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Vanguard N17trn pension funds go into FG securities, PenCom raises alarm

By Rosemary Iwunze Pension Fund Administrators, PFAs, have pushed about N17.1 trillion from Nigerian pension monies to Federal Gov...

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Vanguard Imo, Kwara govs at ‘war’with me — Wike

Federal Capital Territory FCT, Minister, Nyesom Wike, has accused the governors of Imo and Kwara states, Senator Hope Uzodinma and...

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Vanguard Awujale Stool: Court warns parties to maintain status quo

AN Ogun State High Court, sitting in Ijebu-Ode, yesterday, warned parties involved in the legal dispute over the succession to the...

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Vanguard African youth as the 7th region of African Union

In February 2026, at the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union in Addis Ababa, I pointed to a structural fail...

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Vanguard Education: Zamfara gov’t screens 242 private schools

The Zamfara government has certified 123 private schools to pass the minimum operational teaching and learning standard test for c...

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Vanguard Governor Lawal speaks at 2026 CEO Forum on aligning business decisions to unlock investments, economic growth

Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State yesterday attended the CEO Forum 2026 and spoke on connecting capital to opportunities and a...

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Vanguard Agric sector’s stakeholders disagree over food inflation

· Express surprise over inclusion of garri by NBS · Lists causes of high food prices By Cynthia Alo Stakeholders in the agricultur...

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Vanguard Security forces kill 600 bandits, rescue 2,000 hostages in Zamfara

A total of 600 bandits have been killed, 2,000 hostages rescued in 45 major anti-banditry operations in the state in the last one...

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Vanguard How strategic partnerships brought the Itsekiri Global Homecoming to life

By ADE MABO The successful debut of the Itsekiri Global Homecoming (IGHC) shows what is possible when strategic partnerships, corp...

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Vanguard IGP Disu, Air Chief Aneke strengthen police, NAF partnership

By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA — The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has reaffirmed the commitment of the Nigeri...

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Vanguard Helping our poultry farmers’ needs

Nigeria’s poultry industry is at a dangerous crossroads. The recent call for reforms is therefore more than an industry lobby. It...

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Vanguard Zamfara guards arrest bandit doctors, lawyer, couriers, informants

Zamfara State Community Protection Guards (Askarawan Zamfara) have paraded nine suspects in Gusau, including bandits, informants,...

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Vanguard Seven words that quietly damage credibility, by Ruth Oji

I was reviewing a colleague’s presentation draft when I noticed something curious. She had written, “I just think we should maybe...

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Vanguard For Jim Nwobodo, it’s about a good name

For some time now, one Basil Ogbuanu, said to be a Lagos-based businessman, has been up and about dragging the name of Senator Jim...

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Vanguard As Tinubu’s dark past imperils Nigeria’s future, by Ikechukwu Amaechi

It is indubitable, all pretensions to the contrary notwithstanding, that this is not the best of times for President Bola Tinubu....

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TechCrunch Palo Alto Networks paid $500M for Thrive-backed Console, sources say

The acquisition also leaves Sequoia-backed Serval as the de facto startup leader in AI IT service automation, industry watchers be...

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TechCrunch TechCrunch Disrupt 2026’s new Real World AI Stage features Nvidia, robots, and extinct animals

On our new Real World AI stage, we’ll be focusing on the intersection between the digital and physical, and all the ways we’ll con...

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TechCrunch Google spared from ad-business breakup, but judge orders changes to how it operates

Google has dodged an effort to break up its ad business, but a judge said Wednesday that the company will need to adjust its busin...

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TechCrunch The Builders Stage brings practical strategies for scaling startups to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

The Builders Stage is returning to TechCrunch Disrupt, bringing together founders, startup operators, and investors for practical...

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Premium Times Igbo traditional rulers, others seek an end to ‘Osu caste’ practice

They made the call when the producer, directors, and crew of the new Nollywood movie, “Properties of the Gods”, visited their pala...

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Premium Times 2027: Ex-Lawmaker rejects zoning claim, backs Ugochinyere for second term in Imo constituency

Rufus Omeire claimed incumbent lawmaker Ikenga Ugochinyere emerged through the choice of voters rather than a rotational agreement...

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Premium Times 2027: Wike vows to deliver Rivers, FCT to Tinubu

Mr Wike, who described himself as the “General Commander of the Political Infantry” dismissed the suggestion that only a sitting g...

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Premium Times CAFWCLQ: Edo Queens thrash USFA to reach WAFU-B final

The result caps an impressive campaign so far for Edo Queens, who had earlier navigated their way through Group B with two wins fr...

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Premium Times Akwa Ibom publishes Q2 budget report but fails to show where trillions went — BudgIT

The Akwa Ibom government has published its Q2 budget report. Still, BudgIT says the scant details leave citizens unable to properl...

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