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• Mass Failure: ‘Proposed remedial measures by JAMB timely, necessary’

  14-05-2025 17:11 via vanguardngr.com
   An Education expert, Mr Simon Fowowe, has commended the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), on plans to review the just concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).Fowowe, who is the National President of the Association of Nursery and Primary Education Instructors (ANPEIN), made the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), on Wednesday in Lagos.Fowowe described the plan as “timely and necessary” saying that there should be
  
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• Gas supply rises 11% to 5metric tonnes daily

  24-12-2025 07:05 via vanguardngr.com
  By Mariam EkoThe supply of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG, also known as cooking gas increased by 11 percent, month-on-month, MoM to 5.0 metric tonnes per day in November 2025 from 4.5 metric tonnes per day in October.The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, disclosed this in its Factsheet report for November 2025 released yesterday.According to the report, the nation’s consumption dropped by 34.5 percent to 3.992 metric tonnes per day in November 2
  
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• PETROL: Consumers urge Dangote to expand partner stations

  24-12-2025 07:02 via vanguardngr.com
  As MRS begins N739/litre salesBy Obas Esiedesa, AbujaFollowing the reduction in the pump price of petrol by the Dangote Refinery, motorists in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have urged the company to increase the number of its partner retail outlets to make the product more readily available in the nation’s capital.Dangote Refinery last week announced MRS Oil as its partner retail outlet, mandated to dispense petrol at N739 per litre nationwide.With NNPC Retail outlets selling p
  
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• Nigeria’s Net Forex inflow rises 12% to $41.73bn

  24-12-2025 06:48 via vanguardngr.com
  By Elizabeth Adegbesan Nigeria recorded a 12.3 percent year on year (YoY) increase in net foreign exchange inflow to to $41.73billion in the first eight months of 2025 (8m’25), from $37.14billion in the corresponding period of?2024 (8m’24). Analysis of  data from  the monthly economic reports of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) showed that the increase in net forex inflow was driven by a 21.3 per cent rise in forex inflow into the economy which cancell
  
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• Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, December 24, 2025

  24-12-2025 06:46 via vanguardngr.com
  ​The Nigerian Naira opened the Christmas Eve trading session with slight fluctuations against the United States Dollar across both the official and informal markets.As of the morning of December 24, 2025, data from the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) and various Bureau De Change (BDC) hubs show the local currency maintaining a relatively stable range despite increased seasonal demand for foreign exchange.​Official Market Performance (NFEM)
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• Insecurity: Interfaith collaboration key to ending violence in Nigeria – GIMP-Nigeria

  24-12-2025 06:28 via vanguardngr.com
  The Guild of Interfaith Media Practitioners Nigeria, GIMP-Nigeria, has urged the Federal Government and other stakeholders to embrace deliberate and sustained interfaith collaboration as a critical pathway to ending the lingering insecurity across the country.In a Christmas message to mark the 2025 celebration, observed on Thursday, December 25, the Guild said the security challenges arising from Boko Haram insurgency, banditry, kidnappings and other criminal activities cannot be resolved throu
  
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• Nigeria didn’t meet oil revenue target in 1st half of 2025 —Budget office

  24-12-2025 05:25 via vanguardngr.com
  By Favour UleborABUJA—The Budget Office of the Federation has said that Nigeria did not meet oil revenue targets in the first half of year 2025, representing first and second quarters (Q1 and Q2) of 2025.The office, in its Q1 2025 budget implementation report, said gross oil revenue stood at N4.55 trillion in the reviewed quarter.The government agency said the figure represents a shortfall of N8.21 trillion (64.35 percent) from the N12.76 trillion “prorate projected quarterly gross
  
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• Court grants ex-AGF, Malami bail, adjourns case to Jan 5

  24-12-2025 05:14 via vanguardngr.com
  By Haruna AliyuBirnin Kebbi — The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja Judicial Division, has granted interim bail to former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, SAN, in a matter involving the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).The ruling was delivered yesterday by Justice Bello Kawu.According to the court paper sighted by Vanguard, the bail was granted on the same terms earlier considered by the EFCC, including the surrender of Malami’s in
  
