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• FG launches digital portal to address effective utilization of public resources

  30-04-2025 20:53 via vanguardngr.com
  By Johnbosco AgbakwuruABUJA — THE Federal Government through the Bureau of Public Procurement, BPP, Wednesday, launched the National Procurement Certification Portal, NPCP, to address the challenges of effective utilization of public resources that have impeded broader economic development in the country.Speaking at the launch in Abuja, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said the introduction of the digital portal is not just a technological upgrade; but
  
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• AGF Fagbemi, NBA, others kick against death penalty for kidnapping

  18-12-2025 21:50 via vanguardngr.com
  By Henry Umoru, ABUJAThe move by the Senate to impose the death penalty for kidnapping by classifying the offence as an act of terrorism has suffered a major setback, as the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has kicked against it, warning that capital punishment would not deter kidnapping and could, in fact, worsen Nigeria’s security challenges.Other stakeholders like ex-NU Envoy Uchenna Emelonye, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC),
  
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• 2027: Peter Obi intensifies consultations, visits Abdullahi, IBB

  18-12-2025 21:32 via vanguardngr.com
  By John Alechenu, AbujaAhead of the 2027 general elections, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 polls, Mr Peter Obi, has intensified consultations with northern leaders.He first took a trip to Zaria in Kaduna State and then Minna in Niger State. In Zaria, he met the former Vice Chancellor of the Ahmadu Bello University, Prof. Ango Abdullahi, who is also the Chairman of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), and then Minna, where he met Babangida.Obi, who confirmed this dev
  
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• Trump signs order reclassifying marijuana as less dangerous

  18-12-2025 21:08 via vanguardngr.com
  US President Donald Trump said Thursday he was signing an executive order reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug, in one of America’s biggest shifts in drug policy for years.The move stops short of full federal legalization for recreational use across the United States but is aimed at encouraging medical research on the use of cannabis products.“Today, I’m pleased to announce that I will be signing an executive order to reschedule marijuana from a Schedule I to a Sche
  
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• Tinubu writes Senate, to present 2026 budget Friday

  18-12-2025 20:50 via vanguardngr.com
  The Senate has received President Bola Tinubu’s letter seeking to present the 2026 Appropriation Bill to the joint session of the National Assembly on Friday.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the letter was read by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, during plenary.In the letter, Tinubu, in his capacity as President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, will present the proposed 2026 budget at 2:00 p.m.NAN reports that the annual bu
  
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• Ngige storms APC caucus meeting in Aso Villa

  18-12-2025 20:35 via vanguardngr.com
  By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, ABUJAFormer Governor of Anambra State, Senator Chris Ngige, stormed the All Progressives Congress (APC) Caucus meeting, barely hours after he left the Kuje prison.Senator Ngige, who was the immediate past Minister of Labour and Employment, was recently remanded in Kuje prison following corruption allegations against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).The former governor was granted bail earlier on Thursday, and he was able to fulfil the bail condi
  
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• Six ex-PDP govs attend APC caucus meeting in Villa

  18-12-2025 19:44 via vanguardngr.com
  By Johnbosco AgbakwuruABUJA –SIX governors of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, that recently defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC, are among the governors and party leaders attending the ruling party’s caucus meeting at the State House Conference, Abuja.The governors that dumped the PDP for the APC attending their first caucus meeting of the party are Sim Fubara of Rivers State, Peter Mbah of Enugu state, Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta state, Douye Diri of Bayelsa, Pastor U
  
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• Senator Ireti Kingibe dumps Labour Party, joins ADC

  18-12-2025 19:42 via vanguardngr.com
  …Shakes FCT Political LandscapeBy Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo, AbujaSenator Ireti Kingibe, representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has officially defected from the Labour Party (LP) to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), in a move analysts say could significantly reshape the political dynamics in the nation’s capital ahead of upcoming council polls and the 2027 general elections.The defection was formally announced at a high-profile ceremony held at Merit House, Abuja, attende
  
