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BUSINESSOct 3NNPC moves to restructure underperforming assets, boost profitability and returnsThe Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) is set to restructure its portfolio by rationalising non-core and underperforming assets and reviewing the ownership and operating models of key businesses, including its refineries, as part of efforts to improve profitability, capital efficiency and shareholder returns. Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd., Bashir Bayo Ojulari, […] The post NNPC moves to restructure underperforming assets, boost profitability and returns appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
HEALTHOct 3Ebola death toll in DRC passes 4,000, as health workers are fighting to get paidLe Monde [en]
POLITICSOct 3Independence anniversary: Mbah pardons, commutes sentences of 13 inmatesUche Anichukwu, a media aide of Mbah, said the governor’s approval made on Independence Day, was conveyed to the Comptroller, Nigerian Correctional Service, Enugu State Command by the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice The post Independence anniversary: Mbah pardons, commutes sentences of 13 inmates appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
POLITICSOct 3Guber candidate offers free fuel to Okada, Keke operators in GombeThe one-day intervention, which was scheduled from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday, was implemented at designated filling stations in Gombe metropolis. The post Guber candidate offers free fuel to Okada, Keke operators in Gombe appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
CONFLICTOct 3Police repel bandit attack in Sokoto, recover two rocket launchersPolice say bandits invaded Tsabre village in Isa LGA before security operatives repelled them and recovered two rocket launchers and other items. The post Police repel bandit attack in Sokoto, recover two rocket launchers appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
POLITICSOct 2Mbah dreams a Nigeria that earns patriotism, makes ‘japa a choice, not an escape’Mbah spoke in Awgu during the swearing-in ceremony for the 2026 Batch C Stream of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members deployed to Enugu State. The post Mbah dreams a Nigeria that earns patriotism, makes ‘japa a choice, not an escape’ appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
POLITICSOct 2‘People are dying’: Retiree collapses in court amid Lagos demolition disputeBy Esther Onyegbula The human cost of the prolonged demolition dispute involving residents of Okokomaiko, Church Estate 1, Church Estate 2, Igbenyadu Community and Jubilee Estate came into sharp focus when an elderly retiree collapsed in the courtroom during proceedings before a Federal High Court in Lagos. The retiree, identified as one of the affected […] The post ‘People are dying’: Retiree collapses in court amid Lagos demolition dispute appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
CONFLICTOct 2Three injured as gunmen disrupt PDP meetings in CalabarBy Ike Uchechukwu, Calabar CALABAR — Three persons were reportedly injured on Friday after gunmen disrupted two consultative meetings organised by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State. The incident also resulted in damage to several vehicles belonging to members and supporters of the party, according to […] The post Three injured as gunmen disrupt PDP meetings in Calabar appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
HEALTHOct 2FG urged to declare emergency in health sector as Nigeria marks 66By Esther Onyegbula The Federal Government has been urged to declare a state of emergency in Nigeria’s health sector amid the mass exodus of medical professionals from the country. Convener and host of The Convergence 2026, Mr. Fakuyi Adewale Banjo, made the call during the annual Independence Day medical outreach organised by The Convergence 2026 […] The post FG urged to declare emergency in health sector as Nigeria marks 66 appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
SCI & TECHOct 2Gender gap: Apify, She Code Africa back women developers with mentorship, fundingBy Matthew Johnson Apify, a global software development platform, has partnered with She Code Africa to increase the participation of Nigerian women in the developer economy, after identifying low female representation among developers using its platform. Senior Developer Community Manager at Apify, Mr. Sauray Jain, disclosed this during a two-day hybrid hackathon organised in partnership […] The post Gender gap: Apify, She Code Africa back women developers with mentorship, funding appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
BUSINESSOct 2FG pushes local drug production, eyes African pharma marketBy Esther Onyegbula The Federal Government has stepped up efforts to increase local production of essential medicines and position Nigeria as a major pharmaceutical manufacturing hub in Africa, with a target of producing 70 per cent of the country’s essential medicines domestically. The government also disclosed plans to deepen incentives for local pharmaceutical manufacturers and […] The post FG pushes local drug production, eyes African pharma market appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
POLITICSOct 2Activist raises concern on judiciary under military and current democratic dispensationBy Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – PROMINENT journalist, activist and lawyer, Richard Akinnola, on Friday expressed concern about the current state of the judiciary in Nigeria and said that it was more independent and fearless under the military era than under the democratic dispensation. He said that even though there are a number of judges […] The post Activist raises concern on judiciary under military and current democratic dispensation appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
