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New National Carrier — Air Nigeria — for inauguration April 2022, says Aviation Minister

Nigeria’s new national carrier, Air Nigeria, will debut by April 2022, according to the Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika. The new national...

PIA will bolster Nigeria’s oil & gas industry, promote transparency,  attract capital flows — Wunti

With the operationalization of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), Nigeria’s oil and gas industry is set for a revolution, so says the Group...

CBN retains benchmark interest rate at 11.5%

  The monetary policy committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Tuesday retained the monetary policy rate (MPR), which measures interest rate,...

In a major intervention, Tony Elumelu Foundation splashes $5,000 dollars on each of 5,000 2021 African young entrepreneurs

The Tonyelumelufoundation.org (TEF), the leading philanthropy empowering  young African entrepreneurs across African countries, has unveiled 4,949 entrepreneurs for the 2021 TEF  Entrepreneurship Programme.The beneficiaries...

Access Bank

Yuletide: Access Bank partners Konga on free deliveries, 10% discount 

    Access Bank Plc, a leading financial institution,  has partnered with Konga to unveil the ‘Konga Yakata’, Nigeria’s biggest sale of the year...

TEF Entrepreneurship Program

Tony Elumelu Foundation announces 2021 TEF Entrepreneurship Programme beneficiaries on Nov. 12

    The Tony Elumelu Foundation, a leading philanthropy empowering young African entrepreneurs, says it will on November 12, 2021 announce 2021 TEF...

CTN multi-billion dollar contract scandal: Amaechi, hoodwinks Buhari, at daggers drawn with NSA, Chief of Staff, BPP – Persecondnews investigation

In perpetrating the “AmaechiGate”, the minister spurns National Security Adviser’s invite for meeting over security and economic implications of project   Per Second...

Digital economy, COVID-19: Schneider Electric empowers partners with advanced technology on digital transformation

With COVID-19 propelling shift towards a digital economy as end-user organizations are ramping up digital transformation efforts to meet increasing demands, Schneider Electric...

FBN Holdings Group

FBN Holdings appoints Okonkwo new Group Managing Director as U.K Eke bows out

  The Board of FBN Holdings Group, parent company of First Bank Nig. Ltd, has appointed the immediate past Managing Director of Fidelity...

Digital-currency-enaira

Breaking news: Nigeria’s digital currency, eNaira, launch: 200,000 wallets downloaded in 24 hours

  Barely 24 hours after Nigeria’s digital currency eNaira was unveiled by the Federal Government, Nigerians have downloaded almost 200,000 wallets. Persecondnews findings...

Nigeria launches eNaira digital currency

Nigeria’s digital currency, eNaira, debuts, the first in Africa

  The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday launched the much anticipated eNaira digital currency, after it was postponed from the Oct....

Nigerian IT workers emigrate to U.K in droves

    By Victoria Ayuwei   Nigerian banks, IT firms and communications companies are losing their skilled professionals at an alarming rate in...

Festive season: Access bank to reward loyal customers with N1m daily

  As part of efforts to promote savings culture among Nigerians and appreciate its customers, Access Bank Plc says it will reward loyal...

PPP way out for Out-of-Home advertising sector growth- Heritage Bank Director

  The Executive Director, Heritage Bank Plc, Jude Monye, has said that one of the ways out-of-home advertising industry can attain massive growth...

Why did Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram go down

Facebook on Tuesday blamed a “faulty configuration change” for the over 6 hour outage on Monday. “To all the people and businesses around...

National Sugar Master Plan could fetch Nigeria over $700million annually — Dangote

  By Ajuma Edwina Ameh The Chairman of Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc, Aliko Dangote, has disclosed that the National Sugar Master Plan (NSMP)...