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- 11 May 2009
Glo Bags Leadership's Award
Leadership Conferences limited, a subsidiary of Leadership newspapers has recognized Globacom as the GSM Company of the Year 2008. Presenting the award in Abuja, Leadership said Globacom had…
- 28 May 2015
Buhari to Query Secret Sale of Over $1Bn Telecom Spectrums
Incoming government of Muhammadu Buhari is to focus his searchlight on the circumstances surrounding the secret sale of Digital Dividend Spectrum (DDS) licences valued at over $1 billion in the last…
- 7 Nov 2014
Faces, Backgrounds of Those Who Want to Rule Nigeria
Yes, the 2015 race for Aso Rock, Nigeria’s seat of power has started -- and candidates have completely immersed themselves in the battle of the presidential election! Leadership newspaper took a look…
- 5 Mar 2016
Banks Hit by Dollar Restraint, Delay Forex Loan
There were indications yesterday that restriction on the dollar by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is adversely affecting banks in Nigeria, as it has forced a delay of hard currency loan and trade…
- 16 Mar 2016
Nigerians Rush to Reserve NTEL Mobile Numbers
Nigerians have responded enthusiastically to the number reservation campaign which was announced by Ntel, Nigeria’s advanced 4G/LTE network operator recently according to Leadership Newspaper Under…
- 12 May 2014
Experts Carpet Govt for Wasting Billions on Biometric Registration
ICT experts have criticised the ongoing biometric registration and similar exercises being planned by federal government agencies, according to the Leadership Newspaper They said it is a waste of…
- 1 Dec 2015
How Foreign Bankers Lure Rich Nigerians to Early Graves
A rather worrying report by the Leadership Newspaper has revealed how most Nigerian elite who patronise European banks are in danger of early death because of the manipulations of their bankers who…
- 14 Mar 2024
Moniepoint Reiterates Commitment to using Innovative Technology to Bridge Financial Inclusion Gap
Given the critical importance of financial inclusion to national development and building a sustainable economy, Group CEO Moniepoint Inc, Tosin Eniolorunda has reaffirmed his organization’s resolve…
- 9 Jan 2013
Afreximbank, Starcomms Ink N9.7Bn Deal
Africa Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) has concluded arrangements to extend a loan facility of $62 million (N9.7 billion) to new owners of Starcomms, Capcom to facilitate the acquisition of the…
- 5 Oct 2012
NCC, Leadership Bicker over Racketeering Allegations
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) frequency band racketeering allegations are taking yet another turn today as the upper and lower arms of the National Assembly committees indicated they…
- 22 Aug 2019
TCN Boss Risks Jail for Shutting Down Phase 3 Telecom Plants
High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has ordered Mr Usman Gur Mohammed, managing director of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), to appear before it and explain why he should not be…
- 28 Dec 2022
Digital Encode Cofounders Awarded BusinessDay Lifetime Achievement Award
Digital Encode Limited’s Co-founders – Dr. Adewale Peter Obadare and Dr. Oluseyi Akindeinde - have been honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award by BusinessDay Newspapers. At the Nigerian Business…
- 6 Jun 2022
Meet the 20 Participants Selected for the Maiden Cohort of Pan-Atlantic University & MTN Media Innovation Programme
The School of Media and Communication (SMC), Pan-Atlantic University has announced the 22 media practitioners selected for the first edition of the MTN Media Innovation Programme. Group Photograph of…
- 10 May 2010
CBN Bags Regulator Of The Year Award
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has bagged the “Regulator Of The Year Award” by the Leadership Awards For Excellence 2009. The apex bank won the award for its resolve and doggedness to…
- 6 Dec 2013
Naira Hits N171 Per Dollar as Banks Halt Sale of Forex
The Naira has hit N171 to one United States dollar at the Bureau-de-changes (BDCs), only outlets currently selling to the public besides the parallel market. Banks are currently reluctant to sell…
- 30 Jan 2019
Jumia to Receive ‘eCommerce Company of the Year’ Award for Promoting Nigerian MSMEs
In recognition of its contribution to promoting micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Nigeria and for remaining the most trusted and recognised online retailer, the Board of Editors of…
- 20 Jul 2015
Nigerian Banks Lose N199Bn to e-Fraud
Nigerian banks have lost a total of N199 billion to e-fraud between 2,000 and 2014, mostly due to inappropriate and reckless management of customers’ data, according to a report by the Leadership…
- 3 Jun 2015
NIMASA Pays Tompolo N1.5Bn Monthly – Ramalan
Dr Ahmed Tijani Ramalan, pioneer chairman of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has claimed that the agency pays the sum of N1.5 billion monthly to Mr. Government…
- 30 Mar 2015
History Beckons as GMB Sets to Unseat GEJ
Barring any attempt to scuttle the will of the people, the stage seems set for a change of leadership in the nation’s polity with results of the weekend’s presidential polls indicating that the…
- 6 Feb 2014
Sanusi Says $20Bn Leakages in NNPC May Ground Economy
Sanusi Lamido Sanusi , governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has stated that his decision to take part in the joint press briefing called by Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, minister of finance,…
- 22 Nov 2013
Nigeria’s Highest Paid CEOs
Being a successful and influential chief executive officer takes hard work, guts, sacrifice and a more-than-average knowledge of how the business environment works. Many who wish to be successful and…
- 23 Oct 2013
Banks Borrow N2.5Trillion in August to Cushion Liquidity Crisis
Banks, discount houses and other financial institutions in the country have reportedly gone on massive borrowing spree, increasing their borrowing from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) by some 210…
- 1 Sept 2016
Halliburton: Returned $32.5m Missing from FG Coffers
About $32.5million recovered for the federal government by some senior lawyers in the controversial out-of-court settlement of the Halliburton scam has been declared missing from the government’s…
- 17 Apr 2013
Aliyu, Niger Gov. says Oil Wealth is Feeding Corruption
Federal government lacks transparency in the handling of crude oil earnings and this has led to the massive corruption where a few siphon the nations’ commonwealth, according to Dr. Babangida Aliyu,…
- 12 Dec 2014
Buhari, Jonathan Race for Soul of Nigeria
It’s now official. Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari(retd.) is the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate for the February 2015 election. According to Punch, he defeated four other APC aspirants…
- 7 Feb 2015
Jega Under Duress to Shift Election By 6 Weeks
Despite the decision of the National Council of States that the 2015 elections should go on as scheduled there is mounting pressure on Prof Attahiru Jega, chairman of the Independent National…
- 23 Jun 2014
Banks Lose N159Bn to Cyber Crimes
Nigerian banks lost a total of N159 billion to electronic fraud between 2000 and the first quarter of 2013, Nigerian Inter-Bank Settlements Systems (NIBSS Plc) has said. The organisation, however,…
- 19 Nov 2014
FG Silent as the World Probes Illegal Sale of OPL 245
Nigerian government has curiously refused to revisit the now tainted sale of one of the country’s largest offshore oil concessions known as OPL 245 to subsidiaries of oil multinationals, Royal Dutch…
- 28 May 2018
Unijos to Confer Honorary Doctorate Degree on Danbatta, NCC Boss
Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), is among the notable Nigerians that the University of Jos, Nigeria will confer an honorary degree on…
- 22 Apr 2014
15 Telecom Operators Face Collapse as Subscribers Shrink
The massive growth recorded in the Nigerian telecommunications space since the liberalisation of the industry which started with the return to democratic rule has started to slow down as the fate of…