Jim Ovia is FG’s Nigerian Education Loan Fund’s board chair
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Jim Ovia, a renowned banker and businessman, as the Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). This...
Kidnapping of students: UNICEF working with FG to enhance safety of school environments – Rajat
Rajat Madhok currently serves as the Chief of Communication, Advocacy, and Partnerships at the United...
Sen. Ayogu Eze, one-time Senate spokesman, exits at 65
Senator Ayogu Eze, a former spokesman of the Senate in the 6th and 7th Senate, has died. Eze, 65, of the People’s Democracy Party (PDP) represented Enugu North in the...
Nigeria, 15 other countries receive $36.5m funding to combat Trachoma
With Africa ranked as the most affected continent by trachoma, Nigeria and...
Stress Management (Pt 2)
By Ella Samuel Continuing on our previous topic on stress management, here...
Gavi pledges $250m grant for Nigeria’s vaccine initiatives
In a bid to strengthen Nigeria’s healthcare system, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance,...
Fake, unwholesome products: NAFDAC seals 10 bakeries, 8 table water factories in Rivers
The National Agency for Food and Drug Control (NAFDAC) has shut down...
Some restaurants lacing their foods with drugs, health expert raises alarm
A Neuropsychiatrist, Dr. Ifedilichukwu Uchendu, has disclosed that some restaurants in Nigeria are now lacing their foods with drugs to get patrons addicted...
Brain drain: Can 5-year compulsory service bill curb Nigerian medical doctors’emigration to other countries?
What the proposed legislation may achieve if passed into law would be to increase the pool of unemployed and disenchanted Nigerians rather than...
International group launches proposal to ban surrogacy worldwide
A group of lawyers, doctors, psychologists, and others from five continents gathered in Casablanca, Morocco, on March 3 to call for the repeal...
No cases of Marburg virus yet in Nigeria, says NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has allayed the fears of Nigerians that there are currently no cases of Marburg Virus disease...
60,000 covid related deaths recorded in China since early December
China has recorded nearly 60,000 coronavirus-related deaths since restrictions were lifted in early December, Persecondnews.com gathered Sunday. The Chinese national health authority after repeated...
NAFDAC alerts Nigerians to fake antibiotics in circulation
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians about fake Augmentin 625mg tablets currently in circulation in...
CBN sells fresh dollars to BDCs at N1,021/$ as naira loses steam
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued another circular to Bureau De Change (BDC) operators, informing them that direct sales of US dollars are available at a discounted rate...
NNPC Ltd signs agreement with African Refinery to build 100,000-bpd facility at Port Harcourt Refinery
In a bid to further boost local refining capacity, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited...
Eniola Badmus gushes over ‘new’ body, ignores naysayers
Nollywood actress Eniola Badmus has recently made headlines as she gushes over her newfound body transformation, shedding the plus-size figure she had...
Biggest lessons my father taught me—DJ Cuppy
Florence Otedola, also known as DJ Cuppy, has opened up about the teachings her father gave her, shedding light on the profound...
Paternity dispute: Court summons for Mohbad’s son’s DNA test allegedly posted on wife’s gate
In a development that has reignited a long-standing paternity dispute between the family of the late Nigerian music star, Mohbad, and his...
I will use my voice to fight injustice anytime I see it – Uche Ogbodo
Nollywood actress Uche Ogbodo has declared that no one will succeed in silencing her voice in the industry anytime she chooses to...
Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority invests $500m in infrastructure
The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) says it has invested over $500 million in infrastructure projects in Nigeria. The intervention affirms the Authority’s strategic focus on enhancing the country’s infrastructure...
Another aviation disaster averted in Lagos – passenger and ex-DG, federal agency
A former director-general of the Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR), Dr. Joe Abah, recounted on Thursday how a ground engineer at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos,...
Two years after relocating to UK, abusive Nigerian beats wife to death with son’s skateboard
An abusive husband has beaten his wife fatally using their son’s skateboard while police waited outside for permission to enter from superiors. Officers heard ‘a number of bangs’ inside the...