Below are the headlines found on The Vanguard Online Newspaper for today, Wednesday, 27 September, 2017.
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
The Senate, after a two-hour closed-door session, yesterday, declared that Nigeria's unity is not negotiable.The post Nigerias unity not negotiable Senate appeared first on Vanguard News.
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki has been widely criticised for his apparent defence of IPOB. A number of lawmakers from the House of Representatives called the 'Progressive Caucus', released a statement in which some worrisome allegations were made.They said: 'A clear pattern of overt support to the leader of the terrorist group had since been established unThe post Nnamdi Kanu and alleged friends in high places appeared first on Vanguard News.
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
The Federal Government has, to date, released N336 billion from the 2017 Budget to ministries, departments and agencies, MDAs, for funding of capital projects in the first quarter of 2017.The post FG releases N336bn in first quarter appeared first on Vanguard News.
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, yesterday, decla-red October 1 as a day of prayers for the country.The post CAN declares October 1 prayers day appeared first on Vanguard News.
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
SCORES of youths in the Southeast region have called on lawmakers and policy makers to come up with laws that would put to an end the sufferings of women in the rural communities.The post Southeast youths want poverty among rural women addressed appeared first on Vanguard News.
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
THE National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has resuscitated its moribund farm settlements in Bauchi, Kebbi, Oyo and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja.The post NYSC rescucitates farm settlements appeared first on Vanguard News.
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
Africa's richest man and President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has raised the alarm over insecurity in the country, particularly kidnapping, saying investors are being scared away from the country.The post Kidnappers scaring away investors ' Dangote appeared first on Vanguard News.
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
CHAIRMAN, Senate Committee on the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Senator Dino Melaye (APC, Kogi West), yesterday, frustrated efforts by legal officials from the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to serve him with a notice of recall.The post Melaye refuses to abandon plenary, frustrates INECs to serve him notice appeared first on Vanguard News.
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
Chairman of South East Governors' Forum and Governor of Ebonyi State, Mr David Umahi, yesterday, stated that the South-East governors have concluded arrangements to re-absorb, rehabilitate and empower youths who were misled by the agitation of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, in the country.The post S-East govs to rehabilitate, empower IPOB members ' Umahi appeared first on Vanguard News.
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
Lady mechanic and pride of Edo State, Sandra Aguebor, prominent Edo citizens and companies who have exceled in various endeavours are to be honoured in London, United Kingdom.The post Edo festival in London: Lady mechanic, others get award appeared first on Vanguard News.
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has unveiled a 20-foot statue of the first Premier of defunct Western region, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, even as he revealed the state's stand on Nigeria's restructuring.The post Ambode backs restructuring, unveils 20ft Awolowo statue appeared first on Vanguard News.
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
VICE President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday challenged African tax administrators to address issues relating to Base Erosion and Profit Shifting, BEPS, and increase transparency in resource mobilisation.The post Osinbajo tasks African tax administrators on BEPS appeared first on Vanguard News.
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State yesterday said that in order to avert disaster and the resultant loss of lives and properties in the state, his administration has scaled up the monitoring and surveillance capacities of relevant agencies to ensure compliance with appropriate laws.The post LASG raises agencies' monitoring, surveillance capacities appeared first on Vanguard News.
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
Lagos State House of Assembly member, representing Oshodi-Isolo constituency 02, Mr Jude Idimogu, has reaffirmed his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, saying he belonged to APC.The post Lagos lawmaker affirms defection to APC appeared first on Vanguard News.
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
THE wife of Abia State Governor, Mrs. Nkechi Ikpeazu, has empowered 44 indigenes of Umunneochi Council area of the State who graduated from the State Government's sponsored skills acquisition training programme with working equipment and materials to enable them practice the various trades they learned. The post Abia gov's wife equips 44 skills acquisition graduates appeared first on Vanguard News.
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
THE Counsellors Association of Nigeria, CASSON, has said that it would evolve programmes aimed at imbibing the spirit of confidence among Nigerians.The post Councillors strive to imbibe spirit of confidence in Nigerians appeared first on Vanguard News.
