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• Lagos-Ibadan Expressway remains blocked

  16-09-2026 09:58 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Efe OnodjaeThe Lagos-Ibadan Expressway remained blocked as of 7 a.m. on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, amid an ongoing traffic gridlock along the busy highway.A check by Vanguard on the social media platform X showed that the road was still impassable as of the time of filing this report.Motorists and commuters using the expressway were advised to exercise caution and consider alternative routes where possible.
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• N/Korea leader’s sister says only ‘idiots’ think they’ll give up nuclear weapons

  17-09-2026 09:01 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Thursday that the country’s nuclear-armed status was “absolute”, calling those hoping for its denuclearisation “idiots”.North Korea has legally enshrined its status as a nuclear weapons state, with its leadership declaring the country’s atomic arsenal permanent and irreversible.US President Donald Trump said in August that Pyongyang possesses 57 “very powerful” nuclear weapons, with Seoul
  
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• Trump to host China’s president Xi Jinping in White House

  17-09-2026 08:55 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The US military honor guard has been rehearsing and the new White House helipad is ready. But will Xi Jinping and Donald Trump achieve lift-off at their summit next week?Warnings of an AI apocalypse hang heavy over the Chinese president’s first talks at the White House with his US counterpart, with both countries racing for supremacy in this technology.Trump’s Iran war casts a long shadow too, as China seeks to avoid US sanctions against countries dealing with Tehran, despite report
  
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• NPERA to fine erring firms N20m over port infractions

  17-09-2026 08:52 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Cynthia Alo & Efe OnodjaeThe Nigerian Ports Economic Regulatory Agency, NPERA, has warned that corporations found in breach of its port regulations and operational standards will now face fines of up to N20 million, as it moves to enforce stricter compliance and boost efficiency in support of Nigeria’s $1 trillion economy target.The Director-General of NPERA, Dr Pius Akutah, who disclosed this Tuesday, when journalists paid him a courtesy visit, also stated that the powers vested i
  
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• I regret delaying telcos’ entry into financial services — Sanusi

  17-09-2026 08:47 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Muhammadu Sanusi II, the Emir of Kano, has said that one of his regrets in office as the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, was delaying the entry of telecommunications companies (telcos) into financial services.Sanusi spoke on Wednesday at the launch of the 2026 Access to Financial Services in Nigeria (A2F) survey by Enhancing Financial Innovation & Access (EFInA).“One of my regrets as CBN governor was delaying telcos’ entry into financial services,” the 
  
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• How to Download Pinterest Videos Without a Watermark in Seconds

  17-09-2026 08:32 via vanguardngr.com
  
  You saved a pin with a recipe, a makeup tutorial or an idea for the bedroom. Three weeks later you open it and all that’s left on screen is a grey box: the account deleted the video and your board is holding a dead link.It happens all the time, because a board saves the address of the video, not the video. With images Pinterest at least lets you save them from the share menu; with videos that option never appears. Which is why so many people end up looking for a Pinterest video download t
  
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• N1,470/litre; Tinubu economic policy pushing Nigerians to breaking point  —  ADC

  17-09-2026 08:31 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has warned President Bola Tinubu that his administration’s economic policies are pushing Nigerians “dangerously close to the limits of human endurance,” citing the rising cost of petrol, food and education.In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the party said that with petrol now selling for as much as N1,470 per litre, transportation, food and even basic education have become increasingly out o
  
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• Over 5bn people rely on forests for livelihoods — FAO

  17-09-2026 08:26 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Cynthia Alo & Kafayat KokumoMore than five billion people worldwide rely on forests to some extent for their livelihoods, yet its contribution to food security and nutrition remains largely overlooked in national statistics and policy frameworks, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has said.The FAO made this known in a new global report titled, ‘‘Forests for Food: Nourishing People, Sustaining the Planet’’, developed jointly with the
  
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• NIMASA vows to prioritise Cabotage implementation

  17-09-2026 08:23 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Godwin OritseThe Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dayo Mobereola, has reiterated that developing indigenous capacity in Nigeria’s maritime sector under the Cabotage regime remains a priority of the administration.Mobereola stated this on Tuesday during a tour of Marine Platforms’ African Pioneer Lagos vessel.The African Pioneer Lagos, with IMO Number 9808613, is a Nigerian-flagged offshore Diving Support Vessel (DSV), measuri
  
