Some eminent Nigerians, in different chats with Vanguard, yesterday, dissected the state of the nation, President Muhammadu Buhari’s acclaimed achievements in 2021, and proffered what must be done to save the country in 2022, especially as the 2023 general elections approach.

By Andrew A. Erakhrumen … [Not long before the end of 15th century] the British Isles and western Europe in general were but distant backwaters of the Mediterranean world. Little of importance ever happened there. Even the Roman Empire – the only important pre-modern European empire – derived most of its wealth from its North […]

Every now and then, there have been media reports of boat mishaps, especially on inland waterways, with attendant loss of passengers’ lives. The latest of these tragic incidents happened on December 23, 2021, when a commercial boat that left Liverpool in Lagos capsized at Imoba near Ajido on Badagry waterways, after it developed a mechanical […]

*Investors gain N1.2trn *Analysts predict mixed performance in 2022 By Peter Egwuatu & Nkiruka Nnorom Against the backdrop of marginal economic recovery in 2021, Nigeria’s stock market recorded a slowdown in growth but the performance indices remained in positive territories. Though the sustained positive trajectory in the market was slower compared to that of 2020, but it […]

By Declan Emelumba Whereas Christmas is a time of spiritual introspection to appreciate God for His love to mankind through the birth of Jesus Christ, the Redeemer, it is also a time for celebration and reunion of family members, especially in the Eastern part of the country. The festival period affords various families the opportunity […]

 *How Oba Adetunji passed on, laid to restlOtun Olubadan, other chiefs absent at burial  *Markets to shut down in Ibadan today *How Olubadan stool rotates between civil, military chieftaincy lines *Hierarchy of Ibadan chiefslLekan Balogun may be next Olubadan *The man Lekan Balogun By Dayo Johnson, Regional Editor, South-West,  Clifford Ndujihe, Adeola Badru & Sola […]

The International Scholars Initiative (iSI) has opened applications for the latest edition of the scholarship program on January 3, 2022.

A group, North-East Democratic Vanguard (NEDV), has berated the Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, over his comments that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stands a chance of winning the 2023 presidential election if his Bauchi state counterpart, Bala Mohammed, emerged the flag bearer of the party. It was reported that Wike made the comments while […]

The Governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike, has wept over bandits attacks in Sokoto State,  commiserating with the government and the Sultan for the unwarranted killing of innocent citizens.

At the end of an international seminar on African heroes held in Lagos,9 months ago, the consensus was that only two leaders, Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana (1909-1972) and Nelson Mandela (1918-2013) could be described as heroes of their respective countries with minimum dissent.

WITH the 2023 general elections a little over a year to go, youths of Ijaw, Isoko, Itsekiri and Urhobo extractions from the Delta South Senatorial District under the auspices of Nigeria Youth Movement For Good Governance have endorsed former Governor Dr Emmanuel Ewetan Uduaghan for Senate to represent the district in the Red Chambers of the National Assembly, Abuja.

Youths of Ezza Ezekuna, Monday endorsed the member representing Ezza South State Constituency in Ebonyi state House of Assembly, Chief Christian Usulor for the 2023 governorship election in the state.

A Special Adviser to Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker, House of Representatives, Seun Odofin has again doled out food items to the good people of Ibokun/Oriade Federal Constituency to celebrate Christmas and the new year festive. Mr Odofin is also the convener of Oyetola Independent Support Group.

By Udeme Akpan THE Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has identified the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), as a major achievement in 2021 that would stimulate investment in 2022 and beyond. In its report sighted by Vanguard, the Company, which represents the federal government interest in the oil and gas industry, stated: “The PIA culminated in the […]

By Babajide Komolafe Banks’  borrowings from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, rose by 233 per cent, year-on-year, to N26.9 trillion in 2021 reflecting  increased  reliance on the apex bank to cope with the intense scarcity of funds which prevailed in the interbank money market for most part of last year. The CBN has two short […]