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• Navy rescues 20 as vessel catches fire on Calabar channel

  24-12-2025 05:12 via vanguardngr.com
  By Ike UchechukwuCalabar—The Nigerian Navy has rescued 20 crew members after a vessel caught fire along the Calabar Channel on Monday night.The Base Operations Officer, Lt.-Cdr. Kelechi Ahunanya, disclosed this in a statement made available to Vanguard in Calabar, yesterday.Ahunanya said the vessel, Motor Vessel (MV) Chimba Express, had 21 persons on board, comprising 14 Nigerians and seven Cameroonians, noting that one crew member remains missing as of the time of filing this report.Acco
  
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• 10 die in Jos-Bauchi road multiple auto crashes

  24-12-2025 05:11 via vanguardngr.com
  By Marie-Therese NanlongJos — No fewer than 10 persons were killed in a multiple auto crashes that occurred in the early hours of yesterday along the Jos-Bauchi Road, near a military checkpoint on the outskirts of Jos, Plateau State.The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Plateau State Sector Command, confirmed that the crashes occurred at about 12:12 a.m. and involved four vehicles—two articulated trucks and two Ford Galaxy minibuses.
  A total of 19 persons, comprising 17 males and tw
  
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• Dangerous allegations of witchcraft, diabolism destroying communities in Igboland 

  24-12-2025 05:02 via vanguardngr.com
  By Anayo Okoli, Ugochukwu Alaribe, Jeff Agbodo, Alumona Ukwueze & Emmanuel IheakaENUGU-DESPITE various intensive campaigns against harmful traditional/cultural discriminatory practices and inhuman treatment that deprive citizens of certain rights and privileges, some of these practices are still going on in many communities in Igbo land, causing animosity and tearing hitherto peaceful communities apart.Particularly, accusations of witchcraft and diabolism are the common ones pitching brothe
  
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• Sanwo-Olu hosts Jakande, Johnsons, Mogaji, Otedola families for 2025 Eyo Festival

  24-12-2025 04:55 via vanguardngr.com
  By Osa Mbonu-Amadi, Arts EditorGovernor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, has hosted representatives of the families of Jakande, Johnsons, Mogaji, and Otedola as part of the activities running up to the 2025 Eyo Festival, scheduled for December 27, 2025.The event took place at the State House Marina, Lagos, amid colourful display of Eyo masquerades and other performers.Speaking at the event, the governor said the 2025 Eyo Festival would showcase the deepness of Lagos cultural heritage, explain
  
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• Gazette furore: NBA, Atiku seek suspension of tax laws

  24-12-2025 04:52 via vanguardngr.com
  By Henry Umoru & Gift OdekinaABUJA — The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has called for suspension of the Tax Reform Acts over alleged alteration of some sections in the gazetted version, as opposed to what was passed by the National Assembly.Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar also called for the immediate suspension of the new tax laws over alleged alterations made after passage by the National Assembly just as he tasked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to investi
  
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• Agbasiere highlights impact of data across digital platforms

  24-12-2025 01:58 via vanguardngr.com
  By Etop EkanemA communication and marketing analytics professional, Chinyere Agbasiere, has harped on the impact of data on  digital platforms and how it shapes engagement and decision-making in the digital economy.Disclosing this in a statement recently, she asserts that data-driven communication is essential for understanding audiences, boosting engagement, and building trust across digital platforms.According to Agbasiere in the statement, every digital interaction produces feedback tha
  
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• Another ambush of the tax reforms, by Rotimi Fasan

  24-12-2025 01:41 via vanguardngr.com
  The quality of the politicians that are to be found in Nigerian opposition parties and the nature of their politics is an analyst’s nightmare. Their attitude complicates their arguments, which are almost always flawed, thereby making the analyst appear unduly critical. To be clear, as far as the executive goes, the opposition is today virtually non-existent, with 29 of the 36 states governors now part of the ruling party. Of the remaining eight, shame would probably not let
  
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• Sokoto sets National benchmark in grassroots security, empowerment, development- Commissioner

