The latest news from Leading Reporters: breaking stories from Abuja and across Nigeria, updated throughout the day.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has shortlisted 14 associations from 171 applicants seeking registration as political parties. The development was disclosed in a statement on…
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has confirmed that an Air Peace pilot and co-pilot tested positive for alcohol and hard drugs following a serious runway…
Staff of the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs on Wednesday, September 10, locked out the Minister, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, in Abuja over what they described as prolonged…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday held a private working lunch with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace in Paris. LEADING REPORTERS gathered that…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has the former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, in its…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has criticised Senate President Godswill Akpabio and the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC)-controlled Senate over alleged plans to prevent…
The Nigerian national electricity grid has collapsed on Wednesday, causing power generation to plummet from 2,917.83 megawatts (MW) to just 1.5 MW between 11 a.m. and…
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has announced plans to commence a nationwide strike on Thursday over poor working conditions and other unresolved issues. President…
Efforts by the Federal Government to avert the looming strike by the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) hit a brick wall on…
The Idoma Area Traditional Council has declared null and void the chieftaincy title conferred on President Bola Tinubu and four others at the Igede Agba yam…
