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Vanguard 10 killed, six injured in Ogun auto crash

By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta No fewer than 10 persons were killed, while six others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a tra...

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Vanguard FG to receive 270 more returnees from South Africa Wednesday

According to the statement, the aircraft is scheduled to depart Lagos at 3:30 pm and arrive in Johannesburg at 12:00 midnight, car...

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Vanguard Bellingham tells England to believe after Mexico masterclass

Jude Bellingham told his England teammates they can be world champions after leading by example in a 3-2 win over Mexico that will...

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Vanguard Dangote Cement rewards shareholders with N753.8bn dividend, pays N45 per share

By Mather Godwin Dangote Cement Plc has announced a 50 per cent increase in dividend payout to shareholders, raising the dividend...

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Vanguard EBRD targets $1.5bn investments in Nigeria over 3 years

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has set a target of investing at least $1.5 billion in Nigeria over th...

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Vanguard Nigeria targets green industrialisation with critical minerals roadmap

By Yinka Kolawole Nigeria is positioning its vast critical mineral deposits as the foundation for a new wave of industrial growth,...

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Vanguard Manufacturers embrace local sourcing, value addition to cut import dependence

By Yinka Kolawole Nigeria’s manufacturers are increasingly embracing local sourcing and value addition as a survival strategy to r...

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Vanguard I started my ICAN journey at 13, says Nigeria’s youngest chartered accountant

Nigeria’s youngest chartered accountant, Osasere Okundaye, has recounted how she began her journey with the Institute of Chartered...

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Vanguard Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, July 6, 2026

The Nigerian naira traded around ₦1,370.33 against the United States dollar at the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM...

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Vanguard Stock market sustains loss position as profit-taking wipes out N1.8trn

•Adonri projects monetary tightening in H2’26 By Peter Egwuatu The Nigerian stock market closed lower again last week, making it t...

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Vanguard Olùkọ́ Maryam Usman sòfò ẹ̀mí lẹ́yìn tí bàbá akẹ́kọ̀ọ́ rẹ̀ lù ú ní àlùbami; ìkún omi ojijì dá omiyálẹ̀ sí ilé ní Ìlú Èkó

Ní ọ̀sẹ̀ yìí lórí ètò Ìwòyé: Olùkọ́ Maryam Usman sòfò ẹ̀mí lẹ́yìn tí bàbá akẹ́kọ̀ọ́ rẹ̀ lù ú ní àlùbami; àwọn ẹ̀ṣọ́ ààbò gba àwọn...

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Premium Times EDITORIAL: For a repurposed NYSC, we need a national dialogue

For the NYSC to transition into a programme of proper skills tooling and innovation, there is a need to strongly address the gover...

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Premium Times Why silence from Tinubu on Adeniyi and Gbajabiamila carries risk, By Adeola Akinremi

Markets do not require perfect governments; they require credible institutions. The Presidency’s handling of allegations surroundi...

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Premium Times Kwara’ndupe rally and the politics of 2027, By Hassan Kabir Olayinka

Political rallies are often dismissed as spectacles that bear little relationship to election outcomes. History has shown that lar...

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Vanguard Photos: One dead as Police rescue kidnapped Ekiti CAC worshippers

The rescued victims have since been taken to the hospital for medical examination and treatment to ascertain their health conditio...

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Vanguard 2027 polls: Parties rush to meet INEC’s uploading deadline

POLITICAL parties are recording mixed fortunes in the ongoing upload of candidates on the portal of the Independent National Elect...

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Vanguard US to closely monitor 2027 polls —Congressman, Riley Moore

United States would closely watch Nigeria’s 2027 general elections, warning that Washington’s security and financial support would...

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ScienceDaily Agriculture Ancient bees turned tooth sockets into tiny nurseries 20,000 years ago

A stunning fossil discovery shows that ancient bees used the empty tooth sockets of mammal bones as tiny nests after owls scattere...

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ScienceDaily Health Scientists may have finally found how Alzheimer's kills brain cells

Researchers have identified a previously overlooked mechanism of brain cell death that appears to play a major role in Alzheimer's...

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Vanguard PFIPC scandal: How SGF’s office cleared Adeyemi for Canada summit

FRESH documents have emerged showing that the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, OSGF, approved the diso...

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Vanguard Senator Oluremi Tinubu: Akara-econometrics

By Moshood Oshunfurewa Senator Oluremi Tinubu’s recent advocacy urging Nigerian youths to embrace the sale of akara, roasted corn...

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Vanguard NYSC reform? Beautiful idea, by Suleiman A. Suleiman

Let’s begin with a few questions that I think we should all be asking about the federal government’s decision to comprehensively r...

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Vanguard National Security: Beyond the Headlines

By CHIDO ONUMAH On July 2, 2026, Nigeria’s defence, intelligence, law enforcement, anti-corruption, emergency response, and public...

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Vanguard Towards a realistic, sustainable minimum wage

The Federal Government is right to reopen the minimum-wage question, because no wage can be called fair if it is continually outru...

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