NAE inducts Dangote 6th honourary fellow, as stakeholders push investment in engineering
By Ebunoluwa Sessou The Nigerian Academy of Engineering on Friday inducted Alhaji Aliko Dangote, President/Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, as an Honorary Fellow for advancung engineering and industrialisation in Nigeria and Africa..The academy said the honour was in recognition of Dangote’s commitment and contributions to large-scale engineering, infrastructure and manufacturing which had significantly impacted […]
Naira appreciates to N1,380/$ in parallel market
This week, the naira weakened by N9.66 per dollar in the official market, with the number of deals in the Interbank foreign exchange market falling by 41.7 percent to 346 deals from 594 deals the previous week.
2Baba thrills audience at Vanguard Personality of the Year Awards
Nigeria music icon 2Baba delivered a captivating performance at the the Vanguard Personality of the Year Awards 2025.
Vanguard Awards: Nwobodo, Bucknor-Akerele call for stronger democracy ahead of 2027
Former Governor of old Anambra State, Jim Nwobodo, and former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Kofoworola Bucknor-Akerele, have been honoured by the Vanguard Media Limited at the 2025 Vanguard Man of the Year Awards.
US freezes $344m in cryptocurrency linked to Iran
The move comes as US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are headed Saturday to Pakistan for a new round of talks with Iran on ending the conflict.
Trump Justice Dept adds firing squads for federal executions
The Trump Justice Department said Friday it is seeking to expand the use of the death penalty in federal capital cases and add the firing squad, electrocution and gas to lethal injection as methods of execution.
