Special Reports

“…with the NSA involved I was fine with it. Afterall he is the chief accounting officer of Nigeria’s national security. If he wants to buy it at N100 billion who am I to say no?” Two years ago, as the late evening sun cast the cityscape in brilliant colours and long shadows, the two of us dragged our chairs under …

This is the concluding part of this report which was first published yesterday. In that edition, it was understood that there is no way the country can have power supply without adjusting tariffs because currently the DISCOs are running at a loss Fashola ‘SADLY, rather than provide us with prepaid meters, which we gathered from reliable sources are available, EKEDC …

By Emma Ujah, Vanguard As was often the case in the past, officials of the Eko Electricity Distribution Company, EKEDC, recently stormed the popular Festac Town in Lagos for another round of mass disconnection due to what they claimed was the continued refusal by the residents to pay their electricity bills. But it was a mission that almost turned into …

Five years ago, I bore my first child, a daughter. She was born six weeks early. She was slow to cry and pale when she emerged from behind the tent shielding my stomach. In a response that I am ashamed to admit, and one that I suspect was driven by stress, shock and anaesthesia, my first words to her were, …

Although the activities to celebrate the first anniversary of the Coronation of His Royal Majesty, Oba Ewuare II has been concluded, the memories will linger for many years to come. The two weeks long ceremony started with musical performance on 3rd October, 2017 at the Palace ground with Ambassador Osayomore Joseph, the Ulele Power Sound exponent taking the lead. The …

In Plateau State, apart from the punishing drive to raise taxes, there are very few initiatives to turn the state’s economy around. In many of Plateau State’s towns and villages, you see the youth gathered at the market square peddling the vocation of idleness. Some of them have motorcycles which they use in the perennial and thankless okada trade. Most …

Nigerians will soon be relieved of the difficulties associated with the country on a daily basis in terms of petroleum products availability. Although the country’s National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is not leaving any stone unturned in ensuring that the problems are ameliorated, looking at various challenges which the country often encounters in this area, the efforts seem not to be …