By Yinka Kolawole   The manufacturing sector remained the top-contributing sector to Nigeria’s Value-added Tax (VAT) collections in the first half of 2025 (H1’25), with a contribution of N584.63 billion, representing 26.6 percent of the total local VAT collections of N2.197 trillion within the period, thus reaffirming the sector’s critical role in the country’s economic development. Analysis of the latest data […]

A coalition of PDP support groups in Plateau State on Monday staged a rally in Jos, calling on Governor Caleb Mutfwang to defect from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The dollar traded higher against the naira on Monday, December 1, 2025, as year-end demand for foreign currency nudged parallel-market prices up while the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) rate remained steadier.

The Network for Good Governance in Nigeria (NGGN) has expressed support for the nomination of Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), as an ambassador-designate.

By Omar diallo The African Union–European Union Summit in Luanda was meant to be a milestone for the continent — a jubilee gathering with the promise of historic progress. Instead, it left many Africans frustrated and disappointed. In my view, the summit failed, and part of that failure lies in how Angolan President and AU […]

Nigerian communities in Europe, in partnership with the International Advocacy for Human Rights and Anti-Corruption (IAHRAC), have called on the federal government to urgently resolve persistent delays in National Identification Number (NIN) and passport processing that are affecting citizens living overseas.

Bwala said terrorism has evolved into a threat that extends beyond national borders and now requires international collaboration to curb its spread. 

By Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin The abducted monarch of Bayagan community in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, Alhaji Kamilu Salami, the Ojibara of Bayagan, has escaped from the custody of armed bandits alongside six other captives, Vanguard has reliably gathered. According to credible community sources, the dramatic escape occurred on Sunday evening after local […]

Bandits in the early hours of yesterday attacked a Cherubim and Seraphim Church at Ejiba in Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State, abducting the pastor, his wife and several worshippers.

The Proprietor and Bishop of Kontagora Diocese, Most Reverend Bulus Dauwa Yohanna, has revealed that four children of one of the diocese’s catechists are among the 265 students still missing more than a week after their abduction by bandits.

Against the backdrop of the declaration by the Federal Government that Nigeria’s economy has turned the corner to stability and recovery, going by some macroeconomic indicators, current trend in foreign investments inflow has indicated that foreign investors are yet to buy into the position.

Former spokesperson of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, says President Bola Tinubu should drop any plan to seek re-election in 2027…

Chief Julius Bokoru, Special Assistant on Media and Public Affairs to Chief Timipre Sylva, has raised alarm over the continued detention of four aides and domestic staff of the former minister, describing their ordeal as unjust, traumatic, and a violation of due process.

—As OPEC+ nations reaffirm commitment to oil market stability By Udeme Akpan, Energy Editor The Dangote Petroleum Refinery and other major depot operators have reduced the average gantry price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, to N840 per litre, down from N843 per litre. The price adjustment follows a decline in global crude oil prices, as […]

The Equipment Leasing Registration Authority (ELRA) has praised Azman Air for its dedication to fully complying with the Equipment Leasing Act (ELA) 2015.