Oil prices fell for a second day on Friday, pressured by a surprise rise in U.S. stockpiles as the coronavirus pandemic continues to erode demand for fuels. Brent crude was down 18 cents, or 0.5 per cent at $39.88 a barrel by 0337 GMT, after falling nearly two per cent on Thursday. U.S. crude dropped …

Nigerian singer, Richmond Mbah, popularly known as Redline is set to drop an awe-inspiring album. The album which comes with 9 tracks contains some unique vibes that will take the music industry back to its roots. Disclosing this in a chat with Vanguard, Redline said he was taking the music industry by surprise and that the …

…Winifred Emmanuel The hands do bulk of the work in every cooking process.  They arrange all the recipes and deliver them in the cooking pot, but food blogger, Winfred Emmanuel, the founder of Zeelicious Foods, believes the hands have very little role in creating dishes that really excite foodies. According to Emmanuel, who has been running …

…Vows to redeem image …Shares hotlines to check excesses of operative New Commissioner of Police in charge of the Nigeria Police Federal Special Anti-robbery Squad (FSARS), CP Imohimi Edgal has released special hotlines, calling on citizens to report excesses of operatives of the unit across the country. The citizens complaint hot lines are: 08121226468, 08081911644 and …

A Nigerian newspaper and Online version of the Vanguard, a daily publication in Nigeria covering Nigeria news, Niger delta, general national news, politics, business, energy, sports, entertainment, fashion,lifestyle human interest stories, etc …Deceased murdered for putting on party’s cap …Protest in ldanre, market activities disrupted One person reportedly lost his life, Wednesday evening, while many others were injured in a …

…FG ‘ll continue to promote investments in agriculture—Buhari …Says Nigeria averts food crisis despite COVID-19 By Emma Amaize, Clifford Ndujihe, Victor Young & Johnbosco Agbakwuru The Presidency, yesterday, in Abuja raised alarm that the recent upsurge in food prices is gravitating to a crisis that could threaten Nigeria’s food security. It also said that though many …

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), on Thursday, urged Kano State Schools Based Management Committees (SBMC), to acquaint themselves with the schools reopening guidelines set out by the Federal Ministry of Education. The UN agency made the call at a one-day orientation exercise on schools reopening guidelines designed to sensitise the SBMC on the guidelines …

…17,000 ad-hoc staff for Edo election — INEC Chairman By Chioma Obinna, Omeiza Ajayi & Gabriel Olawale The Federal Government, yesterday, lamented fake COVID-19 PCR tests  in circulation, cautioning travellers against the use of same. It also disclosed that the government was working with relevant bodies to halt the trend. This is even as the  …

… Why FG’ll not negotiate with P&ID —Malami By Ikechukwu Nnochiri Justice Cranston J. of UK court has ordered Process and Industrial Development, P&ID, to make payment of £1.5 million to cover the legal cost incurred by Nigeria, as part of successful application for extension of time to challenge the arbitration award and procedural hearing earlier …

…Abdulsalami leads peace panel to Benin Tuesday By Henry Umoru AHEAD of September 19 Edo State Governorship election, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has deployed additional five  Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) and three   National   Commissioners (NCs) to the state. The additional five Resident Electoral Commissioners, RECs who are drawn from five geopolitical zones of the …

Dr. Goodluck Jonathan Former President Goodluck Jonathan and United Nations Special Envoy on Crisis Management, has said that electronic voting was the only way to get credible elections in Nigeria and the rest of Africa. Speaking on the presidential panel of The Osasu Show Symposium 2020, Jonathan said the outcome of elections should be decided by …

… S’South govs not frolicking with 13% derivation —Okowa’s CPS By Emma Amaize, Regional Editor, South-South & Michael Eboh Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta, Senator Ita Enang, yesterday, accused the governors of Niger Delta states of being unkind to the region and to oil-producing states. Meanwhile, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of …

President Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria ”not to issue a kobo” of the country’s reserves for the importation of food items and fertilizer. Malam Garba Shehu, one of the President’s spokesmen, in a statement in Abuja on Thursday, said the president gave the order at a meeting of the …

African Development Bank (AfDB) The African Development Bank (AfDB), has begun developing a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) framework to strengthen support for PPPs and enhance economic and social infrastructure development in the continent. According to a statement from AfDB on Thursday, representatives of the bank, Development Finance Institutions (DFIs), private sector, and professional associations made this known …

Ereyitomi The member representing  Warri Federal Constituency at the Federal House of Representatives, Hon.Thomas Ereyitomi has commended, the President Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Mr. Amaju Pinnick for attracting the Federation of International Football Association, FIFA, to Ugborodo Community in Warri South-West Local Goverment Area  to construct  a word class international standard stadium to host matches in that the …

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has predicted thundery and cloudy weather conditions from Friday to Sunday. NiMet`s weather outlook released on Wednesday in Abuja predicted cloudy skies over the Northern region with chances of isolated thunderstorms over parts of Sokoto, Kebbi, Bauchi, Taraba, Southern Borno, Gombe, and Adamawa in the morning hours. According to the …

…Says they are still on transit, neglected as people Executive Chairman of Bakassi Local government area, Hon Iyadim Amboni Iyadim By Ike Uchechukwu The Executive Chairman of Bakassi Local government area, Hon Iyadim Amboni Iyadim has called on the Federal government to either return the 76 oil well ceded to Akwa Ibom state or settle his …

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) graduated additional 29 pilots, who completed their flying training at the 401Flying Training School (401FTS) in Kaduna on Thursday. This is contained in a statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, in Abuja. Also read: Flight resumption: Air Peace flies all its …

By Onozure Dania A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos Thursday sentenced a charcoal dealer, Taiyelolu Akeem, to three years imprisonment over N21million fraud. The vacation judge, Justice Nicholas Oweibo, handed down the jail term without an option of fine. The judgment is sequel to Akeem’s guilty plea on September 3, to a three-count charge …

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja The Presidency in Abuja has lamented that the recent upsurge in food prices was gravitating to food crisis that could threaten Nigeria’s food security. The Presidency also said that though many factors were responsible for the increasing food prices, information from stakeholders within the agricultural sector showed that there was …