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Vanguard Lawyers fault demand for deposits before emergency treatment of patients

Some Lagos-based lawyers on Saturday, warned hospitals and healthcare providers against demanding upfront payments before treating...

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Vanguard Missing $12.4bn: ADC asks Tinubu to explain Nigeria’s unaccounted funds

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has challenged President Bola Tinubu to explain a $12.4 billion discrepancy in Nigeria’s ext...

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Vanguard Ambassador Dele Cole dies at 86

Eminent journalist, Ambassador Dele Cole, is dead. The post Ambassador Dele Cole dies at 86 appeared first on Vanguard News.

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Vanguard Egypt’s president says country ready to defend Saudi Arabia ‘if requested’

"Egypt, of course, with the directives of His Majesty King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, will carry out any measure...

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Vanguard JAMB moves to rescue graduates stuck for years over NIN data mismatch

The initiative is part of measures by the examination body to remove administrative bottlenecks that have left graduates stranded...

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Farmers Weekly AgriSA shifts focus from policy commitments to measurable results

AgriSA has adopted five policy mandates aimed at addressing the structural challenges facing South African agriculture. The propos...

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TechCabal Cracking the Nigerian syllabus: How Ex-UNILAG students engineered an exam cheat-code

UniBeta uses AI to help Nigerian university students prepare for exams.

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TechCabal Why an Ethiopian nurse swapped her scrubs for software

Medanit is a digital healthcare platform that is aiming to make healthcare easier to access in Ethiopia.

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TechCabal JAMB’s Canadian ambition: A $20 ticket to a system parents fought to leave

JAMB plans to offer its entrance exam in Ottawa from 2027, using Nigeria’s diplomatic mission rather than building a new facility....

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Premium Times INTERVIEW: How Johnvents is turning Nigeria’s cocoa challenges into a global agribusiness

John Alamu, founder and Group Managing Director of Capitalsage Holdings, explains how Johnvents is tackling challenges in Nigeria’...

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Premium Times ‘Things not as bad as people claim; Tinubu is fixing Nigeria’ — Jide Kosoko

The veteran actor acknowledged Nigerians’ economic hardship but maintained that President Bola Tinubu’s reforms were correcting de...

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Vanguard Police rescue baby allegedly sold by mother for N2m

The Police Command in Oyo State has rescued a one-month-old baby girl, allegedly sold by her mother for N2 million to one Folawewo...

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Vanguard Top 5 African countries with the most visa-free travel if you own their passport

Seychelles has one of Africa’s most powerful passports, giving its citizens broad access to destinations across the world without...

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Vanguard Buhari offered to support Osinbajo’s presidential bid four times — Akande counters Babachir Lawal

He said Buhari had, on at least four separate occasions, personally offered to support Osinbajo, asking him, “If I don’t support y...

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Vanguard Kwara APC: Oba leads peace committee to reconcile aggrieved members

By Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin Elder statesman and former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Oba AbdulRaheem, OFR, is...

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Vanguard I’d have left Real Madrid if I were Vinicius, says Mourinho

"If it were me in his place, probably I wouldn't be here. In this last summer I would have forced an exit to a league, a country,...

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Vanguard Zelensky says Trump waiving sanctions ‘rewards’ Putin, warns Moscow wants ‘blackout’ in Ukraine

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that US President Donald Trump's decision to block Russia sanctions only "rewards" Russ...

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Vanguard Pope to return to Vatican after cancer surgery

Pope Leo XIV will leave the Rome hospital Saturday where he has been recovering from lung cancer surgery, the Vatican said, after...

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Vanguard FG destroys over 19,000 illicit weapons in anti-terrorism drive — Ribadu

The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, disclosed this on Saturday in Sokoto during a high-level brainstorming se...

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Vanguard Ex-Senegal president Macky Sall withdraws as candidate for UN leader

Former president of Senegal Macky Sall on Saturday withdrew from the seven-person race to be the next UN secretary-general, a day...

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Vanguard 2027: We’ll defeat Tinubu in 12 states – Makinde’s campaign

The Makinde-Daura Presidential Campaign Organisation, MDPCO, has vowed that its candidate, Seyi Makinde of the Allied Peoples Move...

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Vanguard Nigeria’s biggest problem is grinding poverty, not religion — Makinde

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has declared that Nigeria’s biggest problem is grinding poverty, not religion, urging Christians t...

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Vanguard Nigeria’s stability will attract long-term investment — Cardoso

Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Olayemi Cardoso, has said sustained macroeconomic stability, declining inflation and...

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Vanguard Investors bank on Tinubu’s re-election, continuity of reforms — Oyedele

Nigeria's economic reforms have strengthened investor confidence, with financial markets and the international community pricing i...

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