Mbazuluike Amechi By Chimaobi Nwaiwu – Nnewi One of the remaining fathers of Nigeria and 1st Republic Aviation Minister, Chief Mbazulike Amechi, has condemned the way president Muhammadu Buhari handled the appointment of suspended EFCC chairman, Ibrahim Magu. Speaking with Vanguard, Chief Amechi said Buhari decided to retain Magu as acting Chairman of the Economic and …

Mbazulike Amechi By Chimaobi Nwaiwu – Nnewi One of the remaining fathers of Nigeria and 1st Republic Aviation Minister, Chief Mbazulike Amechi, has called for the parliamentary system of Government, saying that the presidential system of government is not working Nigeria. Speaking with Vanguard, Chief Amechi also recommended that state governments should be allowed to manage …

Lai Mohammed The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says Nigeria’s togetherness is inherited from the major cultural streams and reflected in the people’s diversity of styles. The minister made the remark on Monday while declaring open the historical exhibition on Nigeria at 60 independence anniversary at the National Press Centre, Radio House, Abuja. …

Flooded Ijaiye Road, Ogba, Lagos state https://www.vanguardngr.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/WhatsApp-Video-2020-09-28-at-18.33.55.mp4 Photos by Temisan Amoye Vanguard The post VISUALS: Flood takes over Ogba after downpour appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Omeiza Ajayi – Abuja The ruling All Progressives Congress APC has commended the decision of organised labour to shelve its planned industrial action earlier slated to begin on Monday. Monday’s planned nationwide strike was shelved following the federal government’s brokering of an agreement with the leadership of Nigeria Labour Congress NLC and the Trade …

By Omeiza Ajayi The ruling All Progressives Congress APC has commended the decision of organised labour to shelve its planned industrial action earlier slated to begin on Monday. Monday’s planned nationwide strike was shelved following the federal government’s brokering of an agreement with the leadership of Nigeria Labour Congress NLC and the Trade Union Congress …

By Peter Okutu – Abakaliki The former Minister of State for health, and former INEC commissioner, Engr Fidelis Nwankwo, has urged Ndigbo to start lobbying the two major political parties in the country to enable them to secure a ticket for their candidates ahead of the 2023 Presidential election. Nwankwo made this known while speaking …

The Lagos State House of Assembly has appointed Mr Olalekan Onafeko as the Acting Clerk of the House. The Speaker of the House, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, made this known before the commencement of the day’s plenary on Monday in Lagos. Obasa confirmed Onafeko as the acting clerk after a voice vote by lawmakers present during …

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State. By Festus Ahon Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, yesterday, urged Nigerians to support the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, back to power in 2023 to restore good governance, including infrastructural development in the country. Okowa who stated this at a thanksgiving service, said the PDP would do everything possible with …

Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu …Promises to advance gains recorded in Edo The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A. Adamu, NPM, mni, has assured the nation, particularly the people of Ondo State, of the commitment of the Nigeria Police Force to replicate and advance the gains recorded by the Force and other security agencies during the Edo …

Supreme Court By Onozure Dania The 36 state governors, through their respective Attorneys General and Commissioners for Justice, have dragged the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, AGF,  Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN, before the Supreme Court over the failure of the Federal Government to fund the courts in the country with recurrent expenditure …

By Samuel Oyadongha & Emem Idio – Yenogoa The Ijaw Nation Development Group, INDG, in collaboration with other Ijaw organisations as well as individuals and representatives of Izon organizations globally, has rejected the passage of the proposed Water Resources Bill in its present form describing it as “another backdoor attempt to own our resources.” The …

The Federal Government on Monday in Abuja has set up modalities for the disbursement of 2, 000 to cushion effects of subsidy removal. Dr George Akume, Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs in his speech at Inter-Ministerial Stakeholders meeting on Poverty Alleviation said the initiative was also part of programme to lift 100 million …

File Photo: Members of NLC protesting at Federal Secretariat Abuja over Minister of Labour actions to NLC Members, May 2019. Photo by Gbemiga Olamikan By Gabriel Enogholase – Benin In spite of the suspension of the nationwide strike by the organised labour over the recent hike in electricity tariff, fuel and Value Added Tax (VAT), members …

…We are not aware of incident – police Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State. By Ozioruva Aliu Edo state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, to bring a Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to Governor Godwin Obaseki, to justice for allegedly shooting dead one Mrs. Yado …

By Michael Eboh The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, paid itself N1.53 trillion as subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol, in three years and six months, from January 2017 to June 2020, according to series of documents obtained, yesterday, from the corporation. According to the documents, in 2017, 2018 and 2019, the …

President Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has stressed the need for all arms of government to deploy resources to address the common needs of all citizens rather than the greed of a callous few. The president made the call at the 2nd National Summit on Diminishing Corruption and launch of the National Ethics and Integrity Policy, …

Minister of Labour and Productivity, Dr Chris Ngige and NLC National President, Ayuba Wabba By Ike Uchechukwu – Calabar The leadership of Organised Labour in Cross River comprising Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress, TUC, have described the suspension of the strike scheduled to hold Monday as unfortunate adding that dialogue was key in …

File Photo: Members of NLC protesting at Federal Secretariat Abuja over Minister of Labour actions to NLC Members, May 2019. Photo by Gbemiga Olamikan By Gabriel Enogholase – Benin In spite of the suspension of the nationwide strike by the organised labour over the recent hike in electricity tariff, fuel and Value Added Tax (VAT), members …

With the inauguration of the Warri Itakpe rail station in Agbor, Delta State, due in a few days, President Muhammadu Buhari and the Minister of Transport, Honorable Rotimi Chibuke Amaechi have prioritised the security of passengers and others with the introduction of top-notch security baggage scanners in railway transportation across the country. The Warri Itakpe …