  24-12-2025 01:39 via vanguardngr.com
  By Musa UbandawakiSOKOTO:The Sokoto State Ministry for Local Government and Community Development has recorded far reaching achievements in 2026, consolidating grassroots governance and community resilience under the leadership of the Commissioner, Hon. Ibrahim Dado Adire (Dallatun Gobir).The commissioner while speaking to newsmen on Monday said, across the state, the ministry has pursued an aggressive development agenda aligned with the administration’s security, economic recovery and so
  
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• Stakeholders applaud APM Terminals Kano’s decade of logistics excellence

  24-12-2025 01:35 via vanguardngr.com
  By Godwin OritseAPM Terminals Kano marked its 10th anniversary, reaffirming its strong commitment to strengthening national supply chains, with particular focus on the North where seaborne trade requires tailored logistics solutions.
  The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Kano/Jigawa Zonal Command and other stakeholders have commended APM Terminals Kano for its contributions to trade facilitation and the local economy during the terminal’s 10th anniversary celebration.
  Customs Area Comptroller
  
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• Dangers in altering statutory provisions after passage

  24-12-2025 01:29 via vanguardngr.com
  The Nigerian tax system has undergone significant transformation in recent years, driven by the need to modernise tax administration, eliminate obsolete provisions, and enhance revenue generation for sustainable economic development.Not surprising, a number of comprehensive tax legislations, the Nigeria Tax Act 2025, Nigeria Tax Administration Act 2025, Nigeria Revenue Service (Establishment) Act 2025, and the Joint Revenue Board of Nigeria (Establishment) Act 2025, were enacted. However, recen
  
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• Will they know it’s Christmas? By Okoh Aihe

  24-12-2025 01:22 via vanguardngr.com
  Usually this headline provides cover for a certain segment of the society whose conditions are so blighted that even the festivities of Christmas and End-of-Year also exclude them. They live in the society but are more in the fringes, sheltered by the statistics of about 232 million people in the land but grossly under-provided for. They hardly know it’s Christmas! Tomorrow is Christmas day.
  There are quite a number of people who won’t know it’s Christmas, and you wi
  
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• Okirika extends Christmas greetings to Gbaramatu monarch, other 

  24-12-2025 01:20 via vanguardngr.com
  A proud son of Gbaramatu Kingdom and Publisher, Dandora Magazine, Mr. Tony Okirika, has extended warm yuletide season’s greetings to His Royal Majesty, Oboro-Gbaraun II, Aketekpe, Agadagba: the 26th Pere of the Ancient Gbaramatu Kingdom, as well as other high-networth individuals from the kingdom, including Chief Oweizide Ekpemupolo (TomPolo), Chairman, Tantita Security Services Nig. Ltd (TSSNL); Rt. Hon. Emomotimi Guwor, Speaker, DTHA; Dr. Dennis Otuaro, MD, Presidential Amnesty Program
  
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• Simba TVS group partners with Credicorp to empower 10,000 women as mobility entrepreneurs

  24-12-2025 01:15 via vanguardngr.com
  Simba TVS, pioneer of the Queen Riders Programme, Nigeria’s largest women-focused automobile empowerment initiative, has strengthened its partnership with Consumer Credit Corporation of Nigeria (CREDICORP) and Gamma Mobility in support of the Federal Government-led Mobility Programme aimed at economically empowering 10,000 women nationwide.The collaboration was officially launched in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), where CREDICORP, working with Gamma Mobility, handed over a fleet of
  
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• Hardship: FG gets 52% of federation revenue, stop blaming govs alone — Radda

  24-12-2025 01:03 via vanguardngr.com
  By Ogalah IbrahimGovernor Dikko Radda of Katsina State has urged Nigerians to stop blaming state governors alone for the country’s worsening economic hardship, saying the Federal Government controls more than half of the nation’s monthly federation revenue.Governor Radda of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and Chairman of the North-West Governors’ Forum, made the disclosure in an interview with Radio France Internationale, RFI, Hausa programme.According to him, while public
  
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• Emergency presidential power: Judicial minimalism as threat to Nigerian Federation and democracy

