By Peter Egwuatu Sterling Bank Plc, has disclosed that it is considering a new subsidiary as it transforms into a holding company, HoldCo. Under the new plan, the structure will consist of new subsidiaries, including a conventional bank and a Non-Interest Bank (NIB), following approval in principle recently obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria […]

By Joseph Erunke – Abuja Three years after its first roll-out, TSTV Africa has concluded plans to relaunch its services on October 1st, with a pay per view model as low as N2.00 and as high as N5.00 for a channel per day. Addressing newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja, the Managing Director TSTV, Bright Echefu […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says railway mode of transportation is a vital backbone for industrialisation and economic development of the country. Buhari said this on Tuesday while innaugurating the Itakpe-Warri rail line for commercial operations  at the Goodluck Jonathan Railway Complex in Agbor (Owa-Oyibu), Asaba, Delta State.    He urged all stakeholders in the transportation sector and the […]

By Henry Umoru – Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Senate, seeking the confirmation of eight Justices of the Court of Appeal as Justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. The request was contained in a letter dated 31st August 2020 and read yesterday by the President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan […]

Kuwait’s emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, the architect of the nation’s modern foreign policy and mediator in some of the worst crises to grip the Gulf, died on Tuesday at the age of 91. Sheikh Sabah had earned a reputation as a shrewd, unshakeable leader who helped steer his country through the 1990 Iraqi invasion, […]

Kwara Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Tuesday directed no further payment should be made to the contractor handling Kwara State College of Education road in Ilorin. He said further payment will be based on determination of exact shortage to the public in line with an audit report that exposed some disparities between the work done and […]

Says “I never regret my appointment to head panel of inqui By Ikechukwu Nnochiri – Abuja Former President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Isa Ayo Salami, on Tuesday, said he has no cause to regret his appointment as Chairman of the Presidential Judicial Commission of Inquiry that is currently investigating allegations against the suspended […]

The Federal Government has said the removal of fuel subsidy, which led to the recent hike in pump price of fuel, is a good development for private refineries, as the subsidy-driven environment was not conducive for the investors.

Says intimidation, violence worrisome By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja As Ondo Governorship Election remains barely 12 days, an election observer, Yiaga Africa, Tuesday released its first Pre-election Observation (PREO) Report. The report which was made available to Vanguard indicated several findings on political activities carried out by governorship candidates and supporters of various political parties, […]

Decry slow improvement in electoral system By Gabriel Ewepu and Alice Ekpang – Abuja Ahead of the 2023 general elections Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, on Tuesday, explained why Nigeria needs constitutional and electoral reforms based on worrisome factors stunting the process, participation, and performance. This was contained in an address jointly signed by Yetunde Bakare […]

Buhari to Present 2021 Budget Next Week — Senate Says Nigeria was confronted with over $14 Billion Revenue Gap because of Over Dependence on Oil Confirms receipt of PIB By Henry Umoru – Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari will next week present to the Joint National Assembly, the 2021 Appropriation Bill for subsequent consideration by both […]

Key events in Nigeria since independence six decades ago, on October 1, 1960: – First coup – The first in a series of military coups takes place in 1966 amid dissatisfaction with progress since independence and frustration that most people in top government roles are northern Hausa-speaking Muslims. The main figures behind the coup are […]

The West African state of Guinea, which is in the middle of a turbulent election campaign, has closed its land borders with Guinea-Bissau and Senegal, a senior government official said on Tuesday. The closure is for security reasons, the source in the Guinean capital Conakry said without elaborating. Guinea-Bissau’s interior minister, Botche Cande, earlier told […]

By Chioma Onuegbu  – Uyo There is panic in Inen Ikot Esse village in OrukAnam local government area of Akwa Ibom, as gunmen suspected to be cultists invaded a Pentecostal church, during Sunday service, and shot one of the church elders identified Elder Friday Ufenang It was gathered that the suspected cultists numbering over 10 […]

…Eyes power generation from small rivers, solar cells from sand By Michael Eboh The Energy Commission of Nigeria, ECN, Tuesday, disclosed that the Federal Government has adopted strategies aimed at making investments in the renewable energy sector, especially for electricity generation, attractive and profitable for investors and the private sector. This was even as the […]