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CMAN urges gradual interest rate reduction, increased development financing

By Maryanne Awuya The Capital Market Academics of Nigeria (CMAN) has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to gradually moderate interest...

FG Approves Major Overhaul of NYSC, First in 53 Years

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has greenlit the first-ever comprehensive reform of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) since its establishment 53 years...

Abuja Court to Decide Duke’s PRP Presidential Ticket July 7

By Samuel Akpan A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed July 7 for hearing in a suit seeking to nullify former Cross...

NDLEA Enhances Operational Capabilities with Tactical Weaponry

By Omoyeni Ojeifo In a major shift to strengthen its tactical capabilities against increasingly violent drug trafficking organisations, the National Drug Law Enforcement...

Pst. Adeboye Defends Tinubu: ‘Don’t Expect Him to Put on Khaki’

By Samuel Akpan Pastor Enoch Adeboye has strongly defended President Bola Tinubu against critics blaming him for Nigeria’s escalating insecurity. Adeboye argued that...

Capital market key to translating economic reforms into household prosperity – CMAN

By Maryanne Awuya The Capital Market Academics of Nigeria (CMAN) has said Nigeria’s capital market must play a central role in translating nation’s...

Immunization: Digital Health Project Maps 624,000 Households, Flags 90,000 Zero-Dose Children in Nigeria

By Omoyeni Ojeifo Routine immunisation planning in Adamawa and Niger States have received a boost through the deployment of digital tools designed to...

Stakeholders Push Data-Driven Innovation for Nigeria’s Vaccine Delivery

By Omoyeni Ojeifo Health sector stakeholders have called for the aggressive adoption of data-driven innovations to boost routine immunization and expand vaccine access...

Ramaphosa supports right to protest on June 30, issues ‘strict warning against violence’

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has backed public concerns regarding illegal immigration but issued a “strict warning against violence, intimidation, and vigilantism” ahead...

Peter Obi is No Threat to Tinubu’s Re-Election — Presidential Adviser Sunday Dare

The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, poses no political threat to the Tinubu administration, Special Adviser to President...

NDLEA Nabs China-Bound Businesswoman, 2 Benin Nationals in Nationwide Crackdown

By Omoyeni Ojeifo In a series of coordinated enforcement operations, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) recorded multiple arrests and major drug...

Over-Centralization Fueling Insecurity: South-West Retired Perm Secs, HoSs Call for Regional Government

Nigeria’s highly centralized system is the root cause of its worsening insecurity and governance woes, retired top bureaucrats from the South-West civil service...

Veteran Journalists Elect Persecondnews MD, Dele Akinsola Pioneer Chairman, Unveil Plans for Journalism Museum

The League of Veteran Journalists, pOgun State Chapter, has elected renowned journalist and Managing Director of Persecondnews, Dele Akinsola, as its pioneer chairman,...

DSS Releases Kaduna Farmer Cleared of Boko Haram Ties, Pays N3m Compensation

By Samuel Akpan Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) has freed a Kaduna State livestock farmer, who was wrongly accused of having links...

Pathways to Ending Nigeria’s Insecurity, Out-of-School Children Crisis

By Dr. Adaobi Obiabunmuo In Nigeria, there are almost daily reports of schoolchildren’s abductions, banditry, gruesome murder of captives (including senior military officers...

Cape Verde, Tiny Island Nation Defies Odds to Crash World Cup Knockouts

By Samuel Akpan Cape Verde has made football history, defying the odds to become the smallest nation by population to ever reach the...