Nigeria’s outgoing agriculture minister Akinwumi Adesina won the vote Thursday to become the new president of the African Development Bank, official results showed.

I will not say we are not prepared, we came into the campaigns, we have a manifesto, and we have a blueprint for the people of Plateau state. This is not my first time of being in government, I was the Speaker of the State House of Assembly for six years and as a Speaker, I had full knowledge of some of the problems we had

By Owei Lakemfa PROLOGUE Change is natural and normal. Life is not static; like the sea, it is in a continuous, sometimes, turbulent flow. Since change is inevitable, it can be amazing that there are people who fear it. Whatever the case, it is futile to stop an idea whose time has come. Human beings, […]

Bayer AG has floated a subsidiary company in Nigeria to support its investment interests in Nigeria. Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the areas of health care, agriculture and high-tech polymer materials. Speaking during the inauguration of Bayer Middle Africa Limited in Lagos, Member, Board of Management of Bayer, Mr. Michael König, said that the aim of the subsidiary is to support and develop the businesses of the three sub-groups of Bayer in the country, and to enable her serve her customers in Nigeria better.

Flour Mills of Nigeria PLC has launched three new products into the market across the country. The new products are Daily instant cereal, Golden penny margarine and Golden penny vegetable oil.

Given the outcome of the result, it is evident to me that I have support across all parts of the state and I should therefore thank the people so much for the overwhelming victory and with the trust and confidence entrusted in me, I shall not fail them because my victory is that of everyone in the state.

The Nigerian economic situation can be aptly described as an interlocking set of vicious circles that perpetuate economic stagnation and rural poverty. One of these circles involves the savings – investment gap in rural Nigeria.

Ahead of Friday’s inauguration of the president-Elect, General Mohammadu Buhari and Vice President-elect, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, the popular Eagle Square, venue of the event in Abuja is wearing a new look.

Vanguard correspondent who visited the arena located at the Business Central Area of Abuja metropolis saw that massive decoration of the place was still ongoing.

The National Council of Muslim Youth Organizations (NACOMYO) has commended Nigerians over the perseverance and understanding showed during the hardship caused by the fuel scarcity in the country.

Despite the painful loss of the Presidential election to his opponent of the All Progressives Congress, President Goodluck Jonathan, has said that he has no regret over his defeat.

On May 29, Muhammadu Buhari will take office as President of Nigeria. Expectations are high as most Nigerians expect the coming government to wave a magic wand and make all their problems disappear. The Buhari campaign which ran on a ‘CHANGE’ mantra made numerous promises to Nigerians during the campaign.

By Ben Agande, Abuja President elect, Muhammadu Buhari Thursday acknowledged that President Goodluck Jonathan would have made things difficult for the country if had decided to use his power of incumbency to scuttle the electoral process. Speaking at the Presidential Villa after receiving the hand over note as well as the report of the National […]

President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday presented his handover notes and the recommendations of the 2014 National Conference to the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari. The event, which took place at the Executive Chamber of the Presidential Villa in Abuja, was preceded by the guided tour of the State House complex. At the ceremony, attended by the joint transition committee, Jonathan said the documents were to assist the incoming administration to navigate and resolve most of the problems hindering the nation’s progress.

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday restrained the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, (NERC), from implementing the new electricity tariff which was to take effect from June 1. The Judge, Justice Mohammed Idris, gave the order, in a ruling on an ex-parte application filed by a Lagos-based lawyer, Mr Toluwani Adebiyi.

A Federal High Court, Lagos, on Thursday said that Digital Satellite Television (DStv) had the right to increase its subscription rate as it did last month. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke then struck out a suit filed by some aggrieved subscribers challenging the company’s recent 20 per cent increment on subscription. DStv is being operated by Multi-Choice Nigeria Ltd.