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Vanguard England women’s coach Wiegman signs two-year contract extension

Wiegman has led England to tournament triumphs at both the 2022 and 2025 Euros, as well as a first World Cup final in 2023, since...

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Vanguard France’s Marseille bans daytime gatherings after unrest

The southern French city of Marseille has banned all "gatherings and demonstrations" from noon to 8:00 pm (1000-1800 GMT) on Monda...

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Vanguard FG backtracks on recruitment waivers for varsities, clarifies approval process

The ministry explained that the committee evaluates institutions' staffing needs against their approved establishments before dete...

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Premium Times Dangote Foundation to gift refinery shares to 778,000 women in 15 states

The initiative forms part of the foundation’s broader target of empowering two million vulnerable women across Nigeria’s 36 states...

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Premium Times EDITORIAL: Issues should dominate as campaigns kick-off

Nigerians expect the presidential candidates to come up with governance frameworks that would checkmate the unabashed looting of t...

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Vanguard Gas marketers push for safer, smarter, more compliant LPG operations

By Sebastine Obasi The Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers (NALPGAM) has called on industry operators to pri...

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Vanguard Manufacturers seek 30% green tax credit to cut energy cost

By Yinka Kolawole Manufacturers have called on the Federal Government to introduce a 30 per cent Green Investment Tax Credit for c...

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Vanguard Trump backs ally Netanyahu ahead of Israel’s tight election

Netanyahu touted his close relationship with the US president in a video released by his Likud party, saying that together they ha...

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Vanguard 2027: Vote for candidate who’ll make your money buy more — Alaje advises Nigerians

The economist said an increase in nominal earnings would not necessarily translate into better living conditions if prices continu...

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Vanguard Nigeria joins league of nations in global measurement pact

By Adaobi Abimbola Nigeria has joined the league of nations with globally recognised measurement standards following the signing o...

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Vanguard PANDEF declares seven days of mourning for Dele Cole

By Henry Umoru ABUJA — The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), the apex socio-political body of the South-South geopolitical zone, has...

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Vanguard FG targets $7.1bn sugar investments, 110,000 jobs in 10 years

The Federal Government is targeting $7.1 billion in investments in the sugar industry over 10 years to boost domestic production a...

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Vanguard Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, October 19, 2026

The dollar-to-naira exchange rate opened the new trading week on Monday, October 19, 2026, with the official Nigerian Foreign Exch...

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Vanguard Imo NYSC kidnapping: We demand answers

On October 1, gunmen attacked two buses near Umunoha on the Owerri-Onitsha Road in Imo State, abducting 20 prospective National Yo...

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Vanguard Now, a campaign of insults? By Suleiman A. Suleiman

Two different issues were joined at the hip over the past week as the 2027 presidential election campaigns roll on. The first is t...

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Vanguard Manufacturing index plunges 10% as cement sector contracts – NESG

By Yinka Kolawole Nigeria’s manufacturing business activity plunged by about 10 per cent in September 2026, as a contraction in th...

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Vanguard 2027 not a replay of 2023 – Lagos APC tells Peter Obi

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress...

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Vanguard Wike, Rivers lawmakers meet Fubara

It was, however, gathered that the Sunday meeting was in continuation of talks between the camps of Wike and Fubara in order to bu...

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Premium Times Decoupling Sovereignty Index (3): Persona, exit and the ethics of going dark, By Max Amuchie

Last time, this column dressed the researcher for the street. It described the Visual Assimilation Protocol, the wardrobe of the w...

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Premium Times “I won’t be everywhere” as chichidodo, a maggots-loving bird, By Festus Adedayo

The ancient wisdom of our forefathers we grew up to meet is that, no one delegates the very personal task of emptying one’s bowel...

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Vanguard Vanguard correspondent, 27 others win UK MEET fellowship

The organisers said: “Your application stood out for its track record of reporting, a clear point of view, and a pitch with a ques...

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Vanguard Reno Superstores MD celebrates sister at 50, credits her for his success

By Esther Onyegbula The Managing Director of Reno Superstores and Greenland Drugs Limited, Pharmacist Justice Omokhua, has credite...

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Vanguard DisCos’ revenue rises 450% as debt profile hits N700bn

Supply grows by 4.8% Available plant capacity falls by 41% 13 years of privatisation yield little results FG turns to bonds to tac...

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Vanguard Despite inflation trend down, stocks sustain losses amid selling pressure

The Nigerian Exchange Limited, NGX dropped further Week-on-Week, WoW, amid selling pressure across sectors despite the fourth cons...

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