By Innocent Anaba A non-governmental and advocacy group, Salvation and Service, SnS, has decried the human rights violations and extra-judicial killing of innocent people by state and non-state actors in the South-East. The group, while reacting to a recent report by Amnesty International that at least 1,844 people were killed between January 2021 and June […]

A Federal High Court in Lagos, yesterday convicted eight internet fraudsters, who pleaded guilty to cybercrime offences following their arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in Abeokuta. The convicts were among 93 suspects apprehended during a sting operation at a hotel within the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library complex. Trial judge is Justice […]

By Juliet Umeh LAGOS—Financial analyst, Abayomi Muiz Tairu, has said that small businesses in Nigeria will enjoy unprecedented tax relief following the enactment of the Nigeria Tax Act 2025, signed into law by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on June 26. He explained that under the new law, companies with an annual turnover not exceeding N100 […]

By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – THE frequent collapse in the national grid that has led to power outages across the country have been attributed to the vandalism of power facilities. The General Manager of the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, Charles Iwuamadi stated this in Benin City, Edo State, during a sensitisation programme at […]

By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – Methodist Archbishop, Dr Sunday Onuoha, has urged President Bola Tinubu to resist any temptation to allow Nigeria drift towards a one-party state, stressing the need to preserve the nation’s multi-party democracy. Speaking with Vanguard in Abuja yesterday, the respected cleric warned that any attempt in that direction would amount to […]

Nigeria’s economy may have crawled out of the Intensive Care Unit, but citizens are still gasping under the weight of inflation, falling demand, and multiple taxes, the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association, NECA, has warned.

•How Oba Ogunwusi settled with late Oba Adeyemi By Dayo Johnson & Laolu Elijah IBADAN— WHEN the Ooni of Ife, Oba Eniitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi visited the late Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, twice in January and May 2016 to break the 79-year jinx, many Yoruba sons and daughters were happy that the embers of […]

By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Naira yesterday appreciated to N1,550 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,555 per dollar on Tuesday. But the Naira depreciated to N1,537.9 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM). Data published by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the exchange rate for the naira rose slightly […]

By Bashir Bello KANO — The Kano State government has said that plans are underway to grant amnesty to repentant thugs in the state. The Commissioner for Information, Ibrahim Waiya, disclosed this during the flag-off ceremony to profile repentant thugs under a protect, Safe Corridor. Waiya said about 718 were already profiled for the amnesty, […]

“disappointing because, given the state of the economy and the hardships faced by the populace, political office-holders are least deserving of any upward review unless it is in the direction of drastic reduction in their earnings.”

By Efe Onodjae  Oyo State Governor, Mr. Seyi Makinde, has flagged off the training of 18,000 primary and junior secondary school teachers across the 33 local government areas of the state. This as he kick-started the distribution of instructional training materials and teaching aids to the teachers, stating that the Oyo State Government remained determined to […]

The Venice International Film Festival has announced its line-up for the 82nd edition, featuring ‘One Woman One Bra,’ written and directed by Kenyan filmmaker Vincho Nchogu in her directorial debut, and produced by prolific Nigerian producer Josh Olaoluwa. Shot entirely in Kenya by Nigerian VMA Cinematography Award winner Muhammad Atta Ahmed, this film marks a […]

The School of Politics, Policy, and Governance (SPPG) has announced the appointment of world-renowned economist and sustainable development advocate, Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs, as a Distinguished Member of its Global Faculty.

Civil society organizations and the Netherlands Embassy have called on the Federal Government to strengthen policies on artificial intelligence (AI) as part of efforts to enhance digital security and justice in Nigeria.

No fewer than 800,000 school children ranging from Primary 1 to Junior Secondary School 3 (JSS3), currently enjoy free education in Abia State.