has stopped assisting small and medium scale leather businesses in the Eastern commercial city.https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/ads?client=ca-pub-4454686729706359&output=html&h=280&slotname=6870225295&adk=1353262721&adf=894106916&pi=t.ma~as.6870225295&w=585&fwrn=4&fwrnh=100&lmt=1621394962&rafmt=1&tp=site_kit&psa=1&format=585×280&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunnewsonline.com%2Faba-leather-clusters-kick-as-boi-withdraws-funding%2F&flash=0&fwr=0&fwrattr=true&rpe=1&resp_fmts=3&wgl=1&uach=WyJXaW5kb3dzIiwiMTAuMCIsIng4NiIsIiIsIjkwLjAuODE4LjU2IixbXV0.&dt=1621466901174&bpp=34&bdt=2283&idt=1271&shv=r20210517&cbv=%2Fr20190131&ptt=9&saldr=aa&abxe=1&cookie=ID%3Dc21b0f80dec3f490-223110879bba00ae%3AT%3D1614295829%3ART%3D1614295829%3AS%3DALNI_MZuMx-DlJ3QJDNpV90D7g_6ovXZmQ&prev_fmts=0x0%2C267x600%2C320x50&nras=1&correlator=4686637623427&frm=20&pv=1&ga_vid=1592607996.1602308676&ga_sid=1621466902&ga_hid=1162220675&ga_fc=0&u_tz=60&u_his=3&u_java=0&u_h=768&u_w=1366&u_ah=728&u_aw=1366&u_cd=24&u_nplug=3&u_nmime=4&adx=382&ady=1216&biw=1349&bih=657&scr_x=0&scr_y=2262&eid=31060839&oid=3&pvsid=748860479627623&pem=908&wsm=1&ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latestnigeriannews.com%2F&eae=0&fc=1920&brdim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C1366%2C0%2C1366%2C728%2C1366%2C657&vis=1&rsz=%7C%7CeE%7C&abl=CS&pfx=0&fu=128&bc=31&ifi=3&uci=a!3&fsb=1&xpc=xbgKVNeVq0&p=https%3A//www.sunnewsonline.com&dtd=1309 BoI’s Read more…


Youths from the South West under the aegis of Oduduwa Youth Parliament have thrown their weight behind the clamour for Igbo presidency in 2023. The youth group led by their Speaker, Abdulmajid Oladimeji, disclosed this,yesterday, while conferring a title on Chief Read more…


India’s Health Ministry recorded 4,529 deaths on Tuesday, the highest single-day tally of any country in the world, as the infectious Indian strain surges through the nation and continues to overwhelm its medical system. Surpassing the previous one-day record of Read more…