AbdurRahman Lekki
29 Aug
As part of solutions to end the leadership crisis facing the country, Executive Secretary, Lagos State Scholarship Board, Abdurrahman Lekki, has called for the creation of a national curriculum on leadership skills across all spectrum in primary to tertiary institutions.
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No fewer than 50,000 smallholder farmers from Kano and Kaduna states are to benefit from a productivity enhancement initiative being powered by the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) to boost food production and reduce economic losses in the country. The farmers, carefully selected under the DEcent LIVelihoods initiative of the DELIVER Nigeria project, will…
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President Bola Tinubu has conferred the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON), the nation’s second-highest national honour, on the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, made the announcement in a statement issued on Friday night,…
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Iran's supreme leader vowed in a rare address on Friday that his allies around the region would keep fighting Israel, as he defended his country's missile strike on its foe. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's address in Tehran follows Iran's second ever direct attack on Israel. It was also the first since exchanges of fire between Tehran-backed…
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Napoli ensured top spot in Serie A for at least another week with Friday's hard-fought 3-1 win over Como which extended their league lead to four points. Scott McTominay's opener, his first goal in Italy's top flight, after just 25 seconds, a Romelu Lukaku penalty seven minutes after half-time and a late David Neres finish…
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The Owa-Onire community in Ile-Ire, Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State has commended the state government on the ongoing developmental projects across the state, especially the construction of the OOWU Waterfalls road project. A statement signed by the Chairman of the Owa-Onire Central Planning Committee, Mallam Saka Ogunbiyi, said that the various development projects…
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National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Dr. Chris Isiguzo, has described the late elder statesman, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, as the best President Nigeria never had. Iwuanyanwu, who until his demise on the 25th of July this year, was the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo and a presidential aspirant of the defunct National…
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Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) Chieftain and ex-Secretary General of the Northern group, Elder Anthony Sani, has applauded President Bola Tinubu over his exchange rate policy, saying it has prevented the nation's economy from total collapse. According to him, the previous governments of Muhammadu Buhari and Goodluck Jonathan sustained the Nigerian exchange rates artificially, which hindered…
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The Ogun State Government has issued a stern warning to private school owners not complying with its education policy, threatening to shut down those found violating regulations. Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu, the Commissioner for Education, Science, and Technology, expressed the government's discontent over the non-compliance of some schools during a meeting with heads of private school…
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has exempted 63 items from Value-Added Tax (VAT) as part of its latest fiscal reforms. This development was revealed by Taiwo Oyedele, Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday. The exemptions are listed in the official "Value…
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President Bola Tinubu on Friday tasked members of the Nigeria Football FederationNigeria Football Federation (NFF) to be serious about the business of qualifying the Super Eagles for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations and 2026 World Cup. Tinubu gave the advice at the 80th annual general assembly of the NFF held at Government House, Asaba,…