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• How to apply for Nigerian driver’s licence online

  27-08-2026 18:27 via vanguardngr.com
  Applying for a Nigerian driver’s licence no longer requires spending an entire day at an FRSC office.
  Motorists can now begin the application process online and complete most of the steps using a smartphone.The online process allows applicants to submit their details, make payments and book an appointment for biometric capture before visiting an approved Driver’s Licence Centre.How to apply for a driver’s licence onlineApplicants can follow these steps:1. Visit the official dr
  
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• Domestic crisis: Violence tearing Lagos homes apart

  09-09-2026 06:01 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Olasunkanmi AkoniRECENTLY, the kitchen is no longer the only place getting hot in Lagos homes; every room is on fire. Marriage is supposed to be about partnership, but in 2026, for a growing number of Lagos couples, it’s about who throws the first punch. She threw the plate. He threw the first punch.
  By morning, the marriage of five years had two black eyes and a broken dining table. Meanwhile, Lagos has handled approximately 700 cases involving male victims of domestic abuse over the
  
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• Outrage as Benue youths block Peter Obi from visiting Yelewata

  09-09-2026 05:53 via vanguardngr.com
  
  ***Presidential candidate condemns action***We were not aware of his visit  —  Benue  govt
  By Chioma Obinna, Peter Duru & Gabriel EwepuThe presidential candidate of Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Mr Peter Obi, was yesterday stopped by some Benue youths from visiting Yelewata community in Guma Local Government Area of the state, where he was scheduled to make personal donations to victims of the June 13, 2025, armed herdsmen attack.The action of the youths drew scathi
  
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• Petrol pump prices defy low depot rates, stay above N1,300

  09-09-2026 05:52 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Udeme Akpan, Energy EditorPetrol prices remain elevated at filling stations across Nigeria despite a significant drop in depot prices raising fresh questions over profiteering between wholesale loading and retail prices.The latest mid-day depot price report for Tuesday, September 8, 2026, showed Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol selling between N1,266 and N1,280 per litre at several major Lagos depots.Dangote Refinery and Pinnacle quoted N1,266 per litre, while MRS was at N1,26
  
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• Naira rises to N1,387/$ in parallel market

  09-09-2026 05:42 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Elizabeth AdegbesanThe Naira yesterday appreciated to N1,387 per dollar from N1,390 in the parallel market on Monday.Similarly, the naira appreciated to N1,322.9 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, NFEM.Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the indicative exchange rate for the naira fell to N1,322.9 per dollar from N1,320 per dollar on Monday, indicating N2.9 appreciation for the local currency. Consequently, the margin between the parallel and official
  
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• Economic gains must show in Nigerians’ lives — CIBN

  09-09-2026 05:37 via vanguardngr.com
  
  ***Tinubu tasks banks on real-sector financing, jobs***Nigeria’s credit bypassing job creators –W/BankBy Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau ChiefNigeria’s improving macroeconomic indicators will amount to little if they failed to translate into lower living costs, more jobs, higher incomes and better living standards for citizens, the President and Chairman of Council of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, CIBN, Dr. Dele Alabi, has said.Alabi spoke yesterday at the opening of
  
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• One million out-of-school children return to classrooms in 20 months —FG

  09-09-2026 05:30 via vanguardngr.com
  
  •As Education Minister seeks deeper UNESCO partnership
  •Warns against leaving boys behind
  By Joseph ErunkeTHE federal government has announced that more than one million out-of-school children have returned to classrooms in the last 20 months, in what it described as a major breakthrough in its ongoing education reform agenda.
  The Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa, disclosed this yesterday in Abuja while receiving the newly appointed United Nations Educational, Scientific a
  
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• Aminu Atiku appointed Sarkin Zamfaran Zurmi

  09-09-2026 04:55 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Governor Dauda Lawal yesterday approved the appointment of Alhaji Aminu Atiku as the new Emir and Sarkin Zamfaran Zurmi of the Zurmi Emirate Council.This appointment was announced by the Secretary to the Zamfara State Government, Malam Abubakar Mohammad Nakwada.He said the approval followed due consultation and the recommendation of the Kingmakers of the Zurmi Emirate Council, in accordance with the established traditions, customs and relevant laws of the state.The new monarch ascends the thron
  
