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• How Browser-Based Trading Is Changing Access to Global CFD Markets

  14-09-2026 18:36 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Access to the world market has been revolutionized within the last ten years. Traders who used to rely heavily on desktop software installed on their computers can now carry out their operations in a web browser. This development is making the trading of Contracts for Difference (CFD) much more convenient and flexible.Trading without installationThe use of browser-based trading software eliminates the most common obstacle to market participation – installation. Traders do not need to down
  
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• Concession dispute: Police lockdown King’s College

  17-09-2026 06:10 via vanguardngr.com
  
  •We’ll run it with unity college principles in mind — KCOBA•No going back on concession — Education Minister gosBy Adesina Wahab, Joseph Erunke & Matthew JohnsonLAGOS — AFTER days of protest by parents, a contingent of policemen drawn from various formations in Lagos State, yesterday, sealed the premises of Kings College, Onikan in Lagos. The parents, who had a serious altercation with policemen and members of the old boys association of the college on
  
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• Petrol: NLC demands wage awards, crude supply in naira for local refineries

  17-09-2026 06:07 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Johnbosco AgbakwuruABUJA — The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has called on the government to approve wage awards for workers to cushion the impact of the high price of petroleum products, which it said has inflicted and deepened poverty among the populace.It also told the government to expand national storage capacity in pursuance of meeting energy emergencies and security.In a statement, titled “Save the Situation Now,” issued by its President, Joe Ajaero, the labour movem
  
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• Kara bridge repairs: Gridlock shuts down Lagos, jerks up transport fares

  17-09-2026 06:06 via vanguardngr.com
  
  •Lagos, Ogun govts set up joint enforcement operations•Repairs due for completion today— Lagos govtBy Olasunkanmi Akoni & James OgunnaikeMOTORISTS and commuters were stranded for several hours along Lagos Ibadan Expresswayyesterday, due to the ongoing rehabilitation works on Kara Bridge, Lagos-Ogun border line.The traffic, which resulted in some commercial drivers hiking the transport fares to over 200 per cent, stretched as far as Alapere road towards the Third Mainland Bri
  
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• Tinubu must intervene in Wike, APC govs’ feud — PCC

  17-09-2026 05:56 via vanguardngr.com
  
  ***Says President has experience to resolve crisis lWike should explain Rainbow Coalition to APC govs —APC chieftainBy Olasunkanmi Akoni & John AlechenuTO stop the prevailing face-off between governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Minister, Nyesom Wike, from harming the ruling party at the 2027 elections, the APC Presidential Campaign Council, PCC, has urged President Bola Tinubu to intervene.Speaking on the issue,
  
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• 2027: Atiku’s kitchen-sink strategy betrays crude populism, by Olu Fasan

  17-09-2026 04:23 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), is adopting a kitchen-sink approach to next year’s presidential race. A “kitchen-sink approach” involves throwing everything at a problem regardless of what works or doesn’t. That’s precisely what Atiku is doing by promising to tackle every conceivable vexed issue if he becomes president next year. Recently, he published a “12-point policy commitment”. Reading through t
  
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• Gastech 2026: Nigeria’s gas future in the new equation of energy security, capital and prosperity

  17-09-2026 04:21 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Kunle Odusola-StevensonWith an audience expected to exceed 50,000 and more than 800 exhibiting companies from across the global energy value chain, Gastech 2026 has made Bangkok a meeting point for the forces reshaping the energy economy: supply security, investment, infrastructure, technology and rapidly changing demand.For Nigeria, however, the significance extends beyond participation. The conference has sharpened a fundamental question: how can the country translate its considerable gas
  
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• What AI is teaching us about human communication, by Ruth Oji

  17-09-2026 04:20 via vanguardngr.com
  
  A colleague recently asked me to review an email she had drafted using an AI writing assistant. The email was impeccable; every sentence was grammatically correct. The structure was logical, and the tone was professional. Yet something felt off. She was writing to a long-time client about a project delay, and the email, while perfectly polite, read as if it had been written by someone who had never met the client and had no sense of their relationship. It said all the right things and none of t
  
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• Amuta pays homage as he returns to familiar places, by Ikechukwu Amaechi

  17-09-2026 04:17 via vanguardngr.com
  
  On Saturday, September 12, 2026, family and friends of Dr. Chidi Amuta converged at the Mövenpick Hotel Ikoyi Lagos, for the presentation of his latest literary offering, HOMAGE: Return To Familiar Places. It was, indeed, an august gathering in the month of September. Though it was a public presentation, the usual razzmatazz associated with a book launch was absent, the hall being just big enough to accommodate the limited number of invitees. As the author noted in his welcome speech, the
  
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• NCAA’S delays report: The facts behind airline disruptions

  17-09-2026 04:15 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By FRED CHUKWUELOBEThe recent operational statistics released by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), indicating that more than 60 per cent of domestic flights were either delayed or cancelled, understandably generated concern among the travelling public.The report identified Air Peace and United Nigeria Airlines as recording the highest number of delays and cancellations during the period under review. But this is hardly surprising. The two airlines operate among the highest number of
  
