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Vanguard Publishers say NERDC’s textbook fee cut fails to address core concerns

The Nigerian Publishers Association (NPA) has said the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council’s (NERDC) reduction o...

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Vanguard Court voids Reps’ N72.6bn compensation directive against Seplat, says judicial powers usurped

By Innocent Anaba A Federal High Court in Lagos has set aside a directive by the House of Representatives Committee ordering Sepla...

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Vanguard AVA Capital set for NGX listing to strengthen market visibility

By Peter Egwuatu AVA Capital Plc, an integrated financial services group with operations in investment banking, asset management,...

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Vanguard Oke-Aku, a celebration that unites Ezza people of Ebonyi

…Nwifuru, stakeholders stress need for peace, unity, urge sustainable cultureBy Jeff Agbodo On Monday, July 6, 2026, the Ezekiel C...

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Vanguard How Ikem communities celebrate New Yam festival (ORUROEZHI)

By Dennis Agbo New Yam Festival is one of the most important and unifying cultural festivals celebrated in Ikem and by extension,...

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Vanguard Abia communities cry out over devastating erosion menace, seek urgent Govt intervention

…We have tried, they are beyond our capacity to handle …Intervention is on the way -Abia GovernmentBy Steve Oko EROSION-threatened...

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Vanguard Farmers in tale of woes over flooding

By Cynthia Alo There are indications that farmers may have suffered huge losses following recent heavy rains that created flooding...

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Vanguard Refuse heaps ’ll disappear soon — LAWMA boss

By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS—THE Lagos State Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, yesterday, assured residents that the waste backlog...

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Vanguard Osun election, most consequential off-cycle election — INEC chairman

…Ooni seeks peaceful, credible pollBy Shina Abubakar OSOGBO — NATIONAL Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission,...

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Vanguard How I escaped when DSS invaded my home in 2021 — Sunday Igboho

IBADAN— YORUBA Nation activist, Mr Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has narrated how he escaped from operatives o...

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Vanguard Ondo Assembly crisis: We only sat 4 times in 7 months — Aggrieved lawmakers

…Allegations are baseless — Embattled Speaker By Dayo Johnson AKURE— THE crisis rocking the Ondo State House of Assembly has deepe...

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Vanguard Tinubu to Catholic Bishops: We’re stabilising Nigeria, prosperity on horizon

ABUJA – President Bola Tinubu yesterday, assured that the ongoing restructuring of security operations and institutions will deliv...

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Vanguard Hostel Collapse: Missing occupants may still be under debris — Anambra Govt

By Vincent Ujumadu & Juliet Umeh The Anambra State Government has expressed fears that more occupants may still be trapped beneath...

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Vanguard Two seek refund, prosecution over alleged Canada travel documents scam

…Their allegation is false — IghodaroBy Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY—TWO men, Collins Agbonbaye and Pastor Ojo Perfect, have accused a...

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Vanguard Customs agents threaten protest over alleged manifest manipulation by shipping firms

By Godwin Oritse Members of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) have threatened to stage a protest over th...

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Vanguard Nigeria risks losing Africa’s tech investment edge, LCCI warns

•Urges more predictable regulatory environment By Yinka Kolawole The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, LCCI, has warned that...

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Premium Times Senegal President Faye unveils new party, formalising split from PASTEF

Mr Faye ​and Mr Sonko were once the twin faces of ‌Senegal's anti-establishment movement. The post Senegal President Faye unveils...

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Premium Times Military confirms killing of army colonel by gunmen in Abuja

In a statement on Tuesday evening, the DIA said Mr Ude was attacked by unidentified assailants at about 10:45 p.m. on Monday, 27 J...

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Premium Times WAFCON 2026: Nigeria’s Super Falcons suffer shock defeat against Malawi

The result ranks among the biggest upsets in the history of the competition The post WAFCON 2026: Nigeria’s Super Falcons suffer s...

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Premium Times Glasgow 2026: Nigeria remain Africa’s highest-ranked nation after mixed Day Five

After Day Five, Nigeria occupies fifth position with 12 medals—six gold, four silver and two bronze. The post Glasgow 2026: Nigeri...

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Premium Times EXCLUSIVE: How alleged coup plotters planned to recruit repentant Boko Haram, civilian JTF members

This report, a part of an extensive PREMIUM TIMES exclusive reporting series on last year’s failed coup plot against President Tin...

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Vanguard Forgotten Enugu communities lament the deplorable condition of their link road

…Contractor abandoned site after earthworksBy Chinedu Adonu For the people of Amufie, Ugbaike and Inyi communities in Igbo-Eze Nor...

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Vanguard Gunmen kill Army Colonel in Abuja, shot wife

…as mob kills Unijos graduate over alleged phone theft By Kingsley Omonobi & Golok Nanmwa Gunmen have killed a serving Nigerian mi...

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Vanguard Naira rises to N1,400/$ in parallel market

The Naira yesterday appreciated to N1,400 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,407 per dollar on Monday. The post Naira rises...

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