By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Naira yesterday appreciated to N1,720 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,725 per dollar on Monday Similarly , the Naira appreciated to N1,671.32 per dollar in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market, NAFEM. Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM fell to N1,671.32 per dollar from […]

In this report, Vanguard Law & Human Rights captures the perspectives of senior lawyers, academics, and rights activists on the decision by President Bola Tinubu’s government not only to slam Nigerians who protested against his government in August this year with treason charges but also to detain underage protesters for 90 days in the prison with hardened criminals before finally  arraigning them before a Federal High Court in Abuja.

By Dickson Omobola Less than two weeks after a Sikorsky SK76 helicopter operated by Eastwind Aviation crashed in Port Harcourt, National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers, NAAPE, Wednesday, urged the Federal Government to include a pilot in the investigation panel. National President of NAAPE, Abednego Galadima, argued that the inclusion of pilots in the […]

Electricity Distribution Companies, DisCos, have announced a rise in the price of various electricity meter models, making it the second price hike in four months.

 300 Secondary Schools students from 20 public and private schools across Lagos State, have participated in the second annual Secondary School leadership debate organised by a leading data-driven social impact organisation, Dacurate.

By Kingsley Omonobi Operatives of the Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, have arrested three impersonators of the police and the Department of State Services, DSS, over alleged ‘one chance’ robbery. FCT Police Commissioner, Mr. Olatunji Disu, disclosed this during a media briefing, yesterday, in Abuja. He said the three suspects along with […]

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru THE Director General of the National Directorate of Employment, NDE, Mr. Silas Ali Agara, has commended the Federal Government for introducing 15 vocational skills into Nigeria’s primary and secondary school curricular. Agara, expressed belief that the initiative will drive substantial youth employment under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The Director General described the […]

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State, Darlington Nwauju has lauded the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo for introducing the contactless passport application system, saying the policy will change the face of immigration in Nigeria. Recall that Tunji-Ojo recently declared that the launch of the Phase 1 of […]

A search party is underway across the nation regarding the case involving Sylvester Efoanimjor, a Christian man, and Alhaji Oseyem Musa, a former Christian who has now become a Muslim extremist.

….Including chief imam who regained freedom recently from captivity By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo Again, rampaging bandits have attacked communities in Wanke, near Gusau, the capital of Zamfara State, where they abducted no fewer than 100 citizens and took them into the bush. Women, children and the aged, including the Chief Imam, who was treating leg injury, […]