THEME: DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA:THE LEGACY OF ABDULSALAMI ABUBAKAR CHIEF GUEST OF HONOUR:HIS EXCELLENCY,SEN. AHMED BOLA TINUBU, GCFRPRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF,FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA. SPECIAL GUEST OF HONOUR:HIS EXCELLENCY,PAUL KAGAME,PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF RWANDA GUEST SPEAKER:PROF. PLO LUMUMBA KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: FEMI FALANA, SAN PROF. SAM AMADI […]
Chief Olusegun Obasanjo turns 89 on the 5th of March 2026. Through this piece, Leadership Scorecard celebrates the birthday anniversary of a General of War – “The Balogun of Owu Kingdom”, a soldier and prisoner of conscience, president and peacemaker, who has occupied more consequential […]
As Olusegun Obasanjo turns 89, we must remind ourselves that leadership is not merely about occupying office but about shaping direction, sustaining institutions and stewarding national purpose. His journey from military head of state to democratically elected president reflects a rare continuity of service across […]
Northern Nigeria’s leadership crisis is not the absence of leaders, but the absence of structured continuity. From independence in 1960, the North understood leadership as stewardship. Under Sir Ahmadu Bello (Sardauna of Sokoto), and other Northern leaders such as Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Hassan Usman […]
Elder statesman and former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, has said that Nigeria is currently sleep-walking to national disaster except the country is restructured into fewer and more viable federating units for economic development. Chief Anyaoku also said that Nigeria need to be […]
Ahead of the forthcoming 18th meeting of the operators with the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, some international customers allegedly owe Nigeria about $115.91million (over N35billion) for electricity supplied. LEADERSHIP Scorecard understands that the debts were owed by the CEB of Benin […]
A renowned economist, Mr. Tope Fashoyin, has advised governments across all levels in the country to look inward and become more aggressive in generating money from tax to drive the economy. Fashoyin, whose interview with a television was monitored by LEADERSHIP Scorecard in Abuja, said […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for some hours on Monday grilled a Deputy Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Mr. Adebayo Adelabu over the role he played on the financial allegations with former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke and former […]
Former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi has identified three things that the Federal Government must vigorously pursue if Nigeria must get out of economic recession. Obi was a guest speaker at the 1st Annual Conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) […]
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger say it has arrested six illegal gold miners in the state. The State Commandant, Mr Philip Ayuba, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recently that the suspects were arrested on Mandela Road in Minna. […]
Zenith Bank says it will encourage more Nigerian students to participate in the annual Microsoft Office Specialist Championship. The annual Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship is a global competition that tests students’ skills in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Miss Katherine Eta, a Nigerian secondary […]
Nigeria is taking steps to de-radicalise convicted Boko Haram terrorists through the development of a range of expert psychologists and counselors to pioneer rehabilitation efforts. Deputy Ambassador to the UN, Amb. Samson Itegboje, disclosed this while presenting Nigeria’s statement to the UN Security Council on […]
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, says the economic impact of Boko Haram activities in the North East is estimated at $9 billion (N274.5b). Buratai, represented by Maj. Gen. Peter Dauke, General Officer Commanding (GOC) 81 division Lagos, made the assertion at […]
Nigeria’s largest telecommunications network, MTN and Tricom Experiential Projects Limited hosted SME operators and budding entrepreneurs to a capacity-building workshop. The one-day event held in Ibadan, was themed “Creating Value for SMEs in a Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous Environment” and featured incisive master classes […]
