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Vanguard Naira now N1,422/$ in parallel market

The Naira yesterday depreciated to N1,422 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,415 per dollar on Wednesday. The post Naira no...

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Vanguard Suspected drugs supplier to bandits arrested in Katsina

The Katsina Police Command has arrested a suspected drug peddler allegedly supplying illicit drugs to armed bandits in Funtua Loca...

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Vanguard CBN mandates BDCs to sell unutilised FX to NFEM within 24hrs

•May confiscate unutilised balance By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has directed Bureau De Changes, BDCs,...

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Vanguard Who is Slavko Vincic? Meet the referee for the 2026 World Cup final

The appointment also places the 46-year-old among an exclusive group, as he becomes only the 23rd referee in history to oversee a...

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Vanguard Messi set ‘blueprint’ for greatness – Antetokounmpo

"When you see that, you get inspired. You definitely get inspired to take care of your body, to keep doing the right thing for you...

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Vanguard US strikes Iran as Tehran warns of Mideast reprisals

The United States hit Iran on Friday, with Tehran accusing US forces of striking civilians sites and drawing Iranian threats of re...

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Premium Times Appeal Court voids key Electoral Act provisions on parties’ primary election, membership register

The Court of Appeal held that the disputed sections of the Electoral Act conflicted with sections 221 and 222 of the Nigerian cons...

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Premium Times Nigerians want cheaper petrol, but renewed Hormuz battle won’t make that happen

Many Nigerians clamoured that petrol prices should return to the pre-war level. The post Nigerians want cheaper petrol, but renewe...

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Premium Times Kaduna govt reaffirms commitment to tackling malnutrition

The commitment was made on Thursday in Zaria during a two-day quarterly coordination and review meeting of the State Committee on...

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Vanguard Shettima’s final test, by Azu Ishiekwene

Vice President Kashim Shettima cannot be blamed for having doubts about whether President Bola Ahmed Tinubu would renominate him a...

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Vanguard The unidentified problem of Nigeria: From forced migration to AUTOSUCOM Revolution (I)

By Victor-Bandele Dada For more than six decades, Nigeria has debated its problems without ever adequately identifying the problem...

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Vanguard Jimoh Ibrahim is uninformed: UN intervenes in nation’s internal affairs, by Owei Lakemfa

I do not support the call by Oyo State Governor SeyiMakinde that international bodies like the United Nations (UN) should particip...

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Vanguard Just what is government doing for us? By Adekunle Adekoya

IN the last two weeks or thereabouts, I have been one very angry Nigerian. I don’t know whether there are others like me who are a...

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Vanguard Why Nigeria must invest in mangroves preservation

Nigeria and the world are bleeding biodiversity at an alarming rate. Globally, the United Nations (UN) reports that 420 million he...

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Vanguard Why Tinubu must lead football governance reforms – Experts/Stakeholders

The bad news for President Tinubu is that while other nations are harvesting the goodwill, unity and good vibes from the World Cup...

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Vanguard No N210trn missing from NNPC accounts, ex-NAPIMS GM tells senate committee

By Henry Umoru ABUJA – FORMER Group General Manager (GGM) of the National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS), Bala...

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Vanguard 2027: INEC to conduct mock presidential poll

THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, yesterday, disclosed that it is considering conducting a comprehensive audit...

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Vanguard Kogi announces successful rescue of kidnapped victims in Dekina

The Kogi State Government has announced the successful rescue of the four persons kidnapped during the recent attack on an unautho...

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Vanguard Obi urges EFCC to focus on strategic priorities, leave Randy Peter, Mama Pee alone

By Henry Umoru, ABUJA The Presidential Candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) ahead of the 2027 elections, Peter Obi,...

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TechCrunch San Francisco mayor pushes for tougher rules after the Waymo traffic fiasco

In the wake of a massive hours-long gridlock event, San Francisco mayor Daniel Lurie has told state regulators it's time to put mo...

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TechCrunch SpaceX suddenly aborts second Starship V3 launch after ignition

The company didn't immediately say what went wrong. SpaceX's stock plunged more than 4% in after-hours trading before paring losse...

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TechCrunch Coca-Cola suspended production at its Fairlife dairy after a ransomware attack

Coca Cola said dairy production at its Fairlife unit will "remain suspended" in the United States following a hack.

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Vanguard Pele’s World Cup jersey fetches $4.9 million at US auction

The Brazilian attacker nicknamed "The King" was 17 when he scored two goals in his country's 5-2 victory over host country Sweden...

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Vanguard Navy foils attempted wellhead sabotage, arrests suspect in Bonny

The Nigerian Navy has thwarted an attempted act of crude oil theft targeting critical oil infrastructure in Bonny, Rivers State, r...

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