ACCOMPLISHED as she was, it was during a dark period for Nigeria’s higher education that Professor Grace Awani Alele-Williams was to come into national reckoning.

HAVING  risen through the ranks of the Bauchi State Civil Service to the position of director before venturing into politics, Barrister Mohammed Abubakar had a clear view of the situation in Bauchi State before his inauguration in May 2015. It was that clear perspective that granted him the insight to soothe the felt needs of the people of the state.

ON the lips of eminent Nigerians, leaders and stakeholders, yesterday, were words of hope and expectation as they ushered in year 2018.

FOR more than four decades, Chief Michael Ade Ojo has bestrode the Nigerian automotive sector like a collosus.

Technology has done a lot in terms of enhancing the market; at the same time, it has also posed problem in terms of hacking

ORGANISED Labour, yesterday, declared 2017 as the most difficult year for Nigerians especially workers in recent history, saying Nigerians faced series of daunting socio-economic and security challenges, despite hope that the year would offer succour for them.

THE Managing Director/Chief Executive, Union Bank of Nigeria Plc, Mr. Emeka Emuwa, has emerged The Vanguard Editors’ pick for Banker of the Year, 2017, after a painstaking evaluation of outstanding performance track records of four other bank chiefs.

The Chief Executive Officer, CEO of Red Star Express Plc, Mr. Olusola Obabori, in this interview with Financial Vanguard spoke about how the company surmounted challenges in the operating environment especially the foreign exchange scarcity and the recession.
He also spoke about the company’s plan to raise further capital by way of rights issue, among others. Excerpts:

CAPITAL market operators have projected a strong performance for the equities market in 2018 after recording a resounding growth where the All Share Index, ASI, grew by 42.3 percent at the close of trading on Friday.

wishing you a better year

IN a bid to imbibe a saving  culture in Nigerians, facilitate financial inclusion and increase customer base, six banks spent about N770 million to empower 4092 customers through savings promotions in 2017.

IT is the New Year’s Day 2018. If you are reading this editorial, then congratulations! You made it! You are one of the millions of lucky Nigerians who successfully braved the crushing economic recession of 2016 and 2017. As legendary Bob Marley put it, we are coming in “from the cold”.

WRITING in one of his numerous works, the late American author, E.E Cummings said: “It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” This quote finds full expression in the story of Commodore Ebitu Ukiwe, retd.

The signing, last week, of the Compulsory Treatment and Care for Victims of Gunshot Act, 2017, by President Muhammadu Buhari, is unarguably one of the most significant developments  of 2017 in the Nigerian health sector.

The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, has called on Nigerians to pray for a full recovery of the nation’s economy in 2018.