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
The debate on whether radiations from telecommunication masts are dangerous to human health was recently rekindled by the National Environmental Standard, Regulatory and Enforcement Agency, NESREA, Director General, Dr Lawence Anukam. In a television interview, he had, while citing a World Health Organisation, WHO, report cautioned against unregulated siting of telecoms masts in residential areas and warned against undue human exposure to them.The post Making telecoms masts safer around people a
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
Okupe:I was the one who raised that issue, and I still say that Jonathan, as one person and as a leader of a country is perhaps, the most abused in terms of hate speech in the history of this country. Now, your question is extremely very pertinent. If somebody has gone through it and nothing happened, do we now have a justification to want to stop it' Yes, we do.The post Biafra that we forgot almost 50 years ago, things are now happening as if we were in 1967 appeared first on Vanguard News
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
PDP candidate, Oseloka Obaze, has dismissed insinuations that the immediate past governor of the state Mr. Peter Obi, is trying to foist him on the state, saying that the former governor is only acting as a coach to ensure the PDP returns to power. The PDP candidate also affirmed his readiness if voted to power to serve only one term in office in order to uphold the rotation principle.The post Obi is our coach, he is good ' Obaze appeared first on Vanguard News.
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
DR.Tony Nwoye as governor of Anambra State would prioritise the completion of the link roads initiated by the immediate past administration of Mr. Peter Obi but abandoned by the Willie Obiano administration.The post Ill complete link roads Obiano abandoned ' Nwoye appeared first on Vanguard News.
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
Leaders of the Christian Organization of Nigeria (CAN) and the Anambra Consensus Project (ACP) yesterday visited and offered prayers for the UPP candidate, Chief Osita Chidoka.The post CAN leaders, Consensus Project pray for Chidoka appeared first on Vanguard News.
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
THE industrial town of Nnewi has suddenly become a political pride as the major political parties contesting the November 18 governorship went to the town to shop for running mates.The post How Nnewi became the political bride appeared first on Vanguard News.
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
THE Campaign for Democracy, CD, has raised the alarm over what it described as deteriorating security in some locations of the state that may affect the peaceful conduct of the November governorship election and urged Governor Willie Obiano to rejig the Operation Kpochapu which sanitized Upper Iweke when he newly assumed office as the state Governor.The post CD tasks Obiano on security appeared first on Vanguard News.
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
POLITICAL appointees in Cross River State are now living in fear after Governor Ben Ayade ordered an audit of his political appointments to weed out ghost appointees.The post Panic grips C-River political appointees as Ayade orders audit appeared first on Vanguard News.
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
The Economic andFinancial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has filed an appeal at Sokoto Division of the Court of Appeal, challenging the ruling of the Sokoto State High Court in respect of pardon granted by Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, to five persons who were charged for fraud alongside a former governor of the state, Attahiru Bafarawa.The post EFCC challenges pardon granted state officials by Tambuwal appeared first on Vanguard News.
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
Mr Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, has urged the media to ensure effective utilisation of the Freedom of Information Act, to promote transparency and accountability in governance.The post The media doesn't even use FOI Act like CSOs and lawyers Femi Adesina appeared first on Vanguard News.
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
THE Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, LCCI, has said that Nigeria's exit from recession presents a positive signal on Nigeria's economic outlook and will impact positively on investors' confidence in the economy.The post Exit from recession will impact positively on investors' confidence LCCI appeared first on Vanguard News.
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
NIGERIA Union of Pensioners, NUP, has warned that it will not support any further verification exercise, insisting that it will not allow its members to go through what its described as 'endless verification exercise.'The post We won't support further verification exercise NUP appeared first on Vanguard News.
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
LEADING Pension Fund Administrator, PFA, Trustfund Pensions Plc, few days ago, gathered pensioners and prospective pensioners in Lagos on its platform, to update them on trends in the nation's pension industry. The post Trustfund Pensions gives updates on new trends appeared first on Vanguard News.
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
PRODUCERS ofMargarineand Butteralso referred to as (Spread) have resorted to positioning their products based on consumers' health concerns and income.The post Spread producers position on health, product segmentation to win consumers hearts appeared first on Vanguard News.
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
THE incursion of fringe products into the market space for liquid dish washing soap is beginning to pose serious sale challenges to major producers in terms of product pricing and quantity.The post Fringe liquid dish washing soap manufacturers pressurize majors appeared first on Vanguard News.
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
INSTINCTWAVE UK, parent company of InstinctWave Nigeria is billed to hold its annual, MarketingWorld award and summit in Ghana. The Awards which is in its seventh year will feature Marketing360 Summit, a gathering focused at bringing together leaders in the ecosystem to share industry insights across the entire integrated marketing communications sector in Africa. The post InstinctWave takes summit to Ghana appeared first on Vanguard News.
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
SEVEN UP Bottling Company, SBC, makers of Pepsi, has embarked on a price compliance campaign as a market strategy to retain existing consumers and gain prospective ones.The post SBC deepens customer affinity with retained price appeared first on Vanguard News.
