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Vanguard Mac Allister calls on Argentina to channel Maradona spirit in England World Cup clash

Argentina's Alexis Mac Allister has urged his team to take inspiration from Diego Maradona as they seek to get the better of Engla...

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Vanguard 2027: Afenifere, Adebayo, Bakita Bello, Arabambi, Ogunsuyi, others react to APC Muslim-Muslim ticket

Dayo Johnson, Olasunkanmi Akoni, Rotimi Ojomoyela, Shina Abubarka, James Ogunnnaike & Deola Badru Stakeholders have expressed dive...

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Vanguard Nigeria, three African nations deepen alliance to boost cocoa value addition

By Progress Godfrey The Federal Government, cocoa-producing states and three other African countries have agreed to deepen coopera...

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TechCabal 👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Moniepoint branches out to Kenya

In today's edition: Moniepoint taps former Branch Kenya CEO || Kenya approves 25 more digital lenders || Rwanda rolls out eKash ||...

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Vanguard Why building products for Nigerians requires different approach — Olaoluwa Simeon

By Chioma Obinna Nigerian product leader Olaoluwa Simeon has identified trust, reliability, and a deep understanding of local cons...

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Vanguard 115 Glo dealers get cash, gift rewards

By Prince Osuagwu Telecoms and digital solutions provider, Globacom, at the weekend revealed that its flourishing business empires...

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Premium Times Akpabio hints at Electoral Act review after lawmakers lose party primaries

Mr Akpabio says lawmakers have become unintended victims of the Electoral Act they enacted. The post Akpabio hints at Electoral Ac...

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Premium Times Court remands journalist, Stanley Ugagbe, in prison over cyberstalking charges

The prosecution, representing the Nigerian police, informed the court that it needed time to respond to Mr Ugagbe's bail applicati...

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Vanguard Dogara seeks stronger civil society partnership to deepen NASS oversight

By Gift Chapi Odekina, Abuja Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has called for stronger collaboration...

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Vanguard Oil price jumps 14% to $84 per barrel as US-Iran ceasefire collapses

By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja Global oil prices surged by 14 per cent to almost $85 per barrel yesterday as the escalating conflict betw...

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Vanguard Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, July 15, 2026

The Nigerian naira recorded mixed performance against the United States dollar across the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Marke...

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Vanguard Why Nigeria’s national database ‘s still fragmented despite NIMC’s claims

…Banks, Telcos, immigration, still do silo data registrations …Confirmation protocol with NIN not same as unified databaseBy Julie...

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Vanguard INEC chair seeks more funding for elections

…Says guber polls costlier than presidential, NASS pollsBy Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Comm...

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Vanguard Xenophobia: S/Africa returnees recount ordeals

Nigerians, who recently returned from South Africa on account of the xenophobic attacks in the Rainbow country, have recounted ord...

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Vanguard Naira appreciates to N1,412/$ in parallel market

The Naira yesterday appreciated to N1,412 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,420 per dollar on Monday. The post Naira appre...

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Vanguard PFIPC: How police nabbed D-G, Adeyemi in Osun village

….As court fixes Sept 30 for arraignmentBy Ikechukwu Nnochiri & Shina Abubakar OSOGBO — The Police yesterday arrested the Director...

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Vanguard Bank of Solid Minerals: Unlocking Nigeria’s wealth and industrial future

By Yusuf Kolawole Nigeria’s economic history has been dominated by the exploitation of crude oil, while the country’s abundant sol...

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Vanguard Oriire and the courage to reject compromise, by Rotimi Fasan

After 56 harrowing days, the 44 abductees in the Oriire community of Ogbomoso LGA are now out of the forest. These are schoolchild...

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Vanguard ECOWAS — beyond the glitter of new edifices

President Bola Tinubu’s ribbon-cutting for a gleaming new ECOWAS headquarters in Abuja offered a flattering image of ambition — bu...

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Vanguard What are the functions of ministries in a Country? (Part II), by Usman Sarki

“The price of greatness is responsibility” – Winston Churchill The paradox of ministries and public institutions becomes even more...

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Vanguard VP Kashim Shettima’s near miss, by Ochereome Nnanna

For nearly two months, our amiable Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima (GCON), held his breath. His principal, President Bola...

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Vanguard Dig-Once — a telecom policy thrust to restore order, by Okoh Aihe

A couple of years ago, a flight mix-up at the airport in Benin City, Edo State, occasioned the unplanned punishing journey from Be...

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TechCrunch OpenAI researcher Miles Wang in talks to launch AI drug discovery startup valued at $2B

The funding discussions point to investor interest in applying AI to make breakthroughs in life sciences.

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Vanguard Lawal shares 120 free trucks of fertiliser, 200,000 litres of herbicides, 100 crop residue crushers to farmers

Governor Dauda Lawal distributed more than 120 trucks of fertilisers and essential farm inputs to Zamfara farmers. The Zamfara 202...

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