It’s wrong to gift judges houses, cars — Falana tells Wike
Wike stated that, upon completion, 20 of the houses would be allocated to judges of the FCT High Court, 10 to judges of the Federal High Court, and the remaining 10 to judges of the Court of Appeal.
Apostle Suleman, NBRRI boss, Orbih bag Auchi Polytechnic’s 26th-30th convocation
By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – NOT fewer than five notable Nigerians that have excelled in their chosen fields and other human endeavours would on Saturday be recipients of awards at the combined convocation ceremony and the 60th anniversary of Auchi Polytechnic in Edo State. The Rector of the Polytechnic, Dr Salisu Umar made this […]
OPEC differs with FG on oil output figure
•Puts Nigeria’s output at 1.4m bpd, …NCDMB seeks support for FDIs, others to enhance output By Udeme Akpan THE Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, yesterday, said Nigeria’s oil output, excluding condensate, was 1.434 million barrels per day, bpd, in October 2024. This shows huge difference from Federal Government’s output figure of 1.8 mbpd for October […]
AgriEthos: Powering trust and transparency across global agricultural value chains
By Dayo Alagbe, Director of Operations, AgriEthos Ltd In an age where consumers are demanding more transparency in how food is produced and global buyers are enforcing stricter sourcing standards, agriculture can no longer rely on verbal claims or unverified certifications. That’s where AgriEthos Ltd comes in. AgriEthos is a UK-based agricultural technology company, officially […]
Insecurity: No one dares Tinubu and wins, NSA warns Lakurawa
The National Security Adviser, NSA, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, said yesterday nobody dares President Bola Tinubu and remains the same, warning the new terror group, Lakurawas, of making the mistake of invading parts of the northwest.
Naira depreciates to N1,740/$ in parallel market
By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Naira yesterday depreciated to N1,740 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,735 per dollar on Tuesday. Similarly , the Naira appreciated to N1,645.4 per dollar in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market, NAFEM. Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM fell to N1,645.4 per dollar from […]
Adetiba, Akiode, Aigbogun, Rev Dunapo, others celebrate Vanguard @40
The atmosphere was astir. And the environment was filled with fun and nostalgia as former editors and pioneer media chiefs of Vanguard Newspapers converged on its Kirikiri Canal Corporate Headquarters
OPEC differs with FG on oil output figure
THE Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, yesterday, said Nigeria’s oil output, excluding condensate, was 1.434 million barrels per day, bpd, in October 2024.
Neighbour stabs 65-yr-old caretaker over allegation of wizardry
By Davies Iheamnachor PORT HARCOURT—A middle-aged man, simply identified as Nnanna, has reportedly stabbed his neighbour, Mr Monday Reuben, 65 years old, over allegations that the victim was a wizard. The incident happened, yesterday, at 37 Okwelle Street, Mile 2 Diobu, Port Harcourt City Local Government Area of Rivers State. It was gathered that the […]
InfraCredit secures $30m co-financing facility to support renewable energy projects
InfraCredit has secured a $30 million risk-sharing and blended local currency co-financing facility from the British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, to support clean energy transition in Nigeria. The $30 million investment is a dual financing instrument combining a $20 million (N32 billion) local currency counter-guarantee and a $10 […]
FG to bridge $10bn power investment gap through PPP — ICRC bos
By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The Federal Government has set up plans to source part of the $10 billion required to provide regular electricity across Nigeria from the private sector within the next five to 10 years. The decision was one of the key outcomes of the meeting between the Director-General (DG) of the Infrastructure […]
With ’99 Constitution, Angel Gabriel can’t save Nigeria — Anyaoku
…Culture of celebrating least people destroying Nigeria — Obi…How book project was conceived in 2018 — Fayemi By Dickson Omobola LAGOS — FORMER Commonwealth Secretary-General, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, yesterday, warned that if Nigeria refuses to abolish the 1999 Constitution, development will continue to elude the country. While faulting the 1999 Constitution which he described as […]
Oyetola inaugurates inter-ministerial committee for Nigeria’s seat on IMO
•As NIMASA DG presents instruments By Cynthia Alo Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has called for a comprehensive action in Nigeria’s bid to be elected into Category C of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council, as he inaugurated an Inter-Ministerial Committee to promote the campaign. Speaking at the inauguration held at the Boardroom […]
Palpable fear in Oyo as doctor, 3 nurses die in same hospital within 72 hrs
By Laolu Elijah Ibadan—RESIDENTS of Saki, in Saki West Local Government Area of Oyo State, particularly those living around Almusharaf Hospital, Oke Sunah, are living in palpable fear, following the deaths of a doctor and three nurses within 72 hours. The residents became apprehensive when a nurse, who is a staff of the hospital died […]
Police rescue man carrying son’s corpse in carton from lynching
By Egufe Yafuborhi & Chioma Onuegbu UYO—A man, who claims to be a native of Anambra State, was, yesterday, rescued by Police from being lynched by a mob, at Itam Timber Market, in Itu Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, where he was found with a carton containing his son’s corpse. Vanguard gathered that […]
2023 polls: PDP made N11.5bn, spent N7.93bn
By John Alechenu ABUJA: The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, raked in N11.5 billion from the sale of nomination /expression of interest forms, levies and dues from aspirants and political office holders between February and March, 2023. Out of this sum, N7.9 billion was spent on state congresses, national convention as well as campaigns for various […]
