By Ikechukwu Nnochiri As courts grapple with a surge of pre-election litigation, the Federal High Court’s new Practice Direction now allows litigants to file processes on weekends and public holidays. The Chief Judge, Justice John Tsoho, who repealed the 2022 version of the Practice Directions, directed the Registry of the Court in all Judicial Divisions […]

Born and raised in Lagos, Olufunke’s formative years laid the foundation for the values that continue to shape her life and work.

Group Chief Economist and Managing Director of Research and Trade Intelligence, African Export Import Bank, Yemi Kale, has identified data fragmentation as a major obstacle to Nigeria’s productivity, employment opportunities, and labour market efficiency.

By Yinka Kolawole The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has urged the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) to immediately extend the June 30, 2026 deadline for filing Company Income Tax (CIT) returns by one month. This, according LCCI, follows what it saw as widespread technical failures on the newly deployed Rev360 tax platform that left […]

By Providence Ayanfeoluwa The Africa Association of Professional Freight Forwarders and Logistics of Nigeria (APFFLON) has challenged the Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, to translate recent assurances on electricity sector reforms into visible improvements in power supply. The group maintained that Nigerians can no longer afford the economic consequences of persistent electricity failures. In a statement […]

By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called for an independent investigation into the challenges confronting Osun State Polytechnic (OSPOLY), Iree, saying urgent intervention is needed to safeguard academic standards and protect students’ welfare. In a statement signed by its President, Comrade Akinteye Babatunde, the student body urged relevant regulatory […]

Hands over N53bn worth of seized drugs, expired pharmaceuticals to NDLEA, NAFDAC By Efe Onodjae The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has uncovered an attempt to smuggle unregistered pharmaceutical products into Nigeria using a fake registration number of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). The Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, disclosed this […]

By Yinka Kolawole, with agency report The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has disclosed that the Federal Government (FG) failed to capture public expenditure equivalent to about two per cent of Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in recent national budgets, creating a mismatch between the country’s reported fiscal deficit and its actual financing needs. IMF’s Resident Representative […]

OSOGBO— PRESIDENT of the Ife Development Board, IDB, Mr Gbenga Adefaye, has announced the establishment of the first community website for Ife indigenes and tourists. Adefaye, who is also the Provost of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, NIJ, said the creation of the digital resource fulfils one of the priorities of his administration of the […]

…embraces AI to deepen inclusion By Joseph Erunke, Abuja Ten years after its establishment, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board,JAMB Equal Opportunity Group,JEOG,has supported no fewer than 4,216 candidates with disabilities in accessing tertiary education, with an average of 53 per cent gaining admission annually into universities, polytechnics and colleges of education across the country. […]

ABUJA— PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has said as part of the reform of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, corps members would now be deployed to security-challenged states, guided by risk assessment.

ABUJA — The Department of State Services, DSS, yesterday, arraigned five alleged associates of a former governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, for concealing his whereabouts after he was implicated as a financier of an alleged plot to overthrow the administration of President Bola Tinubu through a coup d’état.

APART from the report of the Primary Election Appeal Committee, Vanguard gathered, yesterday, ‘concrete’ reasons the National Working Committee, NWC, of the All Progressives Congress, APC, dropped former Benue State governor, Senator Gabriel Suswam; former Ondo State House of Representatives member, Gbenga Elegbeleye and 23 other National Assembly candidates.

The Naira yesterday appreciated to N1,385 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,390 per dollar on Tuesday.

The Federal Government’s reduction in vehicle import levies has officially taken effect, offering hope of lower vehicle prices while prompting auto dealers to seek clarity on the newly introduced Green Tax before assessing the full impact of the policy.