By Chioma Okoye Nigerian Afrobeats artiste Ceezay Yung has released his first single of the year, Spark, marking a new phase in his musical career under eLXR Records. The release follows the singer’s first year with the independent record label, led by Chief Executive Officer Folarin Adedotun, and signals a renewed artistic direction while maintaining […]

By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri The Management and Staff of Vanguard Media Limited, members of the Borno and Yobe States Correspondents’ Chapels, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), have extended their condolences to Mr. Salihu Inusa Ndahi Marama over the demise of his father, Baba Inusa Yarami Ndahi, after a protracted illness.  Aged 96, the late Baba […]

The Africa International Housing Show (AIHS), organisers of Africa’s largest housing and construction exhibition, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to lead a transformative housing reform agenda that can reshape Nigeria’s economy, generate millions of jobs, reduce poverty, and provide decent shelter for low-income earners and informal sector workers.

By ANTHONY KILA  Some institutions deserve our gratitude, even when they demand our courage to change them. The National Youth Service Corps is one of them. When the NYSC was established in 1973, Nigeria was emerging from the trauma of the civil war. The country needed more than roads and bridges; it needed trust. It needed […]

Success is often described as the point where opportunity meets preparation. While opportunity may come unexpectedly, only those who have prepared themselves are truly able to seize it. This reality played out during the Life Nwa Boi Experience, a youth empowerment initiative designed to discover, mentor and develop the next generation of beer merchants across […]

The Senate’s planned probe of the Safe Schools Initiative (SSI) has arisen from a bitter national irony: a programme meant to protect children has become a symbol of waste and recurring insecurity. Fresh outrage over school kidnappings has pushed lawmakers to demand answers on how about N144 billion was spent with so little visible protection […]

Nigerian fast-rising rapper and singer OLW MARO, born Olawale Oluwafemi Maromipin, is gradually carving out a unique space for himself

By Victor Ahiuma-Young The Kebbi State Government has dismissed as false a viral social media report claiming that members of the Tractor Association in Birnin Kebbi had been directed to vacate their business premises, reaffirming that the traders remain free to continue their lawful activities without fear of eviction. Governor Nasir Idris gave the assurance […]

ABUJA — Business operations experts have stressed the need for custom-order businesses to adopt structured operational systems as increasing business complexity continues to challenge traditional methods of managing projects and customer orders. Speaking on the trend, business operations expert Tobi Olabajo said businesses such as printing firms, furniture manufacturers, tailoring companies, branding agencies, signage producers […]

A senior executive once walked into a meeting determined to “set everyone straight.” Sales had declined, deadlines had been missed, and frustration had been building for weeks. He spoke forcefully, convinced that he was being firm and decisive. When he finished, the room fell silent. No one challenged him. No one asked questions. Everyone simply nodded […]

Nigeria is one country where scandals break at the speed of light. As a public commentator, you can hardly keep pace. On May 15, terrorists raided three schools in the Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, abducting 46 people, including 39 schoolchildren. The victims, who include seven teachers and a toddler, have spent almost two […]

By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – AS a way of ensuring quality and accessible tertiary education, the Edo State government said it was committed to partnering with the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) and the Tertiary Education Trust Fund(TETFund) to explore the opportunities inherent in the two intervention bodies for tertiary education in Nigeria. To […]

By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta Thousands of indigenes of Yewa in Ogun West Senatorial District, on Wednesday endorsed the governorship aspiration of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Hon. Oladipupo Adebutu, ahead of the 2027 governorship election in Ogun State. The endorsement came during a stakeholders’ meeting held in Ilaro, where a large crowd of PDP […]

The Zamfara State Environmental Sanitation and Enforcement Agency (ZEPEA) said it will adopt a new strategic approach to the monthly environmental sanitation exercise following the significant improvement in public compliance. The chairman of the agency, Muhammad Zangina Abdullahi Yarin Gusau, disclosed this after the successful conduct of the July monthly environmental sanitation exercise in Gusau. […]

…hail peace in Ogun border corridor By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta  The Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Bode Ojajuni, has commended the Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun I Area Command, for its role in maintaining security and facilitating legitimate cross-border trade, describing the Idiroko border corridor as one of the most peaceful, despite its strategic importance. Ojajuni […]