Primary and secondary schools across Nigeria have begun reopening for the first term of the 2025/2026 academic year, putting fresh financial pressure on parents and guardians. Some parents who spoke with LEADERSHIP confirmed struggles to…
Motorists plying the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway were on Tuesday trapped and stranded for several hours, especially in peak hours as result of traffic induced by the repair works on the damaged expansion joints of the Kara Bridge. LEADERSHIP…
A teenager has recalled the terrifying moment she was dragged into the woods and raped by a Nigerian migrant, who dodged deportation because it would ‘breach his human rights’, the Daily Mail reports. The UK court sentenced the Nigerian…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has charged members of the National Youth Service Corps Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit (ACTU) to be diligent and objective and discharge their statutory…
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) presidential candidate, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has urged Nigerians to demand performance from political leaders rather than accept excuses for poor governance. He stated this during the unveiling of the…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the World Bank have challenged Nigerian banks to deploy the N4.65 trillion fresh capital raised through the recently concluded recapitalisation exercise towards productive…
FTSE Russell has included six Nigerian companies in its FTSE Frontier 50 Index with three Nigerian lenders joining the index ahead of market reclassification. The financial institutions are First HoldCo, Zenith Bank and Guaranty Trust…
The Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy has declined to comment on an alleged expenditure of N835,157,209.32 on the procurement of six official and operational vehicles. The payment was made on December 21, 2025, to Kaura Motors…
Thai health authorities have launched an investigation into a medical clinic in Bangkok following the death of 43-year-old Nigerian-British businessman Igho Ubiribo, who died after a cosmetic procedure. The Department of Health Service…
BY ABIODUN SIVOWAKU, OLAMIDE OJUOKAIYE AND ANDREW OJIEZEL, Lagos Commercial vehicle operators using Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) have reported significant savings in fuel costs, with some saying they spend more than 75 per cent less than…
Last June, Daily Times Nigeria clocked 100 years. It first hit the newsstand on 1st June 1926 thus retaining its historic position as Nigeria’s oldest surviving newspaper. This September also marks 40 years since I walked into the…
Nigerians with Bank Verification Numbers (BVN) will be able to buy shares directly in the Dangote Petroleum Refinery when its Initial Public Offering (IPO) opens, as the company moves to position civil servants, traders, artisans,…
The Nigeria Independent System Operator (NISO) has said that the federal government has netted off approximately 97 per cent of the outstanding market obligations owed by the Nigerian Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) for the…
A party stalwart of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Barrister Ken Imansuaghon, has called on voters in Northern Nigeria to unite and use their numerical strength to defeat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election,…
An artificial intelligence innovation capable of cutting Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan time by up to 90 per cent, without requiring new hardware, has won Nigerian scientist Mary Brenda Akoda the 2026 Nigeria Prize for Science and…
The Nigerian equities market reversed its uptrend from the prior days as profit-taking dragged the benchmark lower, wiping N1.878 trillion off market capitalisation. The downturn was broad-based, with only four stocks recording gains for…
Kano State Governor, Alhaji Kabir Yusuf, has welcomed over 136,000 new members who defected from various political parties to the All Progressives Congress (APC), pledging their support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Governor…
Nigeria stars Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman have been overlooked for the 2026 Ballon d’Or, with neither of them included among the 30 nominees for this year’s prestigious men’s award. The shortlist, announced ahead of the 70th Ballon…
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Victor Osimhen has been ruled out of Galatasaray’s UEFA Champions League opener and is also expected to miss Nigeria’s opening 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches after suffering a groin injury. Galatasaray confirmed that the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has fixed September 19, 2026, for the conduct of five by-elections across four states – Gombe, Kano, Bauchi and Delta. The Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Tunde Oketola, disclosed…
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has welcomed Senator Rufai Hanga and his supporters into the All Progressives Congress (APC), following their decision to leave the NDC Kwankwasiyya political group. Governor Yusuf described the development…
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has called on the people of the state, particularly APC supporters and members of various support groups, to mobilise massively for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other APC candidates in…
The Kano State Government has disbursed N290m grants to 5,800 women across the 44 local government areas of the state under its Monthly Women’s Empowerment and Poverty Relief Programme. Flagging off the latest phase of the programme at the…
Former Vice President of Nigeria and Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, yesterday said his proposal to bring back fuel subsidy has forced the President Bola Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress…
Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, has charged water engineers to drive innovation, strengthen governance and ensure sustainable management of Nigeria’s water resources. He charged them to harness digital…
The Shamies Unusual Heart Foundation plans to provide humanitarian assistance to about 1,500 vulnerable persons in Sokoto State as part of activities marking its eighth Founder’s Day. Its founder and executive director, Dr Saratu Abdullahi…
Lagos State governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the party’s governorship candidate, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, has appealed to members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to go into the electioneering as united members of the party. They prayed…
Determined to promote more creative, practical and student-centred learning in schools, the NNPC Exploration and Production Limited (NEPL)/Seplat Energy Joint Venture (JV) has commissioned and handed over two fully equipped state-of-the…
Kano Heads of Media Forum has condemned the reported attack on journalists returning from the All Progressives Congress (APC) rally in Kano on Saturday, There were reports that a team of journalists covering the political event at the Sani…