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• Ballon d’Or: Dembélé predicts PSG player will win again

  08-09-2026 12:50 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Adegboyega AdeleyeParis Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembélé has predicted that the Ballon d’Or will remain in the hands of a PSG player, as the nominees for the 2026 award are announced on Tuesday.According to ESPN, Dembélé named Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane, PSG teammate Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappé as his top three candidates, although he stressed that his selections were in no particular order.“I don&rsquo
  
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• NIMASA targets November for E-Ship registration

  15-09-2026 08:38 via vanguardngr.com
  
  •As first applicant awaits ministerial approval for CVFFBy Godwin OritseThe Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has concluded plans to automate vessel registration in Nigeria, a move aimed at streamlining the process and easing the challenges faced by shipowners. Meanwhile, the first applicant for the disbursement of the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF) is now awaiting ministerial approval. Speaking to newsmen at the ongoing Lagos International Maritime Wee
  
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• 2027: I’m still in APC but I’ll support party my people want — Na’Allah

  15-09-2026 08:20 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Former Deputy Senate Majority Leader, Senator Bala Na’Allah, has said he remains a member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, but will support whichever political party his constituents choose ahead of the 2027 general elections.Na’Allah made the disclosure during an interview on Arise TV’s Prime Time on Monday.The former senator, who withdrew from the APC senatorial primary ahead of the exercisein May after alleging that the outcome had been predetermined, was asked whethe
  
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• CSJ charges FG to release 2026 capital budget funds

  15-09-2026 08:18 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …accuses NASS of oversight failureBy Emma UjahThe Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) has urged the Federal Government (FG) to immediately commence the implementation of the 2026 Capital Budget, warning that continued delays violate the provisions of the Constitution, the Fiscal Responsibility Act and the Appropriation Act.The demand was contained in an open letter by the Lead Director of CSJ, Eze Onyekpere, addressed to the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. T
  
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• FG signs N729bn Series-2 bond agreement with GenCos

  15-09-2026 08:12 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Folarin Kehinde, AbujaThe Federal Government (FG) has signed the N728.979 billion Series-2 bond under its N4 trillion Power Sector Debt Reduction Programme, in a fresh move to settle verified legacy debts owed to electricity generation companies and restore liquidity to Nigeria’s power sector.The transaction comprises N402 billion in cash bonds raised from the domestic capital market and N326.979 billion in non-cash bonds allotted to participating generation companies.Speaking at the s
  
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• Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, September 15, 2026

  15-09-2026 07:50 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Nigerian naira opened Tuesday, September 15, 2026, with the local currency trading at about ₦1,326.30 per dollar at the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM), while the greenback was quoted at around ₦1,385 to ₦1,410 in the parallel market.The latest official figure published by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) showed that the NFEM rate stood at ₦1,326.3014/$ on Monday, September 14. The rate is derived from the volume-weighted average
  
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• Plateau bus attack: How I survived as gunmen kill 13, including 8 passengers, driver—Lone survivor

  15-09-2026 07:11 via vanguardngr.com
  
  JOS —  The  lone survivour of the Dungus Junction attack, Nasiru Garba, Plateau State, during which nine persons were killed, yesterday, narrated that he hid in the vehicle, as the attackers approached the bus and opened the front door.Recall that 13 persons were killed in separate attacks on communities in Jos South, Mangu and Riyom Local Government Areas of the state, with nine people, including eight passengers and the driver, killed when gunmen attacked a commercial bus trav
  
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• Financial distress hits 9 firms on NGX

  15-09-2026 07:03 via vanguardngr.com
  
  ***Post negative shareholders’ funds lReturn on equity negative ***Analysts warn investors to look beyond share-price gainsBy Peter EgwuatuAt least nine companies listed on the Nigerian Exchange Limited, NGX, are facing significant balance-sheet pressure, with shareholders’ funds turning negative and most of them recording poor or negative Returns on Equity, ROE.An analysis of financial data of these firms available to Vanguard shows that Premier Paints Plc, Omatek Ventures Plc
  
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• Refinery: Our N2.2trn IPO’ll democratise wealth creation —Dangote

  15-09-2026 06:46 via vanguardngr.com
  
  ***Plans another refinery in Kenya
  ***IPO demonstrates capacity of Nigeria’s capital market to supaport businesses at global scale — NGX chairmanBy Peter EgwuatuAlhaji Aliko Dangote, President and Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Industries Limited, has said the Initial Public Offering, IPO, of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals, FZE, would democratise wealth creation by giving Nigerians and investors globally an opportunity to own shares in one of Africa’s major
  
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• Atiku slams Tinubu over fuel price hike

  15-09-2026 05:02 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Omeiza AjayiABUJA: Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has faulted the administration of President Bola Tinubu over the current pump price of petrol, noting that Nigerians are now paying as much as ₦1,470 per litre even though crude oil, at $102.52 per barrel, sells for far less than the $147 per barrel it fetched in 2008 when petrol sold for ₦65 per litre under the late President Umar Musa Yar’Adua.In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communicat
  
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• FG targets 172 LGAs with maternal health incentives