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• INEC’s threats against campaign misconduct

  17-09-2026 04:12 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)’s warning that abusive, inflammatory and threatening campaign language will attract severe sanctions under the Electoral Act 2026 is timely, but hardly novel. At the beginning of virtually every election season, INEC issues similar warnings to political parties, candidates and their supporters. The recurrence of such vices raises the question: how many of those warned are actually punished when they cross the line? The Electoral Act is
  
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• Full list: Liverpool to face Chelsea in Carabao Cup fourth round

  17-09-2026 00:21 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Premier League champions Arsenal have been handed an away trip to League Two side Fleetwood Town in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup.Fleetwood, the lowest-ranked team remaining in the competition, secured their place in the last 16 for the first time in their history after a 1-0 victory over Sheffield United on Wednesday night.Their reward is a home clash against Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal, who booked their place in the fourth round with a 4-2 victory over Ipswich Town on Tuesday.Holders M
  
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• OAU final year student commits suicide, Police probes incident

  17-09-2026 00:18 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Shina AbubakarA final year student of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Oluwole Oluwasegun of the department of Marerial Science and engineering has reportedly committed suicide.A statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the institution, Olarewaju Abiodun on Wednesday disclosed that the incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon at the off campus hostel of the deceased.Abiodun added that the management was informed of the incident in the afternoon that the deceased committed suicide at
  
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• Abacha’s son, Sani emerges PDP governorship candidate in Kano

  17-09-2026 00:15 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Hadiza YusufThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kano State has selected Alhaji Muhammad Sani Abacha, son of former Head of State General Sani Abacha, as its candidate for the 2027 governorship election.He emerged following the withdrawal of the party’s previous candidate, Muhammad Bello Dalha.The decision was taken at an expanded state executive committee meeting held in Kano on Wednesday, where the party conducted an affirmation and replacement primary.The state PDP Chairman, Dr Bel
  
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• Raphinha, Yamal fire Barcelona to 7-2 win over Racing Santander

  16-09-2026 23:52 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Raphinha scored a hat-trick as Barcelona ripped Racing Santander to shreds in a spectacular 7-2 triumph in La Liga on Wednesday.Hansi Flick’s league leaders preserved their 100 percent record with a thumping victory over their promoted opponents, moving three points clear of Real Madrid.Joao Cancelo, Gabriel Jesus and Lamine Yamal also scored for the unstoppable Catalan giants, who have netted 33 goals in seven games across all competitions.With lightning flashing above Camp Nou, Barca st
  
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• Man United crash out of League Cup after blowing 2-0 lead against Brighton

  16-09-2026 23:20 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Manchester United’s problems mounted as they crashed out of the League Cup after blowing a two-goal lead in a stunning 3-2 defeat against Brighton on Wednesday.Michael Carrick’s side slumped to their second successive home defeat following a wretched collapse in the third round at Old Trafford.United led through goals from Shea Lacey and Mason Mount inside just 10 minutes.But Charalampos Kostoulas sparked Brighton’s revival and Pascal Gross equalised before Maxim De Cuyper gra
  
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• Ondo Killer Drink: 49 dead, 170 affected – Health Commissioner

  16-09-2026 22:57 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Dayo JohnsonThe Ondo State government has said that 49 people have now died from suspected poisonous alcohol consumption, with 170 others affected across the state.Commissioner for Health, Dr. Banji Ajaka, who released the updated figure said that surveillance and emergency response have been scaled up in the affected communities.Ajaka said that eight of the latest deaths were recorded in lrele council area, while investigations continue to trace the source of the killer substance.He said th
  
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• 2027: ‘Who is more Kwankwasiyya than us? We’ll deliver Kano for Tinubu’ — Jibrin

  16-09-2026 22:38 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Adegboyega AdeleyeA member of the House of Representatives, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has expressed confidence that President Bola Tinubu will win Kano State in the 2027 presidential election, despite the political influence of former governor Rabiu Kwankwaso.Jibrin, who represents Kiru/Bebeji Federal Constituency of Kano State, stated this on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, while discussing the political situation in Kano ahead of the 2027 election.Kwankwaso, a former two-
  
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• State police/constitution amendment: NASS gives 36 state assemblies 30 days to respond

  16-09-2026 22:34 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Henry UmoruThe National Assembly has transmitted to the Houses of Assembly of the 36 states for consideration and approval, the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026.With the transmission, the National Assembly has asked state legislatures to consider the bill in accordance with their respective legislative procedures and communicate their resolutions to the National Assembly upon completion of their deliberations.The Clerk to the National Assemb
  
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• Subsidy removal: States’ revenues rose, but education, health spending fell — ADC’s Adio tackles governors

  16-09-2026 22:31 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The combined revenues accruing to Nigerian state governments have risen from N4.8 trillion in 2022 to N15.5 trillion following the removal of petrol subsidy, but spending on education and healthcare as a proportion of state budgets has declined, African Democratic Congress, ADC, candidate for Lagos State House of Assembly, Eti-Osa Constituency 2, Ayo Adio, has said.Adio questioned how governors have deployed the increased revenues, arguing that the major justification for subsidy removal was th
  
