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Follow the Vanguard Economic Discourse live

Follow the Vanguard Economic Discourse live

Some of Nigeria’s finest will gathered today at Vanguard Economic Discourse to proffer solutions to the nation’s economic problem, especially in view of current declining price of crude oil which has fallen to below $50, the first fall since December.

Mrs Buhari receives her husband amid cheers, thanks

Mrs Buhari receives her husband amid cheers, thanks

The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, received her husband, President Muhammadu Buhari, amid cheers from families and well wishers, who joined her to welcome the President from medical vacation.

No projection for exchange rate overhaul in APC economic plan – Soludo

No projection for exchange rate overhaul in APC economic plan – Soludo

At the #VanguardEconomiDiscourse, the Former Central Bank of Nigeria, Professor Charles Soludo has said that, the All Progressive Congress Party, APC, manifesto in 2015 promised a conscious plan for post-oil economy in Nigeria and that there is no projection for exchange rate overhaul in the APC economic plan. He said, however, that even in 2023, […]

Chinese nationals arraigned over N5bn fake tyres

Chinese nationals arraigned over N5bn fake tyres

LAGOS—The two Chinese nationals, Taolung Shem, 36, and Xu Jing Yao, 22, and a Nigerian, Chinedu Madubuike, arrested last month by Standard Organisation of Nigeria, SON, monitoring and enforcement team for allegedly importing sub-standard tyres were, yesterday, arraigned before the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos.

Edo election:  INEC’s hypocritical submission

Edo election: INEC’s hypocritical submission

Is it not absurd that INEC, the first respondent or rather, defendant, in the Edo State 2016 Governorship Election Petition trial would want to play judge before the Tribunal? What else can one infer from its counsel’s assertion that they are relying on the oral evidence of the petitioners’ witnesses as their defence, and for which reason they decided not to call any of their witnesses from the pool of over 500, as determined by the deposition of the petitioners’ witnesses?

‘I inserted 386 grammes of cocaine in my anus for N1m’

‘I inserted 386 grammes of cocaine in my anus for N1m’

A 53-year-old shoe merchant, Lekwauwa Mark Otaka, who was arrested at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, few hours to its closure, Wednesday, has disclosed that he inserted 386 grammes of cocaine into his anus over a promise of N1 million to traffic the drugs to Cambodia.