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Democracy Day: Pres. Tinubu promises to govern with fairness, respect for rule of law

…hails MKO Abiola, promises to ease the pains of petrol subsidy removal President Bola Tinubu said on Monday that he fully identified with...

With his Midas touch, Ashiru redefines OICL’s trajectory, fortunes

By Femi Soneye “Do you see a man who excels in his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before...

Just in: Mele Kyari, GCEO of NNPCL, not suspended, it’s bush telegraph — NNPCL

The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd, Mele Kyari, has not been suspended from office by President Bola...

Just in: DSS confirms arrest of ex-CBN  Gov. Emefiele 

Suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has been arrested and is in the custody of the Department of...

DSS, Police recover 40 vehicles including bullet-proof jeeps carted away by ex-Zamfara Gov. Matawalle

In a sting operation by the combined team of the Police and the Department of State Service (DSS), about 40 official vehicles including...

Breaking: CBN Gov. Emefiele suspended from office

Emefiele’s suspension is sequel to the ongoing investigation of his office and the planned reforms in the financial sector of the economy, according...

Hours after Reps cleared NNPCL, Kyari, of complicity in stolen crude, U.S. court to sentence, Ann Ramirez, wife of fraudster in crude saga

Barely 30 hours after Nigeria’s House of Representatives cleared the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd and its Managing Director, Mele Kyari and a...

FG inaugurates NPA’s first of its kind Bollard Pull Tug Boats in Africa, set to cater to maritime needs of landlocked neighbouring countries

Driven by the need to provide efficient domestic cargo needs, win back transit cargo hitherto lost to neighbours and cater to the maritime...

Nigeria’s regional maritime hub status: NPA inaugurates modern Control Towers for Lagos port complexes

“Safety and security constitute critical operational preconditions necessary for the actualization of our strategic intent of becoming the maritime logistics hub for sustainable...

Alleged $2.4bn revenue loss from phoney sale of 48m barrels of crude to China: House of Reps absolves NNPC, Kyari, others of any wrongdoing

“It would take about six months and 12 days for Nigeria produce up to 48 million barrels of Nigeria’s bonny light as it...

PBAT directs NEC to kick-start subsidy removal interventions process

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the National Economic Council (NEC) led by Vice President Kashim Shettima to kickstart the process of working...

Just in: Pres. Tinubu swears in ex-Benue Gov. Akume as SGF

The former Benue Governor and immediate past Minister of Special Duties, Sen. George Akume, has been sworn in as the Secretary to the...

Subsidy Removal: Exploring the Facts behind the Figures By Femi Soneye

With Nigeria’s total debt stock projected to hit N80 trillion by the end of 2023 further subsidy payments could cause a total collapse...

Breaking: Senate approves Pres. Tinubu’s request for 20 special advisers

The Senate on Tuesday endorsed the request of President Bola Tinubu to appoint 20 special advisers. Persecondnews reports that the request of the...

BREAKING: Petrol subsidy:TUC demands N200,000 minimum wage, governors’ commitment to implementation

Sequel to the petrol subsidy removal which has triggered a raise in pump price to N500, the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria has...

Breaking: Court stops NLC, TUC from embarking on strike

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday restrained the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) from mobilizing workers...