The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, has said that capital importation rose sharply, quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) by 97 percent to $1.73 billion in the third quarter of last year (Q3’21) from $875.62 million in the previous quarter, Q2’21.

By Adekunle Adekoya Happy New Year! The last issue of this column in Vanguard of Friday 31-12-2021, on used tyres, ended with the first three words that opened the first edition of this column this year. It is deliberate, apart from the fact that these three words have been standard greeting as we see each other for […]

The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in 2019 elections, Mr Peter Obi, has lamented the continuous hike in food prices, saying if such trend is left unabated, more Nigerians could be further pushed into poverty.

Niger Delta Deep Offshore Community Affair Forum, NIDDOCAF, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari, over the appointment of Captain John Roland Tonlagha as Executive Commissioner on Health and Safety Environment, HSE. It also commended the “practical step” of Buhari in constituting the management of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission. A statement signed by the national […]

 By By Peter Duru, Makurdi GOVERNOR Samuel Ortom of Benue State has commended President the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration for heeding his call and finally labelling bandits wreaking havoc across the country as terrorists. He, however, said the decision was not far-reaching enough. He said the action of the Federal Government would be completed when groups like […]

AGAINST continuous killings and kidnapping in Sokoto State, a member of the House of Representatives in the state, Balarabe Shehu kakale Shuni, has organised and sponsored a special prayer seeking for divine intervention in the state. 

Former Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari has been described as the person with the ability to unite the All Progressives Congress (APC) so that the present administration would continue to have a person in the Presidency who will ensure Nigeria attains the desired level of development. 

THEY are back at it. The joy of the Marama people knew no bounds as they returned to celebrating the Marama Cultural Day, something they had long put on hold for many years since the notorious Boko Haram terrorists began to destroy communities and kill their inhabitants all in a bid to foist their malevolent agenda and raise their flag of evil above the wellbeing and happiness of the communities.

HELP has finally come the way of no fewer than 2,500 inhabitants of Fune and Nangere local government areas of Yobe State who were affected by the farmers/herders conflict that destroyed their means of livelihood, leaving them stranded and dislocated.

GOVERNOR Samuel Ortom of Benue State has commended President the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration for heeding his call and finally labelling bandits wreaking havoc across the country as terrorists. He, however, said the decision was not far-reaching enough.