Founder of Air Peace, Dr Allen Onyema and Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, were awarded Personalities of the Year at the 2023 Vanguard Personality of the Year Award. The event, which was held on Friday Night in Lagos, was organised by the Vanguard Newspapers in celebration of its 12 years of rewarding excellence. Onyema […]

Ijeoma Josephine Otabor, popularly known as Phyna, the winner of Big Brother Naija ‘Level Up’ season 7, has taken to social media to call out the show organisers, Multichoice, for their inability to pay her winning Crypto BTC prize money worth over N100 million. Phyna, who was in tears during an Instagram Live session, expressed […]

Rave-of-the-moment Ademola Lookman, and African Player of the Year Victor Osimhen, are among the 23 Super Eagles players invited for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. Nigeria’s Super Eagles will tackle South Africa’s Bafana Bafana and the Cheetahs of Benin Republic in the qualifiers. Head Coach, Finidi George, also selected goalkeeper Maduka Okoye, England-based […]

Governors Ademola Adeleke (Osun), Peter Mbah (Enugu), Godwin Obaseki (Edo), Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri (Adamawa), and Babajide Sanwo-Olu have received the Vanguard 2023 Governor of the Year Award.

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The Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace Airlines, Allen Onyema, and Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, have received the Vanguard Personality of the Year Award.

“This growth rate is higher than the 2.31 percent recorded in the first quarter of 2023 and lower than the fourth quarter of 2023 growth of 3.46 percent.”

Founder and Group Managing Director of Rainoil Limited, Gabriel Ogbeiche (OON); Dr. Tinuade Sanda have received the Vanguard Businessman and Energy Icon of the Year awards.

“When I said we will revisit the case, I didn’t say the direction to follow. I just said it will be reviewed… When I go there, I will hear what happened and I am sure they will tell me whatever happened and whatever they tell me, we just pray for them. I heard the Assembly members have repealed the law.”

“I can’t castigate anybody who tried to be smart but if you want to be smart and I outsmarted you, to God be the glory. But the point is that my mission was to deliver the South-West Presidency which we are today.”

The Commission Chief Executive, Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC, Gbenga Komolafe, and Director-General of National Council for Arts and Culture and President, World Craft Council (Africa Region) Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, have received the Vanguard Regulator of the Year and Arts, Culture & Tourism Icon Awards, respectively.

The Naira Friday depreciated in the parallel market to N1,520 per dollar from N1,515 per dollar on Thursday.

Miss Ngozi Kekwaru, a bilingual customer service agent at Eko Hotels and Suites, received the 2023 Vanguard Heroes Award.

Chief Olabode Ibiyinka George, a retired Navy Commodore and political leader; Chief Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion; Olusegun Osunkeye; and Vero Igbe received the Vanguard 2023 Lifetime Award.

The event has already started receiving the creme de la creme in Nigeria’s public and private sectors, the entertainment industry, commerce and industry, and political sphere among others.