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• Anambra ramps up measures against erosion, sets to recover government lands

  18-12-2025 19:27 via vanguardngr.com
  …as ANSEC approves fund for several strategic projectsAt the backdrop of defining erosion as existential threat to the State, the Anambra State Executive Council (ANSEC) has decided to step up enforcement to force people to build and manage storm waters from their houses and for communities to follow specific guidelines.The guidelines include building erosion barriers and excavating sand only in locations that have been approved by the government.The State’s Commissioner for Inform
  
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• Electricity: Drive new investments, increase generation, others, say experts

  18-12-2025 19:20 via vanguardngr.com
  …As President Tinubu reconstitutes NERC’s BoardBy Udeme Akpan, Energy EditorExperts in Nigeria’s power sector Thursday tasked the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, to work towards attracting new investments and increasing generation, transmission and distribution in order to deliver adequate and stable supply to consumers.This follows President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s approval of the reconstitution of the Board of the NERC, created based on the guidelines st
  
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• Tax Reform Law: Altering legislations through Official Gazette, illegal – Lawyers

  18-12-2025 19:16 via vanguardngr.com
  By Ikechukwu NnochiriABUJA– Legal practitioners in the country have weighed in on the allegation that tax reform laws passed by the National Assembly and assented to by President Bola Tinubu, were altered in the copy that was officially gazetted.A group of concerned lawmakers in the House of Representatives had raised the issue on Wednesday, citing examples of gazetted copies of the laws currently in circulation at the Federal Ministry of Information.According to the lawmakers, amendments
  
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• Assange files complaint against Nobel Foundation over Machado win

  18-12-2025 19:16 via vanguardngr.com
  WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has filed a criminal complaint in Sweden against the Nobel Foundation after Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado won the Peace Prize.This year’s prize represented a “gross misappropriation” of funds and the “facilitation of war crimes” under Swedish law, according to the complaint posted by WikiLeaks on social media.The Nobel Committee awarded Machado the prize for promoting democratic rights and for her struggle to ach
  
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• PDP caretaker committee backed by Wike takes charge, dissolves 14 state executives

  18-12-2025 19:14 via vanguardngr.com
  By Luminous JannamikeABUJA – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday reaffirmed central control of its structures as the Nyesom Wike-backed National Working Caretaker Committee declared itself the party’s sole legitimate authority and dissolved state working committees in 14 states.The announcement came after a meeting of the caretaker committee in Abuja, where Acting Chairman Abdulrahman Mohammed outlined the mandate and direction of the leadership. Mohammed emphasized that
  
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• Reps approve harsher penalties for vote buying, introduce electoral reforms

  18-12-2025 19:10 via vanguardngr.com
  By Gift ChapiOdekinaThe House of Representatives has approved targeted amendments to the Electoral Act, imposing stiffer penalties for vote buying and selling. Individuals found guilty may face a minimum of two years’ imprisonment or a N5 million fine—or both—and a 10-year ban from contesting elections.The amendments were adopted during the clause-by-clause consideration of the report of the House Committee on Electoral Matters, presided over by Deputy Speaker Benjamin Okezie
  
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• IMPI hinges 14% year-end inflation forecast on deep analysis of Tinubu reforms

  18-12-2025 18:52 via vanguardngr.com
  ‎The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) has attributed its successful forecast of a 14 per cent inflation by the end of the year to a painstaking analysis of President Bola Tinubu’s economic policies in the last year.‎‎In a statement signed by its Chairman, Dr Omoniyi Akinsiju, IMPI argued that while the President himself projected an ambitious 15% inflation rate in his 2025 budget speech, its analysts were convinced in September that the country would do better us
  
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• PSC promotes one DIG, seven AIGs, 13 CPs, 30 DCPs and 724 others in major police elevation exercise

