A witness, Chinedu Emere, told an Abuja High Court that the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, complied with late President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive that the redesigned Naira be produced locally. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, charged Emefiele with illegal act causing injury to the public. The offence, […]
By Musa Ubandawaki SOKOTO —Fire has claimed the lives of three residents, an elderlywoman and two school-boys in Gobirawa, a densely populated area of Sokoto metropolis. The late elderly woman was a wife to late Alhaji Sodangi Gobirawa, former Group Managing Director of Lukuyawa Trading Company. According to the report, the fire was intentionally ignited […]
Controversies, confusion and outrage have continued to trail the death of a 24-year-old man identified as Patrick Peresousdei, who allegedly died six days after his release from a detention facility operated by the Bayelsa State Police Command.
The Department of State Services, DSS, yesterday, arraigned former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, on a five-count charge of terrorism financing and illegal possession of firearms
The Naira yesterday appreciated to N1,455 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,465 per dollar on Monday.
As preparations begin for the 2027 general elections, residents of Delta State are being urged to reject money politics and personality-based voting, and instead focus on competence, integrity, and genuine service to the people. In recent election cycles, politics driven by cash handouts, ethnic sentiment, zoning and personal loyalty has continued to undermine good governance […]
The U.S. has sent a small team of troops to Nigeria, the general in charge of the U.S. command for Africa said yesterday
The Nigerian Press Organisation, NPO, yesterday urged President Bola Tinubu and the National Assembly to enact urgent measures to safeguard Nigeria’s journalism ecosystem from the dominance of unregulated global digital platforms.
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has assured a World Bank delegation, led by Managing Director of Operations, Anna Bjerde, that Nigeria’s bold economic reforms were irreversible, framing them as essential for harnessing the nation’s vast potentialities, amid its youthful population and arable lands.
“The vagabonds in PDP; they grew up in 2015. They had their time and 10 years — a decade — they practised their ‘vagabondcy’ in the PDP. But they were expelled in November 2025, so no more vagabonds in PDP…So whatever it is that they are doing, you should be able to trace it back to their origin.”
While polytechnics quietly powered industries with skilled manpower, their graduates faced limited career progression, wage disparities and social bias
Testimonies from Ojukwu’s kinsmen, as presented in The Gun Hegemony, depict Ojukwu as an ambitious separatist driven by deep trust deficits
“The pressure is too much, the pressure on someone who has been at the top for so long is a lot, and I think he’s handling it very well”
Analysts have voiced concerns about ISSP’s spread from the Sahel into coastal west African countries like Nigeria
A new report from search engine Google reveals that Nigerians in 2026 are actively seeking solutions to personal, professional, and entrepreneurial challenges.
As African creators continue to grapple with limited monetisation opportunities, fragmented audiences and the challenge of building sustainable digital careers, many are seeking platforms that can support long-term growth.
… Licences are not the real issue… Emoekpere By Juliet Umeh When Vanguard published “Silent Signals: How Poor Broadband Leaves Many Nigerians Digitally Disconnected,” it highlighted the human cost of Nigeria’s weak internet connectivity- from anxious parents unable to reach their children, to professionals missing virtual meetings, traders losing income, and families cut off from […]
Benue State has taken a decisive step towards building a digitally skilled, globally competitive and future-ready workforce with the signing of a strategic digital skills training partnership between the Benue Digital Infrastructure Company (BDIC) and the Cisco Networking Academy, a global digital skills and workforce development programme.
While polytechnics quietly powered industries with skilled manpower, their graduates faced limited career progression, wage disparities and social bias
Abuja-based Information and Communication Technology, ICT training institute, New Horizons, has unveiled an ambitious programme
By Demola Akinyemi, ILORIN The Muhydeen Okunlola Kayode (MOK) Foundation has gifted annual WAEC scholarship scheme to cover 300 secondary school students across the three senatorial districts of Kwara State. The 300 beneficiaries compared with the last event, marked a 50 per cent increase in number of beneficiaries. The scholarship distribution ceremony was held at the […]
By Wole Mosadomi, Minna Niger State Government has approved and gazetted a new retirement age and years of service for all teachers in the state. The new policy takes effect immediately. Under the policy, the new retirement age is now 65 years as against the previous 60 years while the years in service has now been […]