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• Saudi club hit with stadium ban, fine over Jota chants

  16-09-2026 22:24 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Adegboyega AdeleyeSaudi Pro League club Al-Taawoun have been ordered to play their next two home league matches behind closed doors and fined 100,000 Saudi Riyals (£20,000) over offensive chants directed at Al-Hilal midfielder Ruben Neves involving his late friend and former team-mate Diogo Jota.Al-Taawoun supporters repeatedly chanted “Jota” at Neves during their side’s 6-0 defeat by Al-Hilal on Saturday, prompting widespread condemnation from the Saudi football auth
  
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• IGP Disu proposes dedicated police desk for creative economy

  16-09-2026 22:06 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Kingsley OmonobiThe Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has proposed the establishment of an Orange Economy Security and Intellectual Property Coordination Desk within an appropriate existing structure of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to strengthen the protection of Nigeria’s rapidly expanding creative economy.Disu made the proposal on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, while delivering a lecture to participants of Senior Executive Course 48, 2026, at the National Insti
  
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• Joao Pedro suffers injury, withdraws from Brazil squad

  16-09-2026 21:33 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Adegboyega AdeleyeChelsea have suffered an injury blow with striker Joao Pedro withdrawing from the Brazil squad for the upcoming international friendlies against Australia and India.The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) confirmed on Wednesday that Joao Pedro will be replaced by Fluminense forward Martinelli.The nature and severity of João Pedro’s injury were not disclosed.The withdrawal comes after the Chelsea forward earned a Brazil recall following his surprise omission
  
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• ASUU faults FG, states over unpaid salaries, 2025 agreement

  16-09-2026 21:18 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By James OgunnaikeThe Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has faulted the Federal and state governments over the continued non-payment of three-and-a-half months’ salaries withheld from university lecturers and the uneven implementation of the December 2025 agreement with the union.ASUU President, Prof. Christopher Piwuna, disclosed this while speaking on Frontline, a current affairs programme on Eagle 102.5 FM, Ilese-Ijebu.Pawn said the union had expected the agreement reached w
  
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• Witsel retires from internationals after 18-year Belgium career

  16-09-2026 21:07 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Veteran midfielder Axel Witsel announced his retirement from international football on Wednesday, bringing an end to a Belgium career which saw him become their second-most capped player.The 37-year-old made his 140th and last appearance for the national side in their 2-1 World Cup quarter-final loss to eventual champions Spain in July.“It’s time to make way for the youngsters and the new generation,” Witsel said in a social media post.“I never imagined achieving so much
  
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• FIFA to review Infantino’s shelved World Cup investment plan

  16-09-2026 21:05 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Adegboyega AdeleyeFIFA has confirmed that a review of the abandoned FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) investment proposal will be presented to the FIFA Council, following criticism over the lack of answers surrounding the controversial plan.According to Reuters, the confirmation came after Danish Football Association president Jesper Moller criticised FIFA for failing to answer what he described as “critical questions” about the shelved proposal at a Legal Committee meeting.“FI
  
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• CAN dismisses rumour of Alia’s plan to demolish Secretariat

  16-09-2026 21:04 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Peter Duru, MakurdiThe Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Benue State Chapter, has dismissed reports circulating on social media and other platforms alleging that Governor Hyacinth Alia was planning to demolish the association’s secretariat in the state.The Acting Chairman of CAN in the state, Rev. Jonathan Ugbede, described the report as false and malicious, insisting that the governor had never contemplated demolishing the secretariat.Ugbede, who spoke while reacting to the spec
  
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• Strike: JUSUN members disrupt activities at Nasarawa High Court

  16-09-2026 21:02 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Edwin Phillip, LafiaMembers of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), Nasarawa State branch, on Wednesday staged a peaceful protest at the premises of the State High Court headquarters on Shadam Road, Lafia, in compliance with the indefinite strike declared by the union.Our correspondent reports that the union members carried placards with various inscriptions demanding, among other things, the implementation of salary increases and financial autonomy for the judiciary.Some of the pla
  
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• I dare anyone with evidence against me to speak up — Jarvis

  16-09-2026 20:40 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …says campaign should be issue-based, not personal attacksBy Ike Uchechukwu, CalabarThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Cross River State, Sir Arthur Jarvis Archibong, has challenged anyone with evidence of criminal wrongdoing against him to make it public.Archibong, who spoke with journalists in Calabar on Wednesday, was reacting to a recent advertorial which he alleged was linked to the state government and intended to damage his reputation ahead of the 2027 go
  
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• Constitution Amendment: National Assembly gives states 30 Days

  16-09-2026 20:31 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Two-thirds approval required as Sixth Alteration Bill moves to 36 legislaturesBy Henry Umoru, AbujaThe National Assembly has transmitted the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026, to the Houses of Assembly of the 36 states for consideration and approval.With the transmission, the National Assembly asked the state legislatures to consider the bill in accordance with their respective legislative procedures and communicate their resolutions to the Nati
  
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