  24-12-2025 00:32 via vanguardngr.com
  By OLARINRE SALAKO“In federal democracies with weak legislatures and dominant executives, courts cannot rely on implicit guardrails where explicit constitutional safeguards exist.”Constitutions are not merely legal documents; they are moral covenants. They embody a people’s collective judgement about power—how it should be acquired, exercised, restrained, and relinquished. In federations especially, constitutions are acts of trust: trust that no arm of governme
  
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• Kannywood’s masquerades: Why reputation and digitalisation now matter

  24-12-2025 00:30 via vanguardngr.com
  By YUSHAU SHUAIBMany movie lovers celebrate actors and actresses whose faces dominate the screen, yet rarely pause to acknowledge the unseen hands that actually give life to a film. Behind every successful production are the masquerades of the industry—the faceless men and women who shape the scripts, mould the characters, secure locations, organise production, manage marketing, and ensure distribution. Without them, even the most talented actors would be shadows without substance.I
  
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• Lack of political will hampering fight against insecurity — Kwankwaso

  24-12-2025 00:15 via vanguardngr.com
  By Bashir BelloKANO—The 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, has said that a lack of political will on the part of the President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government is hampering efforts to tackle insecurity in the country.Kwankwaso, a two-term former governor of Kano State, stated this while speaking as Special Guest of Honour at the passing-out parade of 2,000 newly recruited watchmen under the Kano State Neighbourhood Watch C
  
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• Court orders status quo over Onisemo stool dispute

  24-12-2025 00:14 via vanguardngr.com
  By Henry OjeluA Lagos State High Court has ordered all parties to maintain the status quo in the simmering dispute over the proposed installation of a new Onisemo of Lagos, pending further hearing of a suit challenging the selection process.The order followed an ex parte application filed by members of the Onisemo Chieftaincy Family, who are opposing moves to install Mr. Lookman Oluwa, also known as Lookman Noah Fagbayi, as the traditional ruler.The claimants in the suit are Princess Olabiyi Ko
  
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• Arsenal reach League Cup semis with shoot-out win over Palace

  23-12-2025 23:44 via vanguardngr.com
  Kepa Arrizabalaga was Arsenal’s League Cup quarter-final hero with the decisive penalty shoot-out save that completed a miserable evening for Crystal Palace defender Maxence Lacroix on Tuesday.Lacroix’s own goal put Arsenal ahead with 10 minutes left at the Emirates Stadium before Marc Guehi snatched Palace’s stoppage-time equaliser in the 1-1 draw.That set the stage for a shoot-out in which both teams scored their first seven penalties.William Saliba converted Arsenal’s
  
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• Turkish official says plane reported electrical failure before crash

  23-12-2025 23:42 via vanguardngr.com
  A private jet carrying the head of Libya’s armed forces requested emergency landing because of electrical failure before it crashed Tuesday, a senior Turkish official said.“A private jet carrying Libyan Chief of General Staff Mohammed al-Haddad, four members of his entourage and three crew members reported an emergency to the air traffic control centre due to an electrical failure, asking for an emergency landing,” Burhanettin Duran, head of the presidency’s communicatio
  
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• AFCON: Tunisia ease past Uganda 3-1 to go top of Group C

  23-12-2025 23:23 via vanguardngr.com
  Elias Achouri’s double helped Tunisia ease to a 3-1 win over Uganda in their opening game at the Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday.Ellyes Skhiri headed in an early opener and FC Copenhagen winger Achouri then scored twice either side of half-time in a game played in relentless rain in Rabat. Denis Omedi netted a late consolation for Uganda.The result leaves Tunisia on top of Group C after the opening round of matches, above Nigeria on goal difference following a 2-1 victory for the Super E
  
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• Libya’s top military chief killed in plane crash in Turkey

  23-12-2025 22:55 via vanguardngr.com
  Libya’s prime minister said the chief of staff of the country’s army and other military officials were killed in an airplane accident in Turkey on Tuesday after visiting Ankara.“It is with deep sadness and great sorrow that we learnt of the death of the Libyan army’s chief of general staff”, Mohammed al-Haddad, Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah said on his Facebook page.Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said his country’s gendarmerie had found the wreck
  
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