THE OJUKWU INTERVIEW SERIES: Nigeria missed having Azikiwe, Awolowo in Senate at same time
*Kicks against winner-takes-all system By Basil Chiji OKafor IN the heat of the civil war, blockaded by air, land and sea, what was left of the whole of Biafra, became something of a huge laboratory, a research institute, whose wide areas of interest encompassed the natural and social sciences, as well as commerce, manufacturing, theatre, […]
Insecurity: Gov. Masari cautions communities against reprisals
Gov. Aminiu Masari of Katsina State has cautioned communities in the state against taking the law into their hands, following insecurity challenges in the state.
INSECURITY: Presidency lacks power to stop protests – Falana
A human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), said on Sunday, the Presidency lacked the power to stop people from protesting alleged poor handling of the country’s security challenges by the military. The Presidency had on Saturday accused some opposition politicians of mobilizing Nigerians to hold protests against the service chiefs over growing insecurity in the […]
I left Govt House a fulfilled man – Dickson
YENAGOA THE immediate past Governor of Bayelsa State, Hon Seriake Dickson, yesterday said he left the Creek Haven Government House, Yenagoa, a fulfilled man.
Your claims on herdsmen killings filled with lies, Delta Community blast CP
Perez Brisibe THE Delta State Commissioner of Police, Hafiz Inuwa, has been accused of being economical with the truth in the reported killing of farmers by persons suspected to be Fulani herdsmen in Uwheru community, Ughelli North local government area of Delta State. The CP while speaking to Vanguard on Sunday, had described media reports […]
New Emirate Creation: Ganduje’s aide tells Sanusi to withdraw case in court
By Bashir Bello The Special Adviser to Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje on the newly constituted council of Emir’s in Kano State, Alhaji Tijjani Mailafiya Sanka has called on the Emir of Kano, HRH Sanusi Mohammed II to as a matter of urgency withdraw all suits it filed before the court challenging the creation of the […]
Uzodinma asked to emulate Peter Obi, Willie Obiano
By Chomaobi Nwaiwu Governor of Imo State Senator Hope Uzodinma has been told to focus his new administration on infrastructural development, education and prompt payment of workers as done by the successful governments of Mr Peter Obi and Governor Willie Obiano administrations respectively in Anambra State. The call was made by the President General of […]
Imo Governorship: Uzodinma asks Supreme Court to dismiss Ihedioha’s motion
Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo has asked the Supreme Court to dismiss an application filed by former governor of the state, Emeka Ihedioha.
Budget 2020 projections realistic – FBN Quest
ANALYSTS at FBN Quest, Lagos-based investment banking firm, have described the 2020 budget and the revenue assumptions in the budget as realistic and achievable.
Bayelsa: Sylva apologises to Buhari, describes Supreme Court verdict as provocative
By Michael Eboh Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, Sunday, described the Supreme Court judgement that declared the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, as winner of the Bayelsa State governorship election as provocative, while he called on the people of the state to eschew violence and remain calm. In a […]
After Vanguard’s reports, Army rectifies soldiers’ salary discrepancies
Abuja—Barely days after Vanguard’s report published last week on the discrepancy in the salary paid soldiers in Nigerian Army, against that of airmen and ratings in the Airforce and Navy respectively, the soldiers, who petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari to draw his attention to their plight, yesterday expressed delight that the issue had been resolved in their favour.
2020: Stock market will record double digit return – APT Securities
THE Managing Director/CEO of APT Securities and Funds, Mallam Garba Kurfi, has projected that the equities market may record double digit return at the end of this year.
Populism versus institutions – to what extent are our defences being eroded?
Boris Johnson: OVER the last few years disenfranchisement with the political class has spread on the back of stagnating economies and falling standards of living since the financial crisis of 2008. Whether the result is Donald Trump, Boris Johnson, Emmanuel Macron, Matteo Salvini, Jair Bolsonaro, Rodrigo Duterte of Philippines, Narendra Modi of India, Scott Morrison […]
Maintain policy consistency, ASHON tells FG
WORRIED by inconsistency usually associated with government policies in Nigeria, the Association of Securities Dealing Houses of Nigeria (ASHON) has urged the federal government to sustain the current policy on Open Market Operations (OMO) for enhanced attractive investment in the capital market.
Operators project another negative market as investors lose N162bn
CAPITAL market operators have said that the equities market will record another week of negative returns following sell-off in big capitalised stocks and impact of the increase in banks’ Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). This comes as investors lose N162 billion last week to the bearish market.
Nigeria’s N26trn debt will impede future economic growth – CBN’s MPC warns
MEMBERS of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have called on the Federal Government to reduce recurrent expenditure in order to curtail the rising trend of the nation’s debt, warning that the N26 trillion debt level poses risks to future economic growth.
