Beyond the Headlines
MTN Nigeria has paid the remaining $253.86 million to complete the $273.6 million fifth generation (5G) licence fee to the Federal Government before the February 24 deadline, an industry source said on Thursday. MTN and Mafab Communications were allocated slots for the 3.5 gigahertz (GHz) spectrum dedicated to the deployment of the technology after […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN branch, on Thursday, accused the Federal Government of a deliberate attempt to kill the future of Nigerian students so as to perpetuate themselves and their children in leadership positions. ASUU also said that the way Federal Government shy away from the agreements […]
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Thursday, directed service providers to fully disclose relevant information concerning the consumption of their products and compensate dissatisfied consumers as proper redress for their complaints. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, disclosed this in a statement he signed on Thursday […]
Salihu Lukman, former director-general of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), says the possibility of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) producing a northern presidential candidate is a threat to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ahead of the 2023 elections, there has been a clamour from various quarters to zone the presidency to the south. In […]
Prince Emmanuel Kanu, the younger brother of the detained Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has again, raised the alarm that despite court order, the Department of State Services, DSS, has not allowed Kanu access to his new clothes. Kanu’s brother told Vanguard that he had in three occasions, […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has advised diplomats in the country to stay within the limits of their schedules and not meddle in the internal politics of the nation as the 2023 elections approach. President Buhari said this at the presentation of Letters of Credence to ambassadors of the Czech Republic, Zdenek Krejci; Italy, Stephano De […]
A coalition of support groups of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has advised the former number two citizen not to run for the presidency in 2023 but support a south-eastern candidate. The coalition is made up of the Middle Belt Network for Atiku, North For North Support Group for Atiku, Turaki Arewa Vanguard for Atiku […]
THE Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, Thursday after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari told State House correspondents that there was massive laying down of weapons, by the Boko Haram terrorists and that the insurgency will end under his tenure “God willing.” Governor Zulum said he was at the state House to apprise the […]
Gunmen have killed two policemen and abducted two others in a checkpoint attack at the Cashew Bus Stop, Corridor Area of Independence Layout in Enugu. The body of one of the policemen in uniform was seen in a viral video on Thursday afternoon with residents claiming he was shot on the forehead. An eyewitness […]
Members of the House of Representatives have called on the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited to suspend the four companies which recently imported adulterated fuel into the country. The lawmakers also mandated its committee on petroleum downstream to investigate the release and sale of the off-spec Premium Motor Spirit by petrol stations across […]
