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Facts have emerged on why the Federal Government reversed itself on the decision to reopen public universities despite the ongoing strike by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. Vanguard gathered that pressure from opinion leaders and other stakeholders interested in resolving the face-off between the union and the government led to the […]

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians against too much use of bleaching cosmetics, saying it could lead to skin cancer. This was contained in a statement signed by the agency’s media consultant, Olusayo Akintola, and made available to newsmen on Sunday in Abuja. The statement disclosed that the Director-General […]

Nigeria’s average fixed broadband internet speed is so slow the country ranked 151st amongst 182 countries in the latest Speedtest Global Index published by U.S.-based internet speed analysis firm Ookla. Nigeria came far behind Congo, Mali, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Burkina Faso that are relatively smaller, economically. It recorded 20.97 megabits per second download speed, while the […]

Cristiano Ronaldo was charged with “improper and/or violent” conduct by the English Football Association on Friday for an incident dating back five months. Footage showed Ronaldo appearing to knock a fan’s mobile phone to the ground after United’s 1-0 defeat at Everton on April 9, for which the Portuguese was cautioned by Merseyside Police. “Cristiano […]

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has advised the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), to obey the National Industrial Court (NIC) ruling and call off its ongoing nationwide strike, while negotiations are ongoing. Ngige stated this while responding to the industrial court ruling which restrained ASUU from continuing with the strike when […]

A Nairobi Traffic Court has detained a drunk woman for falling asleep during court proceedings.  Sharon Oparanya had been arraigned before Magistrate Martha Nanzushi on Thursday morning, September 22, to answer to charge of driving under the influence.  However, she slept off on the bench and started snoring loudly which made the Magistrate to inquire from the […]

Nigerians will not be able to use their Naira debit cards for international transactions as scarcity of foreign exchange (forex)worsens in Africa’s largest economy and biggest oil exporter, Daily Trust learnt. Some banks have already alerted their customers on the latest development while it was gathered that others are keenly watching activities before implementing the […]

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday promised to leave a legacy of free-and-fair elections as his eight-year tenure comes to an end in May 2023. The President made this known in his last address before world leaders at the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, the United States. “Indeed, we […]

The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Cross River State, Maikano Hassan, has confirmed a lone incident that killed a middle-aged woman in Calabar, yesterday, who was in a hot chase of her husband over his “mistress.” The Sector Commander, who spoke with Vanguard, yesterday, said the incident was caused by over-speeding. He said […]