By Marie-Therese Nanlong The pronouncement by President Muhammadu that N50,000 and N75,000 would be paid to students undergoing NCE and degree programmes respectively per semester will indeed attract the best brains into the teaching profession. This was the view of stakeholders in the education sector who also urged trainee teachers to pay quality attention to […]

People of Ogbozinne-Ndiagu Community, Akpugo in Nkanu West Council area of Enugu State, condemned the unlawful prosecution of their village head, Chief John Oko and others by police.

Members of the Ondo State Timbers Trade Association (OSTTA) yesterday protested continued ban on logging activities in the state saying over 30,000 jobs have been lost in three months.

By Peter Egwuatu The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has advocated measures to address inequalities in wealth creation in the country including integration of society’s social and environmental goals through increased impact investment. Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity Office of the Vice President in a statement disclosed that Osinbajo made […]

Delta State Governor Dr.  Ifeanyi Okowa, on Wednesday, called on the Nigerian Navy to strengthen its operational efficiency in ensuring that piracy and other unwholesome activities were nipped in the bud in the maritime sector of the nation’s economy.  Okowa made the call when he received the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo and […]

In the aftermath of last Friday’s kerosene explosion at the Kubwa Ultra Modern Market, which killed seven people, the Federal Capital Administration, FCTA, has demolished over 100 illegal shops built around the market

Vanguard had reported the strike Tuesday that the University staff are embarking on the indefinite strike to protest their unpaid allowances and infrastructural deficiency

The Sultan of Sokoto, Emir of Zazzau, Gombe state governor and other prominent Nigerians converged on Kaduna Wednesday, at the National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies in Nigeria (NBAIS), to commission the Centre for  Tsangaya’ and general studies .

West Ham have confirmed a 27% investment from Czech group 1890s holdings into WH Holding Ltd, fronted by billionaire businessman Daniel Kretinsky. The 46-year old whose estimated wealth is valued at around $4bn by Forbes also owns a 40% share in Czech football club, Sparta Prague and is their president. The Hammers have stated that […]

The Nigeria government through Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has launched a foreign trade debt financing scheme that hopes to increase export volumes from the country.

THE Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige has congratulated the governor-elect of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, on his victory at the November 6 governorship election in the state.

By Gabriel Olawale A Non-Governmental Organisation, the Global Forum for Human Rights and Sustainable Development, has raised the alarm over death threats made to an EndSARS protester, Banjo Olalekan, who narrated how some suspected political thugs killed his sister and are currently after his life. In a statement by the Director of Communications of the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that Nigeria is on the right path to achieving multi-sectoral progress, saying he has revitalised Nigeria’s economy, built massive infrastructure, uplifted the living standards of Nigerians.

“I’m crazy, I’m crazy enough to be crazy and to make a crazy decision,” Wenger said.

By Godwin Oritse THE Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN, has warned that the introduction of the Excise duty on non-alcoholic drinks will lead to a loss of N1.9 trillion in sales revenue in three years if the policy is not halted. It was also said that the policy will lead to a contraction of the […]