Something quite dear to the heart of Governor Godwin Obaseki is the discernible revolution his
government has wrought in the education sector in Edo State which other states are trying to emulate.
Obaseki spoke about what prompted the transformation which started about seven years ago, and the voyage so far, when a Vanguard crew, comprising the Editor, Mr. Eze Anaba, Saturday Editor, Mr. Onochie Anibeze, Regional Editor, South-South, Mr. Emma Amaize, and Correspondent, Edo State, Mr. Alemma Ozioruva-Aliu, met with him at Government House, Benin-City, penultimate Thursday. He also shed light on how he boosted the internal revenue-generating capacity of the state, his battle against criminally-minded herders, and the local, national, and international struggle over the return of Benin artifacts. Excerpts:

“Electricity is not stranded anywhere. If you can give somebody in Bayelsa 20 hours, you can give somebody in Lagos and Sokoto 20 hours”

“We don’t want a situation whereby today is N1,800, the next day is N1,000. It makes planning, budgeting, and contract signing very difficult for us”

Engr. Tukur Tahir Aliyu is the Managing Director  and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA). ..

“We still do not understand the place of ‘guiding’. Physical discipline is not an African culture but one actually rooted in colonialism”

Victor Athe is a Partner, Tax Services, Stransact Chartered Accountants and Audit, an RSM correspondent firm in Nigeria. In this interview, Athe speaks on why Nigerians are feeling overburdened by existing taxes and VAT, the 2023 finance Act, public debt to GDP ratio and how the Federal government can harmonise tax collection among other issues.

“One of the things that we found was that our contracting timelines take too long. To put a contract in place whether you want to drill a rig or drill a well or do anything in the oil and gas sector, we found that sometimes it can be as long as 38 months to actually pull that contract”, Olu Verheijen, Special Adviser on Energy to President Bola Tinubu, reveals as she speaks on reforms President Bola Tinubu is carrying out to lift the oil and gas sector in Nigeria. Verheijen, a master strategist in oil and gas, speaks on the gains from Tinubu’s interventions in the energy sector.

By Charles Kumolu, Deputy Editor More than 25 years ago, her path crossed with famous industrialist and founder of Eleganza Industries Limited, Chief Rasaki Okoya. This amazing and talented woman has continued to shine like diamonds as a wife, mother, and entrepreneur. Her early years with the Aare of Lagos, saw her raising four wonderful […]

Two brothers, Martins Udotai and Joshua Udotai are redefining restaurant discovery and management in Africa through digital innovation called Dinesurf. In this interview, they revealed everything the world needs to know about Dinesurf and the inspiration behind digital innovation.

Professor of Human Rights and Gender  Law, Yinka Olomojobi was shot dead last week Friday by suspected kidnappers at Iperu Remo, Ogun state.

The recent emergence of 44-year-old Bassirou Faye as President of Senegal after a contentious pre-election period, has uppended many election denominators in Africa

On Saturday, April 13, 2024, some Yoruba Nation agitators, armed with dangerous weapons and charms, invaded Oyo State House of Assembly and Governor’s Office in Ibadan, the state capital, in an attempt to secede from the Nigerian state.

The latest subsidy removal in Nigeria’s power sector and the categorization of consumers into different bands were unprecedented.

Mr. Ikechukwu Okereke is no ordinary mechanical engineer. His passion for creating value and pioneering groundbreaking ideas has set him apart from the crowd

When Pelumi Nubi, 28, conceived the idea of driving from London to Lagos by road, not many were impressed by the reason provided by the Lagos-born, London-based travel content creator. Nevertheless, she considered connecting the two places she calls home by land a personal obligation that must be achieved.