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
The naira, yesterday, appreciated further to N359.89 per dollar in the Investor and Exporter (I&E) Foreign Exchange Window.The post Naira further appreciates to 359.89/$ in NAFEX appeared first on Vanguard News.
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
THE Seme border Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, collected N701.5 million as revenue in August 2017 as against N499.6 million recorded in August 2016, representing a year-on-year increase of 40.4 percent.The post Customs monthly revenue at Seme border up 40.4% appeared first on Vanguard News.
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
THE wind of hatred fuelled by stereotypes has continued to blow across the country unhindered. This lunacy over the decades is often celebrated joyously by different perpetrators in various parts of the country to spite others without thinking of the harmful effects on their targets who are largely from the sections of the country they hate.The post Managing hate speeches appeared first on Vanguard News.
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
Valentine ObienyemThe post Campaign Manual: Between Obaze and Obiano appeared first on Vanguard News.
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
THERE is no doubt 2017 has been an interesting year for consumers of Electronic products all over the world, as the finest of innovative breathtaking products were introduced into the market ranging from OLED TVs to washing machines; sound systems; robotic technologies; air conditioning units; refrigerators among others. The post LG's V30 smartphone to burst mobile market appeared first on Vanguard News.
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
INTERNATIONAL Telecommunications Union, ITU and the Commonwealth of Technology Organisations, CTO, have warned Nigerian ICT Policy makers and their African counterparts, to be mindful of the fact that the old way of doing things will fail and deny the continent of joining the league of forward looking global economies if they do not embrace new investment areas in ICT business.The post Find new options for broadband investment, ITU tells African ICT policymakers appeared first on Vanguard News.
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
The Auditor General of the Federation, AuGF, has discovered another N556.2 million missing in the Federation Account.The post How ministries, agencies waste Nigeria's resources appeared first on Vanguard News.
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
ZINOX Technologies Ltd is building tomorrow around the school kids of today. The technology company is not just joining in the refrain that youths are the future leaders but is also walking the talk by providing the platform that would enable them take up that leadership role.The post GTX NOTEBOOK: Zinox equips students with legacy tab appeared first on Vanguard News.
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
IPI Solutions Nigeria Limited has been selected as one of the '10 Fastest Growing Microsoft Solution Providers in 2017.' This recognition was contained in the latest edition of the Silicon Review magazine monthly publication released.The post IPI becomes 2017 Microsoft's fastest growing solutions provider appeared first on Vanguard News.
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
Super Eagles striker, Odion Ighalo is resisting the temptation of playing mind games ahead of the FIFA 2018 World Cup qualifier against Zambia October 7 in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.The post FIFA 2018 WCQ: I'm not interested in Zambia mind games ' Ighalo appeared first on Vanguard News.
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
Zambia coach Wedson Nyirenda is now talking tough ahead of next month's crucial World Cup qualifier in Nigeria ' saying no trick by Nigeria will stop his team from qualifying for next year's World Cup in Russia.The post Nigeria's tricks won't stop Zambia from World Cup Coach Nyirenda appeared first on Vanguard News.
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
FORMER Technical Director of the then Nigeria Football Association (NFA), Chief Kashimawo Laloko has absolved goalkeeper, Ikechukwu Ezenwa of any blames in the team's 4-1 drubbing by the Black Stars in the West Africa Football Union (WAFU) Cup final, saying the team lost due to inexperience, but urged them to build on the experience gained from the tournament.The post Laloko absolves Ezenwa of blame appeared first on Vanguard News.
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
Flykite Promotions, organisers of GOtv Boxing Night, have assured fans coming to the 12th edition of the event of adequate security in and around the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium, Lagos, venue of the event.The post GOtv Boxing Night 12: Organisers promise adequate security appeared first on Vanguard News.
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola fears French full-back Benjamin Mendy faces months on the sidelines with injury and compared his situation to Ilkay Gundogan's nine-month lay-off.The post Mendy set for long injury absence Guardiola appeared first on Vanguard News.
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice on his 400th Real Madrid appearance as the Champions League holders defeated Borussia Dortmund 3-1, while Harry Kane grabbed a hat-trick in Tottenham Hotspur's 3-0 win at APOEL Nicosia on Tuesday.The post Ronaldo marks milestone, in-form Kane fires Spurs appeared first on Vanguard News.
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
Jamie Carragher does not expect Rafa Benitez to have a long stint at Newcastle United but backed the Spanish manager to keep them in the Premier League.The post Carragher: Benitezs reign will be short appeared first on Vanguard News.
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