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Opposition leader Tendai Biti has been granted bail after spending the weekend in detention. He was arrested near the Mozambique border alongside an activist, accused of holding a public meeting without notifying authorities.

Focusing on coastal regions first could help to build the networks on which inland development will be based, writes Samiha Chowdhury.

As western nations which have supported African healthcare for decades withdraw their funding, Lennox Yieke looks at how African countries are preparing for a future shrouded in uncertainty.

With a footprint of over 40 countries since its inception, the British Council's Going Global Partnerships programme is transforming Technical and Vocational Education and Training systems across the continent.

By Peter Egwuatu  THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote financial literacy and protect young Nigerians from fraudulent investment schemes. The agreement, signed in Abuja by SEC Director-General, Dr. Emomotimi Agama, and NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Olakunle Oluseye Nafiu, will integrate […] The post SEC, NYSC sign MoU to promote sound investment habit appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Providence Ayanfeoluwa THE Director-General of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Segun Ajayi-Kadir, has called on African countries to strengthen industrial capacity through backward integration and value addition, rather than exporting raw materials. Speaking during a facility tour of Coleman Technical Industries Limited in Sagamu, Ogun State, Ajayi-Kadir said Africa must develop the capacity to […] The post MAN urges Africa to boost industrial capacity through value addition appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Gabriel Ewepu THE Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr.  Dele Alake, disclosed that the Tinubu-led administration has attracted over $2.6 billion in Foreign Direct Investment, FDI into the sector in two years. Alake made this known in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media, Segun Tomori, where the Minister advocated for regional […] The post Solid Minerals: FG attracts over $2.6bn FDI in 2 yrs —Alake appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Rosemary Iwunze Leadway Pensure PFA Limited, one of Nigeria’s leading pension fund administrators, has said that Nigeria’s Personal Pension Plan (PPP) will reshape small business owners’ retirement savings, making them more flexible and accessible and ultimately reducing the risk of old-age poverty. The company maintains that the initiative plays a critical role in Nigerian […] The post Personal pension plan to change face of small businesses — Leadway appeared first on Vanguard News.

….says unreliable electricity imposes annual economic losses of N10trn By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA – AS Nigerians grapple with soaring energy costs, the Centre for Promotion of Private Enterprises, CPPE, yesterday, demanded government’s urgent intervention to ease the burden. The Executive Director, CPPE, Dr Muda Yusuf, in a statement, pointed out that the continued pressure on Nigerians […] The post CPPE demands govt’s intervention to over soaring energy costs appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Peter Egwuatu Nigeria’s Net Domestic Credit, NDC, has dropped by 6.9 % Year-on-Year, YoY, in January 2026 to N109.4 trillion from N102.4 trillion in the same period in 2025, according to the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, latest money and credit report. The NDC is the total value of Bank credit to both the private […] The post Nigeria’s net domestic credit declined 6.9% to N109trn appeared first on Vanguard News.