WTT Contender Lagos 2024 gets date

The World Table Tennis (WTT) has fixed June 17–23 for this year’s WTT Contender Lagos, one of three WTT events in Africa this year. The week-long event, expected to be…

Banks expand loans size by 57% to N37.2trn

Amidst tight monetary policy and economic contractions, loan portfolio of leading Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria expanded by 57 percent to N37.17 trillion in 2023 against N23.68 trillion recorded in 2022. The…

Lady deceived with employment escapes from traffickers’ den in Kano

A 22-year-old lady who was deceived with a job employment in Lagos,  has escaped from a human traffickers den in Kano , while at the verge of being trafficked to…

NIJ to become degree awarding institute —Osoba

The Nigeria Institute of Journalism, NIJ, will soon move from the present status to the degree awarding institute. Chairman, NIJ Governing Council, Aremo Olusegun Osoba, gave the assurance, yesterday, during…

Navy rescues over 250 passengers from capsized boat

Tragedy was averted in Rivers State after 250 persons on board a capsized passenger boat were rescued by naval personnel.  Vanguard gathered that the rescued persons, majority of them  traders,…

Fuel queues will be cleared by Wednesday, says NNPCL

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. has assured Nigerians that the ongoing fuel scarcity and queues will be cleared out by Wednesday, April 31. Mr Olufemi Soneye, Chief Communications Officer,…

Abduction: DIA peddling lies against me, FirstNews Editor, Olatunji cries out

The General Editor of First News, Segun Olatunji who was abducted on March 15 and detained for 12 days by the Defence Intelligence Agency, DIA, has alleged a plan by…

Ododo’s interference in Yahaya Bello-EFCC saga breach of law – Oshiomhole

Senator representing Edo north,  Adams Oshiomhole said Governor Usman Ododo’s interference in the former Governor Yahaya Bello and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC saga is a breach of…

Electricity tariff hike imposed by IMF, World Bank – Falana

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, said the Federal Government is working in the interest of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank following a hike in electricity tariff. …

40 days after embarking on recess, Reps set to resume legislative duty

Members of the House of Representatives are set to resume legislative work exactly forty days after they embarked on recess Recall that the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, had announced on March…