The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has criticised the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) for its practice of publicly denouncing Supreme Court judgements without adequate review, highlighting a perceived double standards in how financial contributions are accepted. ...
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Foreign Pharmaceutical Firms Appeal To Federal Gov’t To Relax Regulatory Laws
Pharmaceutical companies across the world have appealed to the Federal Government to relax the law guiding the setting up of industries in Nigeria. The pharmaceutical companies wanted the federal government to grant them opportunities to set up manufacturing facilities in ...
Read More »TRCN Vows To Transform Teaching Profession In Nigeria
The chairman of the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) and vice chairman (NorthEast) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Mustapha Salihu, has vowed to fulfill the mandate of the Council in regulating and professionalising teaching in Nigeria. Salihu gave ...
Read More »Payment of N77,000 Allowance Begins End Of March – NYSC DG
…Fed Govt clears full-time HND graduates for national service The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Olakunle Nafiu, has said the payment of N77,000 allowance will start by the end of this month. He said the NYSC and ...
Read More »FG Releases Withheld LG Allocations To Rivers Sole Administrator
Sole administrator of Rivers State, Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd) has announced that the federal government has released the withheld allocations to local government councils in the state. Ibas, who announced this yesterday in Port Harcourt during a meeting with heads ...
Read More »Patients Throng Hospitals With Ailments Linked To Excessive Heat
Thousands of Nigerians across some states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have besieged secondary and tertiary hospitals with illnesses and diseases attributed to the prevailing excessive heat. Some medical personnel, who spoke with LEADERSHIP Weekend on ...
Read More »The Soccer Pay Gap: What Female Stars Earn Compared To Men
Women’s football is one of the world’s fastest growing sports, but a new FIFA report shows that salaries for its professional players are not increasing at the same rate. Highlighting an increasing gap in salaries, contract lengths, and even coaching ...
Read More »Coscharis Group Boss, Maduka Gets NICA’s Fellowship Award
Chairman of Coscharis Group, Dr. Cosmas Maduka, has been awarded the Honorary Fellowship and Award of Credit Using Entrepreneur by the National Institute of Credit Administration (NICA) in recognition of his outstanding business leadership. The prestigious award was in recognition ...
Read More »Morocco 2025: Nigeria Beat South Africa 2-0
The Flamingos of Nigeria are through to the final qualifying round of the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup following a 2-0 victory over Bantwana of South Africa. Bankole Olowookere’s side won the second round qualifying contest 5-1 on aggregate. ...
Read More »Manufacturers Earn N494.2bn From Exports In Q4
Nigeria’s manufacturers earned N494.2 billion from the export of goods in the fourth quarter of 2024. Data from the foreign trade report showed that the country’s exports for the period jumped by 110 per cent when compared to N235 billion ...
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