11+ hour, 51+ min ago   (1173+ words) This year, the LEADERSHIP newspaper is conferring its prestigious Man of the Year award on two Nigerian icons in recognition of their leadership journeys: Prince Nduka Obaigbena, one of Nigeria’s most famous and admired media figures is a man who…...

15+ hour, 11+ min ago   (355+ words) BY ABDULLAHI SAMBO RICHIFA, Kano Kano State government has showcased its 480-unit Gida-Gida Mega Housing City at Rijiyar Gwan-Gwan, Dawakin Kudu local government area, as part of a high-powered project inspection tour organised by the Ministry of Information and Internal…...

1+ day, 18+ min ago   (393+ words) Nigeria’s vast resources, large consumer market and youthful population have yet to translate into broad-based industrial prosperity, as the country remains trapped in a pattern of exporting raw materials and importing finished products. The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) said…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (306+ words) Motorists in Abuja are paying more for petrol as several filling stations in the Federal Capital Territory have raised their pump prices following an increase in the wholesale cost of the product. The latest adjustments came after Dangote Petroleum Refinery…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (308+ words) LEADERSHIP Newspapers Petrol Hits N1,400/Litre in Abuja Amid Dangote Refinery Ex-Depot Increase The pump price of petrol in Abuja has climbed to as high as N1,430 per litre, as marketers adjust their prices following an increase in the ex-depot price by…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (522+ words) The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), has been indicted by auditors for procurement violations, unretired cash advances and poor record-keeping involving over N1.97 billion in 2023. This is contained in the 2023 annual audit report covering the Agency’s activities…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (161+ words) Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has highlighted seven priority sectors and investment opportunities to drive industrialisation and economic development in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Otti made this known at the Nigerian-British Chamber of…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (659+ words) As the federal government intensifies efforts to diversify the economy and increase non-oil exports, APM Terminals Apapa has unveiled an aggressive logistics strategy to tackle bottlenecks hampering Nigeria’s export trade, targeting the evacuation of 60 per cent of export containers by…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (813+ words) The managing director and chief executive officer of Aerokeys Nigeria Limited, Abuja, Kudla Milinda Satumari Haske, has said high interest rates, foreign exchange fluctuations and the dollar-denominated nature of aviation business are shrinking operators’ profitability in Nigeria. Haske, who spoke…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (221+ words) Nigeria is positioning itself as a major African hub for indigenous defence manufacturing, the Chief Executive Officer of DICON-D7G, Mr Osman Chennar, has said. Chennar said the ambition was being driven by growing local capacity and strategic partnerships aimed at…...