Nigerian News Leader
First with details then facts 
By Princess Simon (Bureau Chief North-Central, in Minna)
Intending pilgrims from Niger state who are stranded have cried out to the state govt over the inability to airlift them to Mecca.
By Ankeli Emmanuel (In Sokoto State)
As part of activities lined up for the 2022 Armed Forces Remembrance Day, the 8 Division of the Nigerian Army, Sokoto, on Saturday, conducted inter-faith prayers for the repose of the souls of all fallen heros and divine protection for those in the service, as well as return of peace to every part of the country.
By Suzan Okenwa (National Assembly Correspondent)
The Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN), has criticised the call by it's fellow professional body, the Medical and Dental Consultant's Association of Nigeria (MDCAN), that the Bill for the amendment of the University Teaching Hospital (Reconstitution of Boards etc.) Act CAP U15 LFN 2004 which is currently before the National Assembly for deliberation, be thrown out.
By Chinwendu Agoha (Governance Reporter)
The federal government has said over 2 million households in the country were at the moment benefitting from its conditional cash transfer programme.
By Ankeli Emmanuel (In Sokoto State)
Sokoto state governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, on Friday, flagged-off 2022 free mass administration of house to house malaria drugs to children under the age of 3 to 59 months.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11
Kebbi State Government has restated its commitment to the fight against illicit drug trafficking and abuse.
By Zainab Umar (Kano State Correspondent)
The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Development Director, Dr Chris Pycroft, has said the UK Government will spend 6.2 million pounds in Kano State this year (2022) on Health, Education and Core Governance, through the Mutual Accountability Framework.
By Suzan Okenwa (Senate Correspondent, NASS)
The Nigerian Senate, will, on Friday July 1, 2022, despatch a Senate delegation comprising members of it's Committee on Foreign Affairs to London, United Kingdom, to pay a visit to the former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Dr Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, who are currently in detention over allegations of human trafficking and organ harvesting.
By Ankeli Emmanuel (In Sokoto State)
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Mathew Hassan Kukah, has commissioned the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Guest House in Sokoto State.
* President Replies British Prime Minister To A Question On Whether He Will Seek A Third Term: "Another Term For Me? No! The First Person Who Tried It Didn’t End Very Well”.
By Chinwendu Agoha (Governance Reporter)
The Buhari Media Organization (BMO) has described President Muhammadu Buhari as a "political leader with a good mix of charm, honesty, and the capacity to evaluate a circumstance and make a judgement based on the nation’s Constitution and in the utmost interest of Nigerians".
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11
The Federal Government’s agenda to transform the country to a robust digital economy, became the focal point in the message of the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ibrahim Pantami, who was the special guest at the weekend commissioning of a ‘Digital Nigeria Centre’ at the Father O’Connel Science College, Minna, Niger State. Hosted at the occasion by the college community led by its old student and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Zubairu Dada who facilitated the project executed by the Universal Service Provision Fund, USPF, Pantami said through diligent implementation of the digital economy agenda, Nigeria has the potential of critical mass of ‘digital natives’ that can transform the country into a regional and global digital powerhouse.
By Sule Tahir (Jigawa State Correspondent, in Dutse)
Worried by the prevailing socio-economic challenges in Nigeria, a former federal lawmaker, Senator Dino Melaye, has pleaded with President Muhammadu Buhari to take the country back to where he met it in 2015.