  15-09-2026 04:35 via vanguardngr.com
  
  … 29% of global maternal deaths occur in Nigeria, says Minister
  By Chioma ObinnaThe Federal Government on Monday launched a new incentive programme targeting pregnant women in 172 Local Government Areas, LGAs, across 33 states as part of efforts to reduce Nigeria’s persistently high maternal and newborn mortality.
  Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Adekunle Salako, who disclosed this at the national flag-off of the Incentives to Increase Maternal and Newborn
  
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• FG targets $100bn tourism, creative economy with ‘Ember To Remember 2026’ national season

  15-09-2026 02:57 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Benjamin NjokuThe Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy has reaffirmed its commitment to partner with state governments, investors, creative entrepreneurs, technology platforms, hospitality businesses and other stakeholders to build an ecosystem that can unlock Nigeria’s $100 billion tourism and creative economy potential.Speaking at the official flag-off of “Ember to Remember 2026” and the unveiling of the national calendar in Lagos on Monday,
  
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• Health crisis in Delta as Allied Health Workers strike escalates

  15-09-2026 02:45 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Technicians Holding Fort -HMBBy Egufe YafugborhiASABA – Health services in public hospitals across Delta State have come under pressure as the ongoing strike by allied health professionals escalated, with affected workers insisting they will not return to work until their demands are addressed.The Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals, NUAHP, said the strike followed months of unsuccessful engagements with the state government over allowances and other conditions affecting its mem
  
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• The President’s health: A 2027 national security question

  15-09-2026 02:08 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By PAUL IBEAs Nigeria approaches the 2027 presidential election, much of the debate has centred on the qualifications, antecedents, integrity and eligibility of those seeking the presidency. But there is another question Nigerians should be asking: Are those seeking to lead Nigeria medically capable of discharging the enormous responsibilities of the presidency?This is not about age, disability or stigmatising illness. It is not a licence for political persecution. It is a question of capacity,
  
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• Obi, Makinde and hurdles against opposition coalition

  15-09-2026 02:06 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By TUNDE RAHMAN A fresh thaw in relations between National Democratic Congress presidential candidate Mr Peter Obi and Oyo State Governor Mr Seyi Makinde is fueling renewed talk of a possible opposition coalition to challenge President Bola Tinubu in 2027. The two leaders, who were on opposite sides during the 2023 election cycle, were seen together recently at a private meeting in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, followed by joint appearances at public events, including the inauguration of the
  
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• House of chiefs should be the next (6), by Eric Teniola

  15-09-2026 02:04 via vanguardngr.com
  
  This week, we continue  the series on why the House of Chiefs should be considered by the National Assembly. He was labour officer, Federal Ministry of Labour, Lagos, 1962–1963; lecturer, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 1963–1965; assistant professor of political science, California, 1969–1971; associate professor of African Studies, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, 1972–1974; dean of studies, Institute of Management and Technology, Enugu, 1974&
  
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• Nigeria must protect the classroom

  15-09-2026 02:01 via vanguardngr.com
  
  “Can Education Survive Attack: The Resilience of Human Communities” is the theme of this year’s International Day to Protect Education from Attack, marked on 9 September. This is very apt for Nigeria as schools reopen for the 2026/2027 session. For a country where children are abducted from schools, the occasion is a painful reminder of a national failure. A government that cannot guarantee the safety of children in classrooms and hostels is failing one of its most fundamental
  
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• Rivers payroll cleanup: Where are the people behind the ghost workers?

  15-09-2026 01:58 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By ABRAHAM EBINIThe Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has recently and quite resolutely defended his administration’s approval and ongoing implementation of a comprehensive staff payroll verification exercise across the twenty-three (23) local government areas of the state. Speaking at the commissioning of the Omademe Internal Roads Project in Ikwerre Local Government Area, the Governor, drawing from his professional pedigree as a former Treasury Officer, insisted that the clea
  
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• When the throne takes sides: Delta’s traditional institution must not become political campaign platform, by Ejiro Ofoye

  15-09-2026 01:48 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The recent decision by the Forum of Urhobo Traditional Rulers, Ukoko R’Ivie R’Urhobo, to adopt Governor Sheriff Oborevwori as the sole candidate of the Urhobo Nation for the 2027 governorship election deserves serious reflection—not merely as a political development, but as a troubling development for the integrity and credibility of the traditional institution in Delta State. According to reports published on September 10, 2026, the forum declared Governor Oborevwori the sole
  
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• Sweeteners: Experts seek evidence-based regulation, public education

  15-09-2026 01:36 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Chioma ObinnaFood scientists, regulators, health professionals, manufacturers and consumer advocates have called for stronger evidence-based regulation and public education on the use of low- and no-calorie sweeteners, LNCS, in Nigeria.The stakeholders made the call at the NIFST Academy and International Sweeteners Association, ISA, workshop on “Low- and No-Calorie Sweeteners in Nigeria: The Science and Safety,” held in Lagos from August 31 to September 1.The workshop sought to a
  
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• NAPTIP DG urges judiciary to hasten trafficking case

