By Peter Egwuatu Despite the challenges in the operating environment, May & Baker Nigeria Plc has been able to weather the storm in the last decade as it is now in a strong liquidity position following its proactive measures in sourcing long term credit facilities as well accessing the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, intervention […]

The Osun government on Sunday said there would be no countdown to New Year ceremonies and cross overnights under whatever guise by religious bodies and groups during New Year’s eve. A statement by Mr Wole Oyebamiji, the Secretary to State Government, in Osogbo, said the government had directed the security operatives in the state to […]

Voters went to the polls on Sunday in the Central African Republic in presidential and legislative elections marred by the latest flare-up in a long-running civil war, with many voters unable to cast their ballots. Incumbent Faustin Archange Touadera is the frontrunner in polls that follow a week of turbulence marked by accusations of an […]

Spokesman of the House of Representatives yesterday kept a deafening silence over a report that lawmakers secretly apologized to President Muhammadu Buhari for inviting him to brief them on the security situation of the country.

After delaying for nearly a week and under pressure from all sides, US President Donald Trump finally signed a massive $900 billion stimulus bill Sunday, in a long-sought boost for millions of Americans and businesses battered by the coronavirus pandemic. The package “providing coronavirus emergency response and relief” is part of a larger spending bill […]

By Adesina Wahab The goodies promised teachers in the country by President Muhammadu Buhari during the celebration of this year’s Teachers’ Day on October 5 may take a long time to implement, as bureaucracy is stalling the process of getting the policies gazetted, checks by Vanguard has revealed. Findings by our correspondent showed that it […]

…say Presidency never sought any from House By Levinus Nwabughiogu – Abuja The House of Representatives has vehemently refuted a certain sectional media report that it had apologized to President Muhammadu Buhari or the Presidency for inviting him earlier in the month to brief it on the escalating security situation in the country. It will […]

A representative of Henry Onyekuru, who has failed to shine at AS Monaco, has said he hopes the forward gets a long-term loan or permanent transfer away from the Ligue 1 club. Onyekuru, 23, who has a contract with Monaco till June 2024, has made only four appearances in Ligue 1 this season. He has […]

By Owei Lakemfa THE immediate-past Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen, on December 22, 2020, turned 70. It was less an occasion for celebration and more of lamentation. On this date that should have marked his retirement, his thoughts were fixated on that January 26, 2019 date he was yanked from […]

A Chinese citizen journalist held since May for her livestream reporting from Wuhan as the Covid-19 outbreak unfurled was set for trial Monday, almost a year after details of an “unknown viral pneumonia” surfaced in the central China city. Zhang Zhan, a former lawyer, could face up to five years in jail if convicted of […]

The United States surpassed 19 million coronavirus cases Sunday, figures from Johns Hopkins University showed, adding one million new cases in less than a week. The US recorded 165,151 new cases in 24 hours at 8:30 pm (0130 GMT Monday), the Baltimore-based institution said, bringing the overall total to 19,107,675 cases. The grim new milestone comes […]

The plan by Dangote Cement Plc to undertake a share buy-back programme this week fuelled the bullish run in the stock market as investors took position in the company, leading to N1.043 trillion gains at the end of the trading week shortened by the Yuletide holiday.

By Peter Egwuatu In its commitment to make the growth of the small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs), its primary focus, SunTrust Bank gave out a whopping N23.96 billion as loans and advances to the sector in 2019. This information was contained in the bank’s annual report, made available to newsmen over the weekend. The […]

Leading consumer brand, Blue Band, has announced the winners of its N5, 000,000 ‘Spreading Smiles’ initiative. The campaign was part of the brand’s response to mitigate the effects of the economic downturn resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic especially among disadvantaged families, where the scourge was most felt across the country.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration is implementing one of the world’s largest and far-reaching social investment programmes. Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, Secretary, APC Caretaker, and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. He said that the social investment programmes were targeting the very […]