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3 days ago | 
leadership.ng | Silas Ezeugwu
As part of the 15th International Widows Day celebration in Abuja, the Rock of Ages Empowerment Foundation (RAEF) unveiled plans for a groundbreaking empowerment program to uplift over 200 widows across Nigeria. Founder and CEO, Evangelist Ignatius Newman Ezeigbo, emphasised that widowhood should not be seen as a barrier but as an opportunity for growth and self-reliance. “Widows have the strength to rebuild their lives and create a lasting economic impact,” he said.
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2 weeks ago | 
leadership.ng | Silas Ezeugwu
A political advocacy group, the Renewed Hope Advocates of Nigeria, has praised the cordial relationship between the leadership of the federal executive and the federal legislature, which has ensured stability in democratic governance. The group at a press conference yesterday in Abuja to commemorate this year’s Democracy Day said the cooperation between President Tinubu and Akpabio had ensured peaceful and smooth running of government.
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2 weeks ago | 
leadership.ng | Silas Ezeugwu
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the last general election, Peter Obi, has announced the facilitation of three projects to the tune of N6million plus some computers in Girls’ Secondary School, Chibok, Borno state. Obi stated that anything done to promote education is not a donation but an investment.
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2 weeks ago | 
leadership.ng | Silas Ezeugwu
In a landmark move to revitalise Nigeria’s mining sector, the first set of Nigerian mining professionals has begun a capacity-building programme at Murdoch University in Australia, an initiative backed by the Australian and Commonwealth governments. The programme, launched by Nigeria’s minister of solid minerals development, Dr. Dele Alake, marks a significant milestone in Nigeria-Australia relations.
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2 weeks ago | 
leadership.ng | Silas Ezeugwu
Women in Mining Africa (WiM-Africa), a leading pan-African advocacy network for women’s empowerment, has initiated a far-reaching consultation and drafting process to shape its Five-Year Action Plan (2025–2030), a bold roadmap aimed at advancing gender equity and sustainability across Africa’s mining sector.
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3 weeks ago | 
leadership.ng | Silas Ezeugwu
The fourth edition of the African Natural Resources and Energy Investment Summit (AFNIS) is set to take place from July 14th to 17th, 2025, at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja. The summit, which is expected to surpass previous editions in scale and impact and bring together key players from the public and private sectors across the continent, will promote Local Content for Africa’s Sustainable Growth.
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1 month ago | 
leadership.ng | Silas Ezeugwu
A civil society organisation, Global Rights, has joined those who have rejected the bill in the House of Representatives seeking to amend the Electoral Act, 2022, to make voting compulsory for all eligible Nigerians, with penalties including fines of ₦100,000, six months’ imprisonment, or both. Abiodun Baiyewu, the executive director of the right advocacy group, told journalists in Abuja recently that such a legislation was undemocratic and should be discarded forthwith.
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1 month ago | 
leadership.ng | Silas Ezeugwu
The Federal Ministry of Steel Development and the Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy have initiated strategic discussions aimed at increasing the use of locally produced steel in telecommunications infrastructure nationwide. This partnership was a key highlight during a courtesy visit by the minister of steel development, Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu, to his Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy counterpart, Dr. Bosun Tijani, on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Abuja.
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1 month ago | 
leadership.ng | Silas Ezeugwu
China has announced plans to establish electric vehicle (EV) factories in Nigeria, in a move that signals a major step forward in the strategic partnership between the two nations and a boost for Nigeria’s ambition to harness its solid mineral wealth for industrial growth. The announcement was made during a courtesy visit by the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency Yu Dunhai, to the minister of solid minerals development, Dr Dele Alake, in Abuja at the weekend.
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1 month ago | 
leadership.ng | Silas Ezeugwu
The Mining Cadastre Office (MCO) and the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) will collaborate to ensure that only registered firms that are prompt with their statutory filings and other activities remain in operation. This was part of the outcome of a courtesy visit by CAC registrar-general, Hussaini Ishaq Magaji (SAN), to the MCO director general, Engr Obadiah S. Nkom, at the agency’s headquarters in Abuja.
