By Emmanuel Elebeke The Director-General of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mallam Kashifu Abdullahi says NITDA is taking advantage of the spread of existing infrastructure across the country to accelerate digital inclusion. He said the focus is on skills rather than degrees to progressively increase the contribution of digital technologies to the economy. The …

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it is deploying  Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), otherwise known as a drone, aircraft to Zamfara to enhance its air operations in the state. The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Saddique Abubakar, disclosed this when he visited Zamfara on Thursday. Abubakar said he was in the state to further …

ECOWAS By Victoria Ojeme Lawmakers from Nigeria are conspicuously absent at the ongoing meeting of the ECOWAS Parliament to discuss the impact of the coronavirus on the takeoff date of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement next year. Vanguard can authoritatively report that none of the nine Nigeria Members of Parliament in the committees …

BY Victoria Ojeme The UK Government has appointed  Helen Grant MP, a British-Nigerian, as new Trade Envoy to Nigeria. UK Trade Envoys are appointed by the British Prime Minister, and Helen Grant’s role will be to provide support to the UK Government’s trade and investment priorities in Nigeria through high-level engagement with Nigerian Ministers, by leading …

It has now been several months without any football matches in Libya. Though many blame the Covid 19 pandemic for it, games in Libya’s premier league stopped even before the spread of coronavirus. But to some good news now, games are about to begin. Nasser Fakroun, head coach of Al Ahli Benghazi can’t wait. “The …

The Federal Government on Thursday sought the partnership of the private sector to stop medical tourism. The Minister of Health,  Dr Osagie Ehanire, spoke at the foundation laying of the transplant complex and the inauguration of the molecular laboratory of the Zenith Medical and Kidney Centre, Abuja. Ehanire said the low involvement of the private …

A special State Executive Council (SEC) meeting comprising all Chairmen and Secretaries of various Chapels of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Lagos State Council has constituted a Caretaker Committee to pilot the affairs of the union, including conducting a new election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the virtual meeting, which produced …

By Harris Emanuel, Uyo Former Governor of Akwa Ibom, Obong Victor Attah has expressed displeasure over the nonchalant attitude the state government has accorded tourism in the state. Attah who was specific about the poor state of Ibom Plaza, Unity Park and Tropicana complex, major and popular tourism spots in Uyo described their current states as …

Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire The Federal Government on Thursday sought the partnership of the private sector to stop medical tourism. The Minister of Health,  Dr Osagie Ehanire, canvassed for the partnership at the foundation laying of the transplant complex and inauguration of a molecular laboratory by Zenith Medical and Kidney Centre, Abuja. Ehanire said …

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says it has the powers to restrict movement as a border management agency if there is need for that. Mr Sunday James, the officer in charge of Press and Public Relations Unit of the service, stated this in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja. READ ALSO: Again, Modupe Odele …

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) on Thursday in Lafia, partnered with stakeholders in Nasarawa State to fast track the development of the state’s digital transformation master plan. Speaking at the event, Director-General of NITDA, Dr Inuwa Kashifu, said that the master plan would ensure that all government operations were carried out digitally to …

The abandoned container of suspected toxic waste. By Godfrey Bivbere and Providence Adeyinka Three days after Vanguard’s exclusive report of the presence of a 20-foot container of substance suspected to be toxic waste, the offensive container is still at the Berger Suya area of Apapa, Lagos, where it was abandoned by unknown persons. The government’s …

By Chris Ochayi, Abuja The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, UNECA, has donated equipment for Continuously Operating Reference Station, CORS, to the Office of the Surveyor-General of the Federation, OSGoF. Executive Director of AFRIGIST, Dr Adewale Olusola Akingbade who presented the equipment on behalf of UNECA said the equipment was the first set of the …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it would commence consultation with stakeholders by Nov. 10 to decide the new date for the conduct of  the 15 outstanding by-elections. The commission disclosed this in a statement issued by Mr Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, in Abuja on Thursday. The News Agency …

The N30, 000 one-time grant for artisans, under the Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP) is real and the disbursement of funds under the scheme is going on across the first set of States, according to the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande. Mr Akande stated this in Abuja on …

Governor Nasir El-Rufai By Elizabeth Osayande Governor  Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has revealed that the country is about reaching its maximum capacity to borrow, hence the need to improve on other channels of revenue generation in the country. He made these remarks during his keynotes address at the 22nd Annual Tax Conference, themed “Taxation and …

By Ibrahim HassanWuyo On 6th, November 2020, a High Court sitting in Zaria will rule on the Interlocutory injunction brought before it by a contender to the Royal stool in Zazzau Emirate, Bashir Aminu (Iyan Zazzau) On Wednesday in Court, both counsels for the plaintiff and defendants presented their arguments for and against the application …

And now, for a bit of levity Wilbur, a 6-month-old French bulldog, has a big four years ahead of him. The good boy has just been elected mayor of Rabbit Hash, Kentucky. According to Wilbur’s spokeswoman – that is, owner Amy Noland – this tiny town of fewer than 500 residents has never had a human …

File photo: NYSC members Director-General of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, has promised strict compliance with the COVID-19 protocols endorsed by the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on the pandemic and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in all its orientation camps in the country. The information is in a statement by Mrs …

By Omeiza Ajayi Federal Capital Territory FCT minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has inaugurated a ministerial committee to assess the extent of damage, identify and recommend appropriate compensation for victims of the carnage that followed the recent #EndSARS protest in the territory. Inaugurating the 18-member committee on Thursday in Abuja, Bello charged them to carefully identify …