The global peer-to-peer crypto marketplace, Paxful, has entered into partnership with BuyCoins as part of its localization efforts to add Naira token (NGNT), a naira pegged stable coin as a payment method to the platform.

By Osa Amadi From the quality of his seed, the farmer can almost always know the quality of his crop. Similarly, it was possible for Art pundits to tell what a magnificent product Best Art Exhibition will grow to become, based on the quality of seed planted Sunday, October 4, 2020 by Nigerbev, producers of […]

By Thomas Uzah PhD Sometime in June 2015, barely 10 days after the inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari as Nigeria’s democratically elected leader, a BBC Africa Security Correspondent, published an analysis, captioned; “Will moving Army to Maiduguri help Nigeria against Boko Haram?” The report captured President Buhari’s earliest decisions and actions in office to stymie […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday in Abuja, said it welcomed Federal Government’s decision to disband the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) and the reform of the Nigeria Police Force. The party said this in a statement issued by Mr Yekini Nabena, its Deputy National Publicity Secretary. It said it viewed the responsive decision […]

FCT Minister of State Ramatu Aliyu has condemned the abductions of the former Vice Chairman of Kuje Area Council and some councillors by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers. In a statement by her Special Assistant on Media, Mr Austine Elemue, on Sunday in Abuja, the minister described the incident as unfortunate and heinous. She regretted […]

Air travellers intending to come into Nigeria will not be allowed to board aircraft without a Quick Response (QR) code certifying that they are COVID-19-free, the National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Dr Sani Aliyu, has said. Dr Aliyu, who made the pronouncement on Monday in Abuja, told newsmen that the […]

By Dayo Johnson THE All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo state has assured the people of the state of more dividend of democracy during the second term of the administration of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu. Its state chairman, Ade Adetimehin in a statement issued by the party’s Publicity Secretary Alex Kalejaye thanked the people of the state for […]

By Chioma Obinna Following the increasing rate of cancer among Nigerian children, over 700 Primary Healthcare (PHC) workers comprising doctors, nurses, community health, and extension worker in Lagos, Ogun and the Oyo States have been trained on early detection, presentation, and referral to enable prompt treatment and support for children with cancer in Nigeria. According […]

By Yinka Kolawole The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has accused the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) of abandoning its role of trade facilitation role in the pursuit of revenue targets. Director-General, LCCI, Dr Muda Yusuf, stated this in a release made available to Vanguard on Sunday. He called for urgent reform of the […]

The Department of Road Transport and Mass Transit Administration in the Federal Ministry of Transport, plays critical roles in the road transport sub-sector of the country.

Sixty years ago, this week, Ambassador Joseph Palmer II presented his credentials as the first United States Ambassador to the government of Nigeria.

What became of Nigeria was the conglomeration of autonomous and unwilling nations lumped together in the self-interest of the colonialists. Why and how the Hausa/Fulani have enjoyed colonial preference and post-colonial influence should not perpetually attract agitation but, essentially, some reflections.

Delta State was greeted by misgivings when it was created in 1991 by the General Ibrahim Babangida administration. The many ethnic groups which constituted the new state held one another in suspicion.

Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. Orji Kalu has commended the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu for respecting the wishes of Nigerians on the recent call to dissolve the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). In a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) by Orji Kalu Media Office on Sunday in Abuja, […]

By David Royal Few hours after the Inspector General of Police in a live broadcast on Sunday announced that the Special Anti-Robbery Squad unit of the Nigeria Police Force under the Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department had been abolished “with immediate effect”, quite a number of Nigerians have taken to Twitter to express their […]