HEALTHOct 2Cleric critises appointing clinicians as administrators in health institutionsBy Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – A cleric, Engineer Osaze Egbenusi has criticized the increasing appointment of clinicians to head hospitals across Nigeria while professional health administrators exist. Speaking at a public lecture organised by the Institute of Health Service Administrators of Nigeria (IHSAN), University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) Chapter, with the title “Still […] The post Cleric critises appointing clinicians as administrators in health institutions appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
BUSINESSOct 2What CIPM’s 58th International Conference Revealed About Nigeria’s Changing WorkplaceA job description written three years ago may already be struggling to describe the job being done today. The post What CIPM’s 58th International Conference Revealed About Nigeria’s Changing Workplace appeared first on Channels Television.Channels TV
CONFLICTOct 2One feared dead in Aguleri, Umuoba Anam clashBy Vincent Ujumadu AWKA — One person was feared dead and several others injured following a fresh communal clash between Amaeze Aguleri and Umuoba Anam communities in Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra State. Several buildings, including a microfinance bank in Aguleri, were reportedly set ablaze during the violence. The latest incident is believed […] The post One feared dead in Aguleri, Umuoba Anam clash appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
POLITICSOct 2My experience with EFCC after my tenure as CBN governor – SoludoBy Vincent Ujumadu AWKA — Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has recounted his experience with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) following the end of his tenure as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), saying the commission eventually cleared him of any wrongdoing in an investigation involving the Nigeria Security Printing […] The post My experience with EFCC after my tenure as CBN governor – Soludo appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
POLITICSOct 2EFCC secures 1,370 convictions, recovers N1.23trnBy Vincent Ujumadu AWKA — The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) secured 1,370 convictions from 1,889 cases filed in court during the first half of 2026, the commission’s Executive Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, has said. Olukoyede disclosed this on Thursday while speaking at the commissioning of the EFCC Awka Zonal Directorate Complex, which will serve […] The post EFCC secures 1,370 convictions, recovers N1.23trn appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
CONFLICTOct 2Abducted Corps Members: NANS raises alarm over ₦50m ransomDemands review of long-distance NYSC postings By Adeola Badru IBADAN — The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Southwest Zone D, has raised concern over alleged ransom demands of up to ₦50 million for some prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members abducted while travelling from Ibadan to their orientation camps. The association also called […] The post Abducted Corps Members: NANS raises alarm over ₦50m ransom appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
POLITICSOct 2Over 250 PDP, Accord members defect to APC in OyoBy Adeola Badru IBADAN — More than 250 members and chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Accord Party have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State ahead of the 2027 general elections. The defectors were received by the Oyo State leadership of the APC, led by its chairman and former […] The post Over 250 PDP, Accord members defect to APC in Oyo appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
POLITICSOct 2ASUU rejects Taraba committee on tertiary staff payBy Femi Bolaji JALINGO — The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Taraba State University (TSU) chapter, has rejected the constitution of a fresh committee by the Taraba State Government to review staff remuneration and workforce in tertiary institutions. The union described the move as unnecessary and capable of further delaying the implementation of an […] The post ASUU rejects Taraba committee on tertiary staff pay appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
POLITICSOct 2[PHOTOS] Tinubu Hosts Dangote, Rabiu, Others In LagosThe visits brought together voices from the private sector, the National Assembly and the states The post [PHOTOS] Tinubu Hosts Dangote, Rabiu, Others In Lagos appeared first on Channels Television.Channels TV
POLITICSOct 2Nigeria: A Nation Still Becoming At 66The next 10 years need not be another chapter of postponed promise but the decade in which Nigeria begins, at last, to make good on it. The post Nigeria: A Nation Still Becoming At 66 appeared first on Channels Television.Channels TV
POLITICSOct 2Jigawa recruits additional 2,000 secondary school teachersThe state government presented appointment letters to 2,020 newly recruited teachers, comprising 1,100 appointed on permanent and pensionable terms and 920 engaged under the J-Teach programme. The post Jigawa recruits additional 2,000 secondary school teachers appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
POLITICSOct 2Nigeria @ 66 : Uba Sani grants clemency to 27 prisonersAccording to the Chief Law Officer of Kaduna State, previous exercises were carried out on New Year's Day, during Democracy Day and Independence Day celebrations. The post Nigeria @ 66 : Uba Sani grants clemency to 27 prisoners appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times