  18-12-2025 18:47 via vanguardngr.com
  By Kingsley OmonobiThe Police Service Commission (PSC) on Thursday approved the promotion of several senior officers of the Nigeria Police Force to higher ranks following written examinations and oral interviews conducted at the Commission’s headquarters in Jabi, Abuja. The exercise was presided over by PSC Chairman, DIG Hashimu Salihu Argungu (rtd).Among the top promotions, AIG Mohammed Usman Gumel was elevated to Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG). Until his promotion, Gumel serve
  
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• Lagos to close Island roads for Lagos Autofest 2025, issues travel advisory

  18-12-2025 18:38 via vanguardngr.com
  By Olasunkanmi AkoniThe Lagos State Government has announced temporary road closures on Lagos Island ahead of the 7th Road Edition of the Lagos Autofest 2025 Race, scheduled for Sunday, December 21.A traffic advisory released by the Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, stated that vehicular movement around Inner Marina, Marina Road, and Kakawa Street will be restricted between 12:00 noon and 7:00 pm.Osiyemi outlined that the race route will run from Marina Road (UBA) to Kakawa St
  
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• COAS announces Army overhaul to tackle rising insecurity

  18-12-2025 18:30 via vanguardngr.com
  By Evelyn Usman
  The Chief of Army Staff ,COAS Lieutenant . General Waidi Shaibu, yesterday, warned that Nigeria’s security environment has become “increasingly complex,” with rising regional instability and global shifts in warfare, thereby demanding urgent transformation in military capacity, intelligence, and technology.
  To confront these challenges, Shaibu announced a “radical but informed” overhaul of the Army’s training and operational systems, aimed at
  
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• Katsina State reclaims ₦10b in properties, 38 years after creation

  18-12-2025 18:28 via vanguardngr.com
  By Ogalah IbrahimThe Katsina State Government has successfully recovered landed properties valued at over ₦10 billion, nearly 38 years after the state was carved out from the former Kaduna State.Dr. Lawal Aminu Bala, General Manager of the Katsina State Assets Management Agency, disclosed this on Thursday while briefing journalists in Katsina.He explained that the recovered assets include 37 houses and several parcels of land located in Abuja, Kaduna, and Zaria, which rightfully belong to
  
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• NAF C-130 aircraft resumes flight to Portugal after release in Burkina Faso

  18-12-2025 18:20 via vanguardngr.com
  By Favour Ulebor, AbujaThe Nigerian Air Force (NAF) C-130 aircraft and its crew, previously detained in Burkina Faso, have resumed their journey to Portugal.The 11 Nigerian personnel were on a scheduled mission to Portugal for aircraft maintenance when the plane made a precautionary landing in Bobo Dioulasso on December 8, 2025, due to a technical issue.Mr. Kimiebi Ebienfa, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, confirmed on Saturday that the aircraft continued its mission following
  
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• Lai Mohammed chronicles enduring bond with Buhari in new book

  18-12-2025 18:18 via vanguardngr.com
  By Joseph Erunke, AbujaA personal and revealing portrait of former President Muhammadu Buhari takes centre stage in “Headlines and Soundbites: Media Moments That Defined an Administration,” a new book by ex-Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, unveiled on Wednesday in Abuja.Chapter One, titled “Muhammadu Buhari: Friend, Mentor and Boss,” reads less like political history and more like an intimate memoir of trust, loyalty, and human connection at the
  
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• Ogbo-Ogwu market hands over N265m worth of fake, expired drugs to NAFDAC

  18-12-2025 18:07 via vanguardngr.com
  By Chimaobi NwaiwuNnewi, Anambra State — Bridge Head Medicine Market, popularly known as Ogbo-Ogwu Market in Onitsha, Anambra State, has handed over N265 million worth of fake, expired, and substandard drugs to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC).The handover was carried out by the Chairman of Ogbo-Ogwu Market, Mr. Ndubisi Chukwuleta, who said the illicit drugs were seized by the market’s taskforce following NAFDAC raids earlier this year. Chukw
  
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• Tinubu reconstitutes NERC board, Oseni emerges chairman

