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Alleged N178bln debt: Reps dismiss petition against NPA, laud Bello-Koko, NPA 

A petition alleging that Mr. Bello Koko, the Managing Director of the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA), recorded a “bad debt of N178 billion”...

FG set to sign executive order to control rising drug prices

In a bid to control escalating drug prices across the country, the Federal Government has announced that it will soon issue an executive...

Akeredolu: Pres. Tinubu in Owo, Ondo State, extols him a fearless fighter

Barely a week after the late Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, was buried, President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday described Akeredolu as a...

Abuja power supply drops by 250 MW as vandals destroy Gwagwalada-Katampe transmission line

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has disclosed that Tower 70 along its 330 kV Gwagwalada-Katampe line has been vandalized. The company said...

Oronsaye report: FG allays fear of job losses in rationalized agencies, parastatals

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has dismissed the fear of possible job losses following the implementation of the Steve...

Family releases funeral rites for Access Holdings CEO, Wigwe, wife, son

The family of the late Herbert Wigwe, the former Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of Access Holdings Plc, has announced six-day arrangements for...

Fear grips fans as Nasty Blaq reveals battle with undisclosed ailment

Fans of popular skitmaker Nasty Blaq are apprehensive over news that their favourite comedian may be down with an undisclosed ailment. The comedian,...

Why we suspended our nationwide protest – NLC

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has suspended its two-day national protest as a result of what they called the economic hardships in the...

#50thAnniversary: PUNCH photo exhibition opens February 28, Soyinka delivers anniversary lecture February 29

A three-day photo exhibition, as part of events marking the 50th anniversary of PUNCH newspapers, opens in Lagos today (Wednesday), with a former...

Kunle Afolayan insists criticisms over dancing with daughter can’t break him

Famous filmmaker Kunle Afolayan has stirred controversy following a video showing him engaged in a seemingly seductive dance with his daughter at the...

Coup scare: It’s fake news, disinformation act — Information Minister

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mr Mohammed Idris, has reacted to the recent “coup scare” in the country, describing the report...

Lagos Speaker, lawmakers receive protesters, hail NLC for peaceful conduct

Protesting members of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and other related organizations were on Tuesday received by Lagos lawmakers, voicing their grievances over...

Breaking: CBN raises MPR to 22.75%, up by 400 basis points

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), after its first Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, has raised the monetary policy rate by 400 basis...

Just in: Sachet water, biscuits distributed to protesters in Lagos as police provide security

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) nationwide protest kicked off across the country amidst tight security on Tuesday. Persecondnews gathered that the workers under...

NDLEA records largest heroin seizure at Lagos Airport

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has successfully intercepted the single largest consignment of heroin at the Murtala Muhammed International...