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• Canoe business booms at Ose-Ekwodu market in Onitsha

  09-09-2026 04:48 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …As young men make brisk business to survive
  By Nwabueze OkonkwoAt the waterfront of the popular Ose-Okwodu market, Onitsha, located at the bank of the River Niger, boat and canoe transport business thrives. The Canoe park there is always busy with paddlers, and their loaders make brisk business.
  They work daily and make money to sustain them and cushion the effects of economic downturn.
  It may be assumed that the present economic downturn in the country, coupled with the high cost of bo
  
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• 2027: Ebonyi not in ‘Auto Reverse Gear’ — Commissioner

  09-09-2026 04:35 via vanguardngr.com
  
  — Tackles Nwifuru’s critics, challenges them to produce evidenceBy Jeff Agbodo, AbakalikiABAKALIKI — Ebonyi State Commissioner for Information and Communication Technology, ICT, Toochukwu Machiavelli Uzoh, has dismissed claims by critics of Governor Francis Nwifuru that the state is on “auto reverse gear” under the present administration.Uzoh challenged the critics to produce empirical evidence to substantiate their claims, insisting that developments in key sector
  
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• Zamfara gov’t overhauls healthcare delivery system, begins digitisation of general hospitals

  09-09-2026 03:52 via vanguardngr.com
  
  In a grand move to deepen transparency and improve healthcare service delivery, the Zamfara State Government has digitised the General Hospital Gusau as a first step of automating all general hospitals in the state.The Gusau General Hospital was the first among seven general hospitals in the state to go digital. Other general hospitals in Anka, Maru, Kauran Namoda, Maradun, Nasarawa Burkullu and Yariman Bakura are also being equipped with the system and will be launched in due course.The feat w
  
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• Auditor-General’s Report: MDGIF not revenue collection agency — NMDPRA

  09-09-2026 03:27 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Obas Esiedesa, AbujaABUJA — The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, has clarified that the Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund, MDGIF, is not responsible for collecting gas flare penalties, following concerns raised in the 2023/2024 Annual Report of the Auditor-General of the Federation.The NMDPRA, in a statement signed by its Director of Public Affairs, George Ene-Ita, said gas flare penalties are collected solely by the Nigerian Upst
  
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• Sokoto attack : Beggar’s son shot by terrorist needs N190,000 for scan

  09-09-2026 03:02 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Evelyn UsmanOne of the five persons who sustained bullet wounds during last week’s attack on Girkau community in Kebbe Local Government Area of Sokoto State by suspected bandits is lying helpless at the Usman Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH), unable to afford the N190,000 required for a
  Magnetic Resonance Imaging ,MRI and Computed Tomography CT scan , prescribed by doctors.
  The victim, 30-year-old Jamilu Abubakar, was shot in the back by suspected bandits while returning
  
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• UNICEF, Zamfara collaborate to enhance water sanitation

  09-09-2026 02:58 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Zamfara State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWATSAN) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have strengthened cooperation to improve Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) services across the state.The Programme Manager of RUWATSAN, Dr. Abubakar Nasiru Galadima, announced this after receiving the Chief of the UNICEF Sokoto Field Office, Dr. Michael Juma, in his office.He was accompanied by the UNICEF WASH Officer, Dr. Ebri Etang, and other members of the UNICEF tea
  
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• Lawal tasks new head of service on dedication

  09-09-2026 02:57 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara appointed Alhaji Shehu Baraya as the new Head of Service of the state.The appointment followed the retirement of the former Head of Service, Malam Yakubu Haidara.This is contained in a statement on Thursday in Gusau by the Secretary to the State Government, Malam Abubakar Nakwada.The appointment takes immediate effect.Before his appointment, Baraya was the Permanent Secretary, Zamfara Civil Service Commission.Baraya succeeded Alhaji Yakubu Haidara, who recently r
  
