Just in: APC withdraws from Edo election peace accord signing
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced its withdrawal from the Peace Accord signing, less than two hours before the ceremony. This development...
Nigeria reports 4,915 suspected meningitis cases, 361 fatalities – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a cumulative total of 4,915 suspected cerebrospinal meningitis cases across 24 states...
Mpox outbreak: 67 cases confirmed in 23 states – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 67 cases of Mpox out of 1,031 suspected cases spanning 23 states...
Abuja Court slams N100m bail on 10 #EndBadGovernance protesters
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday imposed bail of N10 million each on 10 #endbadgovernance protesters. The defendants were accused of...
Victimised lecturers’ day: ASUU pushes for varsity system overhaul
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) chapter, has urged the Federal Government to revamp the nation’s...
Reps Speaker Abbas condemns kidnap of workers, patients in Kaduna hospital
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Tajudeen Abbas, has condemned the violent invasion of a hospital in Birnin Gwari, Kaduna State,...
Flood sacks Shehu of Borno, relocates to Government House
Floods hit Maiduguri, Borno State’s capital, on Tuesday, submerging the Palace of Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Garbai Elkenemi, and other areas of the...
Our visit to SERAP office routine, justified, not harassment – DSS
The Department of State Services (DSS) has shed light on why its operatives paid a “visit” to the SERAP office in Abuja on...
Just in: NLC president, Ajaero, released on bail
The Department of State Services (DSS) has granted administrative bail to the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero. Persecondnews gathered...
FG exempts grants for universities, research institutions from TSA
The Federal Government has directed that research grants from third-party sources, received by federal universities and research institutions, should not be included in...
Court remands 10 defendants in N4bln illegal arms importation case
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the remand of 10 people in police custody pending trial over the illegal importation...
Nigeria generates N1.56trn VAT revenue for Q2 2024 – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported on Monday that Value Added Tax (VAT) collection saw a notable growth of 9.11% in Q2...
Miracle water and soap: Prophet Jeremiah denies hoodwinking Nigerians with NAFDAC’s name
Prophet Jeremiah Fufeyin of the Christ MercyLand Ministry, Sapele in Delta State, has denied allegations that his ministry exploited NAFDAC’s name on its...
NAFDAC probes Delta Pastor Jeremiah’s “agency-approved” miracle water, soap
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a warning to the public about Christ Mercy Land Delivery...
FG plans blood donation centres in 774 LGAs
The Federal Government has announced plans to create a network of blood collection facilities across the 774 local government areas