  18-12-2025 18:01 via vanguardngr.com
  By Udeme AkpanPresident Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the reconstitution of the Board of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) following Senate confirmation of its members on December 16, 2025.Mulisiu Olalekan Oseni was appointed as Chairman, with Yusuf Ali serving as Vice Chairman. Other members appointed as Commissioners include Nathan Rogers Shatti, Dafe Akpeneye, Aisha Mahmud Kanti Bello, Dr. Chidi Ike, and Dr. Fouad Animashaun.Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President
  
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• Bakassi Deep Seaport: FG issues certificate of compliance

  18-12-2025 17:59 via vanguardngr.com
  By Emmanuel UnaThe proposed Bakassi Deep Seaport in Cross River State, on Thursday, received a major boost with the issuance of a Certificate of Compliance by the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, a development Governor Senator Bassey Otu described as “a momentous and defining milestone in our collective march toward economic rebirth.”
  Receiving the certificate from the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, at the ministry’s headquarters in Abuja
  
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• Court stops APC, INEC from enforcing resolution against Cross River chairman

  18-12-2025 17:53 via vanguardngr.com
  By Dapo AkinrefonThe High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, has restrained the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and other defendants from giving effect to a resolution allegedly aimed at removing or sidelining the Cross River State Chairman of the party, Hon. Alphonsus Ogar Eba.Justice J. E. Obanor issued the interim orders on December 18, 2025, while sitting at Court 26, Jabi, Abuja, in a suit, marked FCT/HC/CV/5197/2025,
  
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• Tinubu reconstitutes NERC board

  18-12-2025 17:50 via vanguardngr.com
  ByUdeme Akpan & Johnbosco Agbakwuru, ABUJA
  PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the reconstitution of the Board of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, following the Senate’s confirmation of its members on December 16.The reconstituted board has Dr. Musiliu Olalekan Oseni, as Chairman and Dr Yusuf Ali, as Vice Chairman. A statement issued by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga stated that Dr Oseni started his service as a Commissioner in January 2017. He was s
  
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• Aiyedatiwa to LG council chairmen: Shun corrupt practices or face CCT

  18-12-2025 17:28 via vanguardngr.com
  — We’ll enforce Code of Conduct Compliance at LGsBy Dayo Johnson AkureGovernor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo state, has warned local government chairmen in the state against corrupt practices and offenses that could attract the attention of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT).Aiyedatiwa, said this while declaring open a training programme for local government officials on the importance of compliance with the Code of Conduct.Represented by his deputy, Dr. Olayide Adelami declared that his
  
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• NPF Cybercrime Centre, FBI launch manhunt for International Microsoft 365 fraudsters

  18-12-2025 17:24 via vanguardngr.com
  By Kingsley OmonobiThe Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF–NCCC), in collaboration with the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), has launched an investigation into a major international cybercrime operation targeting Microsoft 365 users across multiple countries. The case involves computer-related fraud, phishing, identity theft, malware attacks, and impersonation.Authorities said the investigation was triggered by intelligence from Microsoft U.S.A., conve
  
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• Reps approve MTEF, endorse $64.85 oil benchmark, ₦54.46trn spending for 2026–2028

  18-12-2025 17:18 via vanguardngr.com
  By Gift ChapiOdekina, AbujaThe House of Representatives has adopted the report of its Committees on Finance and on National Planning and Economic Development on the 2026–2028 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP).The report, presented on Thursday by the Chairman of the House Committee on Finance, Rep. James Abiodun Faleke, followed a review of submissions from Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) as well as Government-Owned Enterprises (GOEs).In i
  
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• I’ve strong structure to back Tinubu – Fubara assures APC

  18-12-2025 17:14 via vanguardngr.com
  By Davies IheamnachorPORT HARCOURT: Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has stated that he has strong grassroots structures and committed supporters to deliver the required backing for President Bola Tinubu in 2027.Fubara, however, said that the mobilisation of support for Tinubu ahead of the general elections is already about 70 per cent completed across the state.The governor, who stated this during the commissioning of the 9.7km Ogbakiri Road project, assured the national leadershi
  
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