By Cynthia Alo There are indications that farmers may have suffered huge losses following recent heavy rains that created flooding of farmlands across the country. Vanguard AgroBiz findings reveal that many farmers across the country are now battling with the impact on survival of their farming businesses. The situation may worsen as the Nigeria Hydrological […]

By Emeka Anaeto, Business Editor Nigeria has opened a new chapter in its upstream petroleum development with the last licensing round conducted by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC). It targets 500 million barrels in new reserves and 300,000 barrels per day within three years. For many stakeholders, the continued protection of oil pipelines […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS—THE Lagos State Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, yesterday, assured residents that the waste backlog across the state will soon be a thing of the past. LAWMA’s Managing Director, Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, said this during the commissioning of the rehabilitated Road E and newly constructed disposal platforms at the Olusosun Disposal Facility, Ojota […]

…Ooni seeks peaceful, credible pollBy Shina Abubakar OSOGBO — NATIONAL Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Joash Amupitan, SAN, yesterday, described the Osun election as the most consequential off-cycle poll because it will serve as a mirror for the 2027 general elections. Prof. Amupitan was at the palace of the Ooni of […]

IBADAN— YORUBA Nation activist, Mr Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has narrated how he escaped from operatives of the Department of State Services during the controversial raid on his Ibadan residence in July 2021. Recall, the DSS invaded Igboho’s Soka residence in Ibadan, Oyo State, in the early hours of July 1, 2021, […]

…Allegations are baseless — Embattled Speaker By Dayo Johnson AKURE— THE crisis rocking the Ondo State House of Assembly has deepened as 21 of 26 lawmakers, yesterday, alleged that only four plenary sessions were held in seven months under the embattled Speaker, Mr Olamide Oladiji. The aggrieved lawmakers have suspended legislative business and asked the […]

ABUJA – President Bola Tinubu yesterday, assured that the ongoing restructuring of security operations and institutions will deliver victory over terrorism, banditry and kidnappings across the country. Receiving the leadership of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, CBCN, led by its President, Most Rev. Matthew Ndagoso, at the State House, President Tinubu emphasised that Nigeria’s […]

By Vincent Ujumadu & Juliet Umeh The Anambra State Government has expressed fears that more occupants may still be trapped beneath the rubble of the collapsed three-storey students’ hostel , saying rescue operations will continue until every missing person is accounted for. Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mr. Chijioke Ojukwu, disclosed this while […]

…Their allegation is false — IghodaroBy Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY—TWO men, Collins Agbonbaye and Pastor Ojo Perfect, have accused an Edo State realtor, Nosa Ighodaro, of collecting more than N30 million to facilitate travel documents and work permits for Canada. The complainants alleged that they were introduced to Ighodaro separately and later met while preparing […]

Gunmen have abducted an employee of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and demanded a N40 million ransom after carrying out separate attacks along the Ebenebe axis of Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State. The incident was reported by security analyst, Zagazola Makama. According to the report, Christy Nkiru Okeke, an INEC employee, […]