….Targets Under-Supported African Graduates Facing Hunger, Unemployment, and Mental Health Challenges By Benjamin Njoku We Hold A Hand (WHAH), a community development organisation, has officially launched its Food Bank Programme, a research-driven initiative aimed at supporting African graduates silently grappling with hunger, unemployment, and mental health challenges. The launch event, held in Abuja, brought together […]

The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) has launched the second phase of its Social Cohesion Building for Youth, Communities, and Government Security Actors initiative in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital.

By Jimoh Babatunde The Chief Executive Officer of NTT Global Destinations, Elizabeth Agboola, has described tourism as Nigeria’s most overlooked non-oil export, warning that the country risks missing out on billions in foreign exchange if the sector is not strategically positioned within national export policies. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Vanguard, Agboola said tourism […]

ABUJA – Emerging artist Superstar7even, born Mariam Abiona Ibrahim, has said she refuses to be confined by traditional music genres as she releases her debut single, “Don’t Play.” Known for blending Afrobeats, pop, R&B, and contemporary sounds, the artist aims to challenge conventional boundaries in music. Speaking to journalists in Abuja, Superstar7even shared her creative […]

By Godwin Oritse In a strategic move to enhance trade facilitation and optimize cargo clearance processes at Nigeria’s busiest seaport, APM Terminals Apapa has partnered with the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to accelerate the deployment of the B’Odogwu unified customs management platform at the Lagos Port Complex, Apapa. The B’Odogwu, a next-generation replacement for the […]

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, on Wednesday, said the death of Dr. Doyin Abiola was a personal loss to him.

By Nnasom David African leaders, diplomats, and business figures gathered in Washington DC from July 18–19 for the African Ambassadors Economic Forum, where discussions focused on strengthening trade and leadership across the continent. The two-day event, held at the Westin Crystal City Hotel and organised by the Global Initiative for the Advancement of Africa (GIAA), […]

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, on Wednesday, unveiled seven newly upgraded road networks in Badagry Local Government Area and Olorunda Local Council Development Area (LCDA) to drive infrastructure development and boost economic activities. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 16.4km roads include reconstruction of 3.3km hospital road(Phase 1), construction of 7km […]

Pastor Hezekiah Olujobi is the Executive Director of the Centre for Justice, Mercy and Reconciliation, CJMR and has spent the past two decades fighting for the rights of wrongly convicted inmates and pre-trial detainees.

Benjamin Omorere and Efe Uba have emerged winners of the Rapid and Britz Categories respectively, of the Maiden Edition of the Engr. Ochekwu Adokwu Memorial Chess Championship.

By Elizabeth Osayande   My Dream Stead School, Ajegunle, Lagos has celebrated its fifth graduation ceremony and prize-giving day. The grand event witnessed great personalities who have their roots in Ajegunle and have contributed their quotas to their environment. The event had Dr. Arogundade Samsondeen, who is the Director-General of Sunshine Kindheart Foundation, as the special guest […]

By Nkiruka Nnorom THE US government said yesterday it has funded different humanitarian projects totalling $2.5 million in Nigeria in the last 10 years through the US Africa Command, US AFRICOM. The US Mission in Nigeria, which disclosed this via its X handle, said while the US funded the projects, the dedication of the Nigerian […]

By Victor Ahiuma-Young The National Assembly has resolved to actively engage state governors and local government chairmen to ensure full participation and compliance with the Employees’ Compensation Scheme, ECS, across all tiers of government. This was one of the key resolutions of a two-day strategic retreat for the Senate and House of Representatives Committees on […]

In his seminal offering last Sunday titled, “Whose president is Tinubu, anyway?” TheNiche columnist, Dr. Chidi Amuta, concluded in a rather cautionary note: “Tinubu’s current quandary as to his real national constituency may end in greater confusion unless he is ready to rediscover the source of his original sin and redress it. That original sin is […]

By Ivo Takor While briefing State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting held on Thursday, July 31, 2025, and presided over by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Honourable Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, announced that the Federal Government had approved the National Industrial Relations Policy (NIRP) 2025. According to the […]