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Two days to the planned #OccupyLekkiTollGate” protests, the Nigerian government has vowed to crush any fresh disturbance at Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos by #EndSARS protesters. The warning was given by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday. Planners of the protest have slated the event […]

The Nigerian Naira has fallen to its weakest level in 10 months at 401 to the dollar at the official I&E window, following rising dollar demand that has put further pressure on the foreign exchange market. The Nigerian currency continued losing ground as resumed business activity in the country pushed up dollar demand amid a […]

Electricity in Nigeria is generated through thermal and hydro power sources. The main source of electricity generation comes from fossil fuels especially gas which accounts for 86% of the capacity in Nigeria with the remainder generated from hydropower sources. Ironically Nigeria currently supplies electricity to the Republic of Benin, Togo and Niger. It is important […]

  original title what makes singapore rich Today, Singapore is considered as one of the richest and most developed countries in the world. However, this was not always the case as there was a point in time when the country had literally no natural resources available for them to build their economy. It can then […]

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria to unfreeze the bank accounts of promoters of the #EndSARS protests last year. Justice Ahmed Mohammed, who gave the ruling, set aside the order made by the court on November 4, 2020, which froze the accounts linked with some promoters of […]

Two events that took place on Tuesday, February 9, 2021, have the potential of resolving the current clash between herders and farmers in Nigeria. But both need to be seen being put into effect, going beyond mere words or rhetoric. The first was the comments by Special Adviser to the President Muhammadu Buhari on Media […]

Mr. Sunday Adeyemo, the self-acclaimed freedom fighter,  also known as Sunday Igboho, on Tuesday, said the Federal Government had frozen his bank accounts, following his attack on the killer-herdsmen in Oyo State.    Igboho confirmed to Vanguard that all his bank accounts have been frozen by the Federal Government because some people were collecting donations. […]

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has said the state government has concluded plans to launch an operation to comb forests in the state for killer herdsmen, as the state government intensifies efforts to flush out criminals from the state.   The governor disclosed this when he led heads of security agencies in the […]

Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, has primed Nigerians to prepare for higher prices of petrol in the country. The junior minister, who reports to President Muhammadu Buhari, spoke against the backdrop of rising crude oil price, which has crossed $60 per barrel. Sylvia spoke at the launch of the Nigerian Upstream Cost […]

BUA has paid for one million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines for Nigeria through the AFREXIM Vaccine programme in partnership with CACOVID, the group said Monday. In a statement by O’tega Ogra, Group Head, Corporate Communications, BUA said the vaccines will be distributed free to Nigerians. The statement quoted BUA founder, Abdul Samad Rabiu, as […]

 The Nigerian government is planning to replace the current Bank Verification Numbers (BVN) with the National Identity Numbers, it announced Monday. Dr. Isa Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, said this to journalists after a visit to telecom operators and NIN licensees in Abuja. Pantami disclosed he had informed President Muhammadu Buhari about the […]