As malaria-carrying mosquitoes change their behaviour and weaken traditional prevention tools, Japanese health-tech startup SORA Technology said it is set to launch drone-guided malaria control in Nigeria, following years of work across West and East Africa. The post Beyond bed nets, Nigeria looks to drones, AI to end malaria appeared first on Vanguard News.

“Fear no forest because it is dense”— African proverb It is difficult to recall a time when we worried as much over our circumstances as we do today. Our first seven or so decades until independence were spent as a colony of the British. We were cobbled together basically as a commercial entity which promised and […] The post A time in history, by Hakeem Baba-Ahmed appeared first on Vanguard News.

The Senate Committee on ICT and Cybersecurity is committed to ensuring regulations to safeguard Nigerian minors from the growing threat of harmful online content and excessive technology use. The post Digital rights: Senate seeks protection of minors as ASFF, others forge new consensus appeared first on Vanguard News.

As Nigeria joined the rest of the world to mark this year’s World Children’s Day, themed “My Day, My Rights”, the question is how well the country has protected its children? The post World Children’s Day: Advocates worry over poverty, insecurity, say Nigeria may lose whole generation appeared first on Vanguard News.

Renowned American photographer Reed Davis, in partnership with Nahous Gallery, has opened a new exhibition titled “Textures of Humanity,” a photo book exhibition that explores African culture and culinary art from Reed Davis’s tours across West, East, North, and Southern Africa over more than a decade. The post Nahous Gallery opens new exhibition, “Textures of Humanity,” a photo book exhibition appeared first on Vanguard News.

Nigeria’s booming creative economy, spanning music, film, fashion, visual arts, publishing, advertising, tourism, and more, receives a rigorous, multidisciplinary boost with the release of a new scholarly volume titled “Nigeria’s Cultural and Creative Industries: Perspectives, Problems and Prospects”. The post New Routledge volume spotlights Nigeria’s cultural and creative industries appeared first on Vanguard News.

The 27th edition of one of Africa’s most inspiring culture feasts, the Lagos Book & Art Festival, LABAF, came to a close last Sunday, November 16, with the customary session known as Art Stampede. The post Evocative sessions, performance of ‘Sanya’ as curtain falls on 2025 LABAF appeared first on Vanguard News.

From last week continues the narrative by a Tiv group which argued  that they are not Northerners, saying that the Tiv arrived Karagbe, an area bordering Nigeria and Cameroun, around 6,000 BC, settling on both sides of the Benue and Niger rivers.     This territory stretched from Garoua in present-day Northern Cameroon to Lokoja in present-day […] The post The ever-lingering Benue-Plateau crisis (6), by Eric Teniola appeared first on Vanguard News.

Stakeholders in Nigeria’s HIV response have renewed calls for sustainable domestic financing and more government–civil society collaboration following the disruption caused by the United States Government’s temporary freeze on HIV funding earlier this year. The stakeholders said that the US Government’s decision exposed deep vulnerabilities in the Nigeria’s dependence on foreign aid. They raised the […]

The Borno State Police Command has debunked a rumoured attack that caused pandemonium at the Government Girls College Maiduguri as students scampered to safety on Monday evening. Debunking the rumoured attack, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Nahum Kenneth Daso, described the alarm as false and urged members of the public to disregard the […]

First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Remi Tinubu, has called for urgent and collective action to end the growing wave of online abuse and harassment targeted at women and girls, warning that digital spaces must not become environments of fear. In her message marking the 2025 International Day for the Elimination of […]

The solo exhibition, "Dialogues from the Past and Present" by Timi Kakandar, which closed yesterday, Sunday, after a four-day run, offers a captivating and emotionally charged exploration of cultural memory and contemporary identity. The post Timi Kakandar’s creative blend of past and present appeared first on Vanguard News.

Justice Yusuf Halilu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, on Monday adjourned the case till February 19 for the adoption of final written addresses in a N5 billion defamation suit filed against the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP). The suit, marked FCT/HC/CV/4547/24, was instituted by Sera John and Gabriel Ogundele, both officials […]

Sokoto, Zamfara, and Katsina states Emergency Management Agencies, SEMAs, have taken significant steps to ensure the sustainability of emergency management systems in their states and across Nigeria. During a two-day intensive training held in Sokoto and organized by LHI in partnership with Christian Aid Nigeria, participants from these states collaborated to develop strategies aimed at […]

The FCT Police Command has banned the sale, purchase, or use of firecrackers, knockout explosives, and other unauthorised pyrotechnics before or during the Christmas celebrations. The police said under the leadership of CP Miller Dantawaye, as the FCT commissioner, the residents are urged to refrain from the sale, purchase, or use of firecrackers, knockout explosives, […]

Edo North Senator, Adams Oshiomhole, has taken a swipe at former Vice President Abubakar Atiku over his recent claims about having the capacity to fix Nigeria. LEADERSHIP had earlier reported that Atiku formally joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Monday in his hometown of Jada, Adamawa State. The former vice president completed his registration […]

By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – The All Progressives Congress, APC, National Vice-Chairman (South-East), Dr Ijeomah Arodiogbu, has urged the National Assembly to fast-track the creation of Anim State, saying the move will finally correct the 50-year imbalance that has left the South-East with only five states. He said the bill, already through second reading in […] The post Arodiogbu to NASS: Pass Anim state now to restore Nigeria’s balance appeared first on Vanguard News.