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• Investments: Zamfara to strengthen Public Private Partnership

  09-09-2026 02:56 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Zamfara State Government said it will strengthen public-private partnerships to attract investment and deepen sustainable economic growth in the state.This was revealed by Governor Dauda Lawal at the 2026 Zamfara State Business Partnership and Economic Development Summit held in Gusau, the state capital.The summit, organised by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, was themed: “Strengthening Partnership Between the Zamfara Business Community and Government for Sustainable Ec
  
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• Lagos launches Eko Digital Training for Youths

  09-09-2026 02:52 via vanguardngr.com
  
  — Flags off Badagry, Ikorodu programmesBy Olasunkanmi AkoniLAGOS — The Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of Tertiary Education, has launched the Eko Digital Training initiative to equip youths in the Badagry and Ikorodu divisions with digital and entrepreneurial skills.The week-long training, which began on September 7 and ends September 11, 2026, is part of the state government’s efforts to promote technology literacy, educational development and economic self-reli
  
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• Unsafe food kills 53,000 Nigerians yearly — Expert

  09-09-2026 02:50 via vanguardngr.com
  
  — Experts raise alarm at Lagos food safety conferenceBy Olasunkanmi Akoni and Shekinah IjileLAGOS — At least 53,000 deaths associated with unsafe food are recorded annually in Nigeria, a food safety expert, Dr Adeniyi Odugbemi, has said.Odugbemi, who attributed the figure to recent studies, urged stakeholders to move beyond identifying food safety challenges and adopt science-based solutions to prevent avoidable deaths.The expert, Global Director of Quality and Food Safety at Archer
  
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• Stop blaming spirits for disasters, PFN chairman tells C’River residents

  09-09-2026 01:59 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Ike Uchechukwu, CALABARCALABAR — The Chairman of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, in Cross River State, Apostle Trinity Ogar, has urged residents to stop attributing recent flood, landslide and fire incidents in the state to spiritual causes.Ogar, who is also the Acting Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, in the state, said the disasters should instead be viewed within the context of natural and environmental factors and existing early warning systems.He s
  
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• 2027: Sanwo-Olu, Hamzat urge peaceful elections

  09-09-2026 01:54 via vanguardngr.com
  
  — Lagos APC vows full mobilisation for Tinubu, Hamzat, candidatesBy Olasunkanmi AkoniLAGOS — Ahead of the 2027 general elections, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, his deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, and leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, have urged residents to shun violence and ensure peaceful conduct before, during and after the polls.They made the call on Tuesday at an interdenominational prayer session for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu, the election
  
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• Zamfara assembly, agencies meet over 2027 -2029 budget framework

  09-09-2026 01:46 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Zamfara State Government had validated the 2027–2029 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) with a view to enhancing budget credibility and planning.The state Ministry of Budget and Planning, in collaboration with the State Action on Business Enabling Reforms (SABER) Programme, revealed this after a one-day Validation Workshop in Kaduna.The workshop brought together members of the State House of Assembly, representatives of MDAs, and other key stakeholders to review and validate the
  
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• How Remi Tinubu’s N2bn lifeline could revive Akwete’s dying weaving heritage

  09-09-2026 01:41 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Steve OkoFor generations, the rhythmic clatter of wooden looms echoed through Akwete, a quiet riverine community in the Ukwa East Local Government Area of Abia State. Every woven thread told a story of ingenuity, resilience, and culture. The famous Akwete cloth was more than fabric; it was the people’s identity, painstakingly woven by women whose skills had been passed from one generation to the next.
  Yet, behind the beauty of the colourful handwoven textile lay a painful reality. The
  
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• Onitsha marks 500yrs unbroken monarchy with special logo for Ofala 2026

  09-09-2026 01:38 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Vincent UjumaduThe Ofala Onitsha Steering Committee has unveiled the official logo and theme for Ofala 2026 festival, which will mark 500 plus years of unbroken monarchy.
  The festival is scheduled to hold on October 16 and 17 at Ime Obi, Ezechima Square, Onitsha, with the theme, Igba mbo, iga n’iru (Strive and Advance).
  Chairman of the Ofala steering committee, Dr Mike Areh, said the 2026 logo is a royal, cultural, and premium visual statement developed to reflect the strength of an in
  
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• PDP denies collapse into APM, threatens legal action

  09-09-2026 01:36 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Christopher Ameh, BauchiBAUCHI — THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bauchi State has dismissed reports that its structure has collapsed into the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), describing the claim as false and alleging that it was being spread by individuals impersonating party officials.The party’s Legal Adviser in the state, Yahaya Garkuwa, stated this on Tuesday at a press conference held at the PDP secretariat along Maiduguri Bypass, Bauchi.Garkuwa said the PDP recognised
  
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• AOG aircraft: NCAA demands cuts in airline operations

  09-09-2026 01:33 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Dickson OmobolaNIGERIA Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has directed domestic airlines to cut down their flight operations whenever aircraft were grounded due to technical issues to avoid excessive disruption and hardship for passengers.AOG simply means aircraft on ground.Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at NCAA, Michael Achimugu, who stated this on X, formerly Twitter, warned airlines against operating beyond their available capacity at the expense of passengers.Achimugu sa
  
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• FG moves to operationalise 112 national emergency number

  09-09-2026 01:29 via vanguardngr.com
  
  —As VP Shettima directs relevant stakeholders, agencies to develop roadmap for NEC’s endorsementBy Johnbosco AgbakwuruABUJA— THE Federal Government on Tuesday, directed stakeholders and relevant agencies to design a comprehensive operational roadmap for the nationwide rollout of the 112 national emergency number.Accordingly, it constituted a committee comprising the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the National Emergency Management Agen
  
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• TCN declares force Majeure as Tower collapses on Kainji-Birnin Kebbi Line

  09-09-2026 01:22 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Obas Esiedesa, AbujaABUJA — The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has declared a force majeure event on the 330kV Kainji-Birnin Kebbi transmission line following the collapse of a transmission tower along the corridor.TCN, in a statement on Tuesday, said the incident occurred after the transmission line tripped at 10:44 p.m. on Monday, September 7, 2026.It said a trial reclosure was attempted at 11:07 p.m., but the line tripped again, prompting linesmen from TCN’s Birnin Kebb
  
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• Opay closure hoax: How to identify fake financial messages, avoid online scams

  09-09-2026 01:21 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Islamiyyah AdekanbiThe circulation of a fake notice claiming that fintech company OPay would suspend its operations has highlighted the need for members of the public to verify financial information before acting on or sharing it.
  The notice, which circulated on WhatsApp and other social media platforms, urged OPay customers to withdraw their funds ahead of an alleged shutdown. OPay subsequently dismissed the notice as false and advised customers to rely on its verified communication channel
  
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• Aptech awards N701m scholarships, attracts 8,000 Nigerian youths

  09-09-2026 01:19 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Prince Osuagwu
  More than 8,000 Nigerian youths have participated in the 18th edition of Aptech Career Quest, with over 200 aspiring technology and creative professionals receiving scholarships worth more than N701 million.
  The initiative, organised by Aptech Nigeria in collaboration with Middlesex University London, is part of efforts to expose young Nigerians to career opportunities in technology, creative industries and international education.
  Held from August 7 to 21, Career Quest featur
  
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• How failed calls trigger huge economic losses

  09-09-2026 01:16 via vanguardngr.com
  
  *SMEs lament: Our livelihood goes with poor network connections•Nigeria recorded over 5,000 fibre-optic cuts in six months – NCC•Telcos blame fiber cuts, vandalism, powerBy Juliet UmehFor Nigeria’s growing army of internet-reliant entrepreneurs and workers, the network bars on a mobile phone can mean the difference between earning a living and going home empty-handed.
  For an online seller, a lost connection can mean a missed order; for a ride-hailing driver, a missed trip;
  
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