  15-09-2026 01:33 via vanguardngr.com
  
  ….says some take yearsBy Favour Ulebor, AbujaThe Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, Binta Adamu Bello, has urged the judiciary to hasten the conclusion of human trafficking cases, saying some cases take years to conclude.Bello made the call on Monday in Abuja at a one-day workshop for the validation of the Diagnostic Assessment Report of Trafficking in Persons Coordination in Nigeria, organised by NAPTIP with the support of Expe
  
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• UN Women urges accountability in gender budgeting

  15-09-2026 01:31 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Favour Ulebor, AbujaThe UN Women Country Representative to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Ms. Beatrice Eyong, has called for stronger monitoring and accountability in the implementation of gender-responsive planning and budgeting across Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, of government.Eyong made the call on Monday in Abuja at a capacity-building workshop on Gender-Responsive Planning and Budgeting, organised by the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning.She said the Federal Government
  
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• TUC suspends industrial action over King’s College concession

  15-09-2026 00:16 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has suspended the industrial action earlier directed its affiliates to shut Federal Unity Colleges over the proposed concession of King’s College, Lagos.The TUC General Secretary, Mr Nuhu Toro, announced the suspension at the end of a meeting with the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, and other stakeholders on Monday in Abuja.Toro described the meeting as fruitful and robust, saying the concerns of the unions were presented and considered in good faith
  
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• Dangote’s N2.2trn IPO to democratise wealth creation — Dangote

  15-09-2026 00:10 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Peter EgwuatuAliko Dangote, President and Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Industries Limited, has said the Initial Public Offering, IPO, of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals, FZE, will democratise wealth creation by giving Nigerians and investors globally an opportunity to own shares in one of Africa’s major industrial projects.Dangote stated this Monday at the “Facts Behind the Offer” presentation and opening gong ceremony for the refinery’s IPO in Lag
  
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• Pope restores Vatican salaries cut during Covid

  14-09-2026 23:35 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Pope Leo XIV has restored the salaries of cardinals and senior Vatican officials to pre-Covid levels, reversing pay cuts introduced by his predecessor Francis during the pandemic, according to a decree published Monday.In 2021, Pope Francis cut the salaries of cardinals by 10 percent and those of senior Vatican officials by eight percent to ease pressure on the Holy See’s finances during the Covid-19 crisis and amid chronic budget deficits.In a papal decree issued on Monday, his 71st birt
  
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• Trump’s son confirms Russian businessman paid for post-wedding festivities

  14-09-2026 23:29 via vanguardngr.com
  
  A Russian businessman with ties to the Kremlin paid for celebrations after the wedding of President Donald Trump’s eldest son and his new bride, the couple confirmed on Monday.Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Trump said in a jointly signed post on Bettina’s Instagram account that their “dear friend” Umar Kremlev “very generously hosted two incredible nights” of festivities in the Bahamas in May.The confirmation came after the ProPublica investigative website repo
  
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• Leeds demolish Newcastle to go third in the Premier League

  14-09-2026 23:18 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Leeds demolished Newcastle 4-1 to climb up to third in the Premier League table on Monday and inflict a punishing first defeat for Magpies boss Matthias Jaissle.A Lewis Miley own goal opened the floodgates before Jayden Bogle, Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Noah Okafor completed the rout at Elland Road.Newcastle had made a positive start under Jaissle despite the upheaval of losing manager Eddie Howe and key players Anthony Gordon, Bruno Guimaraes and Sandro Tonali in the off-season.Despite being ow
  
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• Journalist jailed two yrs for security comment in Mali

  14-09-2026 22:38 via vanguardngr.com
  
  A Malian journalist was sentenced on Monday to two years in prison following remarks during a TV programme about his west African nation’s security situation.Abderhamane Keita, an editor at the daily Le Temoin paper, was taken into custody in early June for “undermining national unity and the credibility of the state” and “publishing and disseminating false or misleading information”.He was prosecuted after asserting on a TV programme focused on the security situat
  
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• FG raises N1.23trn to tackle N4trn GenCos’ legacy debt

  14-09-2026 22:17 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Federal Government has raised about N1.23 trillion through two bond issuances to tackle N4 trillion legacy debt owed to electricity Generation Companies (GenCos).Mr Akin Odeyemi, Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc (NBET), disclosed this during the ceremony in Abuja on Monday.Odeyemi said the latest Series 2 issuance raised N728.9 billion, following N501 billion secured through Series 1 in January.He said Series 2, launched in August, involved 11 GenCos, compared
  
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• Oyo govt confirms arrest of 5 terrorists after Igbeti attack

  14-09-2026 22:11 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Oyo State Government has confirmed the arrest of five suspected terrorists involved in the attack on a military camp on the outskirts of Igbeti in the Olorunsogo Local Government Council on Sunday.The State Deputy Governor, Mr Bayo Lawal, made this known in Igbeti on Monday shortly after he was conducted around the scene of the attack by the Commanding Officer, 81 Battalion, Lt Col. Innocent Asogwa.According to a statement issued by the state Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation,
  
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