……As Buraimoh loses, Olorunrinu wins in Amuwo-Odofin LGA By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has commenced distribution of Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission, LASIEC nomination forms to its preferred candidates as winners in the primary elections held on Saturday, May 29, 2021. Primary polls were held across the 20 […]

By Peter Egwuatu, Assistant Business Editor Dr. A.B.C Orjiako, Chairman, Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc, in this interview with Vanguard shortly after the Company’s 8th Annual General Meeting, AGM in Lagos speaks on Seplat’s  diversification  to  renewable energy, new dividend policy,  Merger & Acquisition, M&A plans  into deep shore, financial position for the year 2020, […]

The need to support youth entrepreneurship as a solution to the increasing challenge of unemployment in Nigeria is reflected in the success story of Paystack, a fintech start-up company founded in 2016 by two Nigerian youths-Ezra Olubi and Shola Akinlade.

By Ibrahim HassanWuyo As concerned Nigerians continue to kick against the sudden increase in tuition fees of the Kaduna State University, KASU, by Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai,a former governorship aspirant in the state, Mr. Shuaibu Idris Miqati has described the increase as unwarranted, ill timed and ill advised, presenting several reasons why the increase should […]

By Prince Okafor As more people around the world turn to dietary supplements to boost their immunity following the outbreak of COVID-19 and its effects, the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Mopheth, Kunle Oyegade has urged Nigerians to adherence strictly to medical advice as key to remaining healthy throughout the pandemic period. Oyegade noted […]

There was an indication that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has made good its threat to deduct the N111.966 billion it spent in subsidizing the pump price of petrol in March by withholding same amount from the Federation Account, making zero remittance to the Federation Account Allocation Committee, FAAC.

President Muhammadu has written the Senate seeking its confirmation of Maj.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya as Chief of Army Staff (COAS). Buhari’s request is contained in a letter to the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, and read during Tuesday’s plenary. The letter reads: I hereby forward for confirmation by the Senate, the appointment of Maj.-Gen. Farouk […]

A camp of the United Nations Integrated Stabilization Mission for Mali (MINUSMA) came under attack on Tuesday. The Special Representative of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Head of MINUSMA El-Ghassim Wane made this known. El-Ghassim Wane wrote on Twitter “I strongly condemn the attack on our forces in Aguelhok this morning. I applaud the bravery […]

The Kaduna State government on Tuesday said bandits killed four persons and injured one in Jema’a Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner for  Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, announced this in a statement on Tuesday. Aruwan said security agencies reported the attack on Goska community in Jema’a Local Government Area of […]

Against the backdrop of the fragile growth reported for Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product, GDP, in the first quarter 2021, Q1’21, economists and financial analysts in some financial institutions in Nigeria have come out with divergent forecast of the 2021 year end outlook for the economy.

The Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) says a driver died and two other persons sustained injuries in a lone accident on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Tuesday. Mr Olusola Ojuoro, Mowe-Ibafo Divisional Commander of the corps, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the incident happened at about 6.03 a.m. Ojuoro explained that […]

APC Anambra’s preferred gubernatorial candidate, Hon Azuka Okwuosa has given a breakdown of the measures required to combat insecurity in Anambra state. He enunciated that the security of Anambrarians is a priority to him and he would ensure that it is combated to the latter. Dissecting his blueprint in an interview in May, he identified […]

Economic activities resumed in Nsukka town of Enugu State on Tuesday, after Monday sit-at-home order by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) that made people to stay at home. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that, streets and roads that were deserted on Monday because of the sit-at-home order came back to life […]

Nigeria’s external reserves fell by 1.7 per cent, month-on-month (MoM) to $34.27 billion in May, the lowest level since May last year.

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) on Tuesday confirmed the qualification of Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna for the rescheduled 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.ITTF’s Competition Director, Gabor Felegyi, announced Aruna’s qualification in a letter addressed to the President of Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) and copied the President of Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF).Aruna is the […]