The UK Government on Tuesday said that  the Global Vaccine Alliance (GAVI) had announced that Nigeria would be one of the first countries to receive 16 million free doses of COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX Global Vaccines Facility. The British High Commission Office in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) said […]

By Tordue Salem Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr. Mele Kyari is expected to appear before the House of Representatives on Thursday, over audit query issued by the office of the Auditor General of the Federation (oAuGF) bothering on N3.878 trillion under remittance revenue from domestic crude oil sales. Other audit […]

The Federal Government has inaugurated the Nigerian Upstream Cost optimisation Programme (NUCOP) to drive down the cost of crude oil production in the country.

The Nigerian stock market on Tuesday slipped further by N29 billion, extending its losing streak to seven consecutive trading sessions. Specifically, the market capitalisation lost N29 billion or 0.13 per cent to close at N21.715 trillion from N21.744 trillion recorded on Monday. Also, All-Share Index dropped 54.15 points or 0.13 per cent to close at […]

Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare has denied any link to campaign posters in Ibadan and environs purportedly announcing his intention to run for governorship position in Oyo State in 2023. The minister said this in a statement signed by his Special Adviser (Media), John Joshua-Akanji on Tuesday in Abuja. “The attention of […]

The Police Command in Yobe on Tuesday said it had arrested one Mohammed Faruk for allegedly raping a 90-year-old woman (name withheld) in Gadaka town in Fika Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s spokesman, ASP Dungus Abdulkarim, disclosed this in a statement in Damaturu. He said that the incident occurred at about 2 […]

Bandits have killed 23 persons in attacks across five local government areas of Kaduna State within 24 hours, the Commissioner, Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan has said. Aruwan, in a statement issued  to newsmen in Kaduna on Tuesday, said  the attacks occurred in Birnin Gwari, Giwa, Chikun, Igabi and Kauru Local Government […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday received over 2000 defectors from other political parties in Southern Kaduna in Kaduna State. Hajiya Hadiza Balarabe, the state Deputy Governor received the defectors at a ceremony in Kafanchan, headquarters of Southern Kaduna. Balarabe, represented by her Senior Special Assistant, Political Matters, Mr Wilson Yangye, commended them for […]

By Shina Abubakar Unknown bandits have abducted seven commuters along Ilesa-Akure express road. It was gathered that the kidnapped victims were traveling towards Akure on Monday, when the bandits, wielding arms, stopped their bus and abducted the seven occupants. Vanguard gathered that the bandits while releasing three of the kidnapped victims, a man and two […]

By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo Some youths suspected to be internet fraudsters popularly known as ‘Yahoo Boys’ on Tuesday blocked the Ilesa-Osogbo express road, protesting incessant arrest by the security agency. They were said to have stormed the Ilesa West Local Government Secretariat, Ilesa and made a bonfire on the road, leading to traffic gridlock along […]