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Vanguard Two Nigerians bag 189 months for $2.4m US cyber fraud

Two Nigerians resident in the United States, Chijioke Timothy Odimegwu and Harafat Mogaji, have been sentenced to a combined 189 m...

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Vanguard Marine logistics firm expands operations into Angola

Leading indigenous marine logistics and offshore support company, Tamrose Limited, has expanded its operations into Angola in orde...

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Vanguard We inherited net external reserve at $859m — CBN

By EmekaAnaeto, Babajide Komolafe & Emma Ujah The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revealed that the nation’s Net External Reserv...

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Vanguard Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, September 30, 2026

The Nigerian currency, the naira, exhibited relative stability against the United States dollar across both the official and paral...

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Farmers Weekly Layers or broilers: choose the business before the bird

Broilers offer a short production cycle, while layers provide a regular stream of eggs, but neither guarantees easy profits. Feed,...

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Farmers Weekly Is BRICS still relevant for SA agriculture A

In this episode of AgriView with Wandile, we explore whether BRICS is delivering on its potential for South African agriculture.

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Farmers Weekly El Niño 2026/27: the signals SA farmers should look out for

South Africa has entered the 2026/27 production season with El Niño established in the tropical Pacific, with the latest seasonal...

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Farmers Weekly Leadership academy tackles agri problems

South Africa’s agriculture sector needs leaders who can look beyond the farm gate and work across the value chain as infrastructur...

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Farmers Weekly Private sector to help scale up ARC FMD vaccine production

The Agricultural Research Council has begun the preparatory work needed to license its foot-and-mouth disease vaccine technology t...

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Vanguard Naira rises, now N1,370/$ in parallel market

The Naira yesterday appreciated to N1,370 per dollar from N1,375 in the parallel market on Wednesday. The post Naira rises, now N1...

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Vanguard Traditional institutions must evolve or die off

By SUNNY IKHIOYA Anniversaries are always a time for reflection. At 65 years as a nation, where are we? Where are we supposed to b...

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Vanguard High fuel price, wage award: Public servants begin nationwide warning strike Oct 2, if…

Public servants, under the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council, JNPSNC, yesterday threatened to embark on national s...

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Vanguard Cracking down on fuel pump fraud

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority’s (NMDPRA) latest crackdown on fuel under-dispensing is unque...

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Vanguard Why President Bola Tinubu’s yea should be yea, by Rotimi Fasan

I think it is legitimate to ask if the controversy that trailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s so-called working vacation was inevi...

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Vanguard Commuters stranded as floods cut off Agbarho/Ughelli road

THE three days heavy downpour has caused severe flooding of parts of the Agbarho/Ughelli Road in Ughelli North Area Area of Delta...

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Vanguard Election without political parties: outlook towards 2027, by Usman Sarki

“Political parties created democracy, and modern democracy is unthinkable save in terms of the parties.” — E. E. Schattschneider I...

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Vanguard Owo Ranch: Attention, Gov Peter Mbah! By Ochereome Nnanna

I have visited Enugu State three times since Dr Peter Mbah assumed office as Governor of Enugu State. In two of those visits, I pa...

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Vanguard Two weeks in the life of AI, by Okoh Aihe

The past two weeks have been most consequential for AI, which remained at the centre of discourse in very high places. Oh, you are...

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Premium Times Nigeria to buy 12 US attack helicopters

The US Mission in Nigeria said on Tuesday that the planned acquisition demonstrated the growing security partnership between both...

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Premium Times AI, civic tech are changing Nigeria’s election result tracking landscape

However, this does not mean Nigeria has solved the challenges it faces in holding credible elections. It would simply change where...

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Vanguard Gusau Airport passes ICAO’s quality assurance tests ahead of commercial operations

The Gusau International Airport (GIA) in Zamfara State had passed the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)’s quality a...

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Vanguard 2027: Umohinyang backs Tinubu, says Obi, Atiku not electable

By Dickson Omobola Constitutional lawyer and human rights activist, Emmanuel Umohinyang, has urged Nigerians to re-elect President...

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TechCrunch America.gov gets really weird when you ask it about Minecraft, but it’s not a glitch

For the sake of national security, it's a relief to learn that America.gov is not hallucinating to the point that it's penning len...

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TechCrunch OpenAI reportedly in talks to raise $30B round at $1.4T valuation

The new round is anticipated to be the company's last before its delayed 2027 public debut.

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