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• Gas price rises by 8.3% to N1,300/kg, higher in informal locations

  17-09-2026 08:15 via vanguardngr.com
  
  •Marketers explain whyBy Mariam EkoThe price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), otherwise known as cooking gas, increased by 8.3 percent on a Month-on-Month, MoM, bases to N1,300 per kilogram (kg) as at September 16, 2026 from N1,200 it was sold in the corresponding period of August 2026.Checks by Vanguard confirmed that the current price of LPG in Lagos, varies by gas plants. Accredited gas stations were selling one kilogram (kg) at N1,300 while other smaller gas plants sold at N1,350 and
  
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• Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, September 17, 2026

  17-09-2026 08:04 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Nigerian naira is trading at different levels against the United States dollar across the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) and the parallel market on Thursday, September 17, 2026.The latest available market data puts the dollar at about ₦1,330.31 at the official market as of Thursday morning. The rate represents the latest available indication for the NFEM, where the exchange rate is determined by market transactions.The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) describes the NFEM
  
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• Aisha Buhari visits Atiku amid 2027 political activities

  17-09-2026 07:26 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Former First Lady Aisha Buhari has paid a visit to former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), in Abuja.Atiku disclosed the meeting in a post on his social media platforms on Wednesday, describing the visit by the widow of former President Muhammadu Buhari as “warm and deeply appreciated.”Although neither Atiku nor Aisha disclosed the purpose of the visit or details of their discussion, the meeting comes as political act
  
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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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• I’ll continue to prioritise education, youth development – Salisu

  17-09-2026 01:58 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By James Ogunnaike, AbeokutaThe Senator representing Ogun Central Senatorial District, Shuaibu Afolabi Salisu, has reaffirmed his commitment to education, describing it as the most enduring form of empowerment and a foundation for individual and societal development.Salisu spoke in Abeokuta, Ogun State, during the distribution of educational materials to senior secondary school students and beneficiaries of the SAS Scholarship Scheme in Ogun Central Senatorial District.The event was held at the
  
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• Nigeria’s 38m under-fives face developmental gaps, say stakeholders

  17-09-2026 01:55 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Joseph Erunke, AbujaWith about 38 million children under the age of five in Nigeria, stakeholders in the early childhood development (ECD) sector have called for urgent and coordinated investment in the formative years, warning that failures to adequately nurture the country’s youngest population could have far-reaching consequences for its human capital development.The stakeholders, comprising government representatives, development partners, civil society organisations, academics and
  
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• FG strengthens grassroots economic support with NASENI clean-energy intervention in Oyo

  17-09-2026 01:46 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Adeola BadruThe Federal Government has extended its technology-driven empowerment and clean-energy intervention to Oyo State as the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) intensified efforts to deploy science, engineering and innovation as practical tools for reducing economic hardship and expanding livelihood opportunities across the country.The intervention, under the NASENI Sustainable Empowerment Programme (NSEP), provided beneficiaries with renewable-energy
  
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• NCDMB Book Reading: Nwabuikwu reflects on Nigeria’s pain, promise

  17-09-2026 01:39 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Emem Idio, YenagoaVeteran journalist and strategic communication professional, Mr. Paul Nwabuikwu, has reflected on Nigeria’s troubled history, present realities and enduring possibilities in his latest book, “The Pain and the Promise”: Insights and Fragments on Nigeria and People, Public and Personal (1990–2025).Nwabuikwu spoke on Tuesday in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, during the fifth edition of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board ,NCDMB, Book Reading
  
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• Ugoni Community backs NDLEA crackdown on illicit drug production lab

  17-09-2026 01:06 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Joseph ErunkeThe Ugoni community in Ebonyi State has commended the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for dismantling an alleged industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory operating in Ugoni Okposi Okwu, while calling for a thorough investigation and prosecution of all persons found culpable.The community, through the Patron of the Ugoni Youth Development Union, Chinonso Obasi, said it neither supported nor harboured illicit drug production or any criminal enterprise, stressing th
  
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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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