The Diplomatic Missions of the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia have announced the launch of a coordinated international campaign to combat visa fraud and to protect people from exploitation by fraudulent immigration facilitators. According to a joint statement issued by the diplomatic missions of the three countries in Nigeria on Monday tagged #FightingVisaFraud campaign, the […]

  The Ogun State government has directed mandatory documentation of all foreign nationals residing within the state as part of measures towards curbing insecurity across the state. This is just as the state governor, Dapo Abiodun, also declared that the Zaga settlements across Ijebuland will be taken over by the State government to prevent their […]

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and chairman, NEITI National Stakeholders Working Group (NSWG), Senator George Akume, has accepted and confirmed the voluntary request by the Executive Secretary/CEO of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), Dr. Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, to proceed on his statutory terminal leave ahead of the completion of […]

Former President Goodluck Jonathan clocked 68 on Thursday, November 20, 2025. To celebrate his birthday, the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation, which also marked its 10th anniversary this year, staged a celebratory event in Abuja that drew dignitaries from within and outside Nigeria.  One of the august guests was Vice President Kashim Shettima, who represented President Bola […] The post President Jonathan and our democracy appeared first on Vanguard News.

At the Arewa Consultative Forum gathering in Kaduna on 22 November, Professor Jibrin Ibrahim delivered a presentation that felt less like an academic paper and more like a historical reckoning. His analysis compelled the region to examine itself without sentiment or denial. It was an intervention filled with empirical clarity, intellectual honesty, and the unmistakable […]

The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Abdullahi, has revealed that more than 28m accounts were deactivated for violating community rules, impersonation, fraud and promoting harmful contents in the last one year. According to him, LinkedIn deactivated nearly 16 million accounts linked to fraud, impersonation and harmful activity in the past […]

By James Ogunnaike & Adeola Badru IBADAN — FOLLOWING the rise in insecurity, the South-West Governors’ Forum, yesterday, declared that the establishment of State Police “can no longer be delayed” just as it unveiled a new regional security architecture to protect lives and property in the region. Meeting inside the Executive Chamber of the Governor’s […] The post S-west govs to FG: State police, forest guards ‘ll curb insecurity appeared first on Vanguard News.

Governors of the South-West geopolitical region have set up the South West Security Fund (SWSF), a joint intelligence-sharing system and resolved to tighten border monitoring. The governors also reechoed the call for the establishment of State Police as part of measures to address the security situation in the region. At the meeting were the Lagos […]

By Demola Akinyemi Ilorin—Bandits, in a fresh attack on Isapa community, in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, yesterday, tried to abduct locals, but was successfully rebuffed by the vigilante members, who were on standby. Vanguard gathered that there was intense exchange of gunshots between the bandits and the local vigilantes. The community reportedly […] The post Bandits launch fresh attack on Kwara community appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA—A Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court sitting at Maitama, yesterday, adjoured till February 19, 2026, for the adoption of final written address in a N5billion defamation suit two officials of the Department of State Services, DSS, slammed the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP Trial judge, Justice Yusuf Halilu okayed the […] The post DSS Vs SERAP: Court fixes Feb 19 for adoption of address in defamation suit appeared first on Vanguard News.

In a bold merger of art, culture, and philanthropy, Ecobank Nigeria has partnered with the Yaba Art Museum at Yaba College of Technology to launch a unique exhibition and fundraising campaign aimed at sponsoring indigent students through an innovative art adoption programme. The post The Yaba Art Museum’s Adoption Initiative for indigent students appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Ike Uchechukwu Calabar—The Cross River State Government has cancelled the cattle movement permit earlier issued to the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association for the movement of their cattle from Ebonyi State through Cross River to Cameroon. The revocation was contained in a statement by the Commissioner for Livestock, Aquaculture and Fisheries Development, Emmanuel Anom, […] The post Insecurity: Cross River cancels cattle movement permit to Miyetti Allah appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Esther Onyegbula The Lagos State Police Command has recovered nine exotic vehicles and several weapons in renewed onslaughts against criminal elements across the state, the Commissioner of Police, CP Olohundare Jimoh, announced, yesterday. Addressing journalists at the state police command, the CP said the recoveries were part of intensified crime-prevention strategies introduced during the […] The post Police recover 9 exotic stolen vehicles, arms appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Emma Unah CALABAR— A twenty-one-year-old woman, simply identified as Iquo on Saturday stabbed her uncle to death at the busy Marian Market in Calabar, Cross River State, following a squabble. The lady, according to sources stays with her grandmother while her uncle whom she stabbed is the son to the woman and lives with […] The post Girl stabs uncle to death in Calabar appeared first on Vanguard News.

…It was a false alarm— Police By Ochuko Akuopha ASABA— PANDEMONIUM broke out in Kwale, Ndokwa West Local Government Area, Delta State, yesterday, as students of Otagba-Ogbe Girls Secondary School, fled the school premises over fears of herdsmen attack. It was gathered that students of the school saw some herdsmen in the school premises and […] The post Students flee as herdsmen scare sends jitters to Delta school appeared first on Vanguard News.

The United States government, yesterday, tasked the Federal Government to ensure those involved in the abductions of schoolgirls and students/pupils in Kebbi and Niger states were brought to book. The post Kebbi, Niger schools’ abductions: US to share intel, demands action appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Naira yesterday appreciated to N1,465 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,474 per dollar last weekend. Similarly, the naira appreciated to N1,452 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM). Data published by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the exchange rate for the naira fell to […] The post Naira appreciates to N1,465/$ in parallel market appeared first on Vanguard News.

On this year's World Toilet Day, Nigeria's leading toilet-cleaning brand, Harpic, from Reckitt, has reaffirmed its commitment to improving sanitation and hygiene across the country. The post FG, LASG, Harpic champion access to safe toilets to end ODF appeared first on Vanguard News.

In continuation of its mental health reform, the Lagos State Government has launched the Lagos Community of Mental Health Providers (LCP) Directory, a single, Ministry-led command centre designed to advance the state’s vast mental health resources to the next level. The post Mental health: Lagos launches centralised directory for verified care, support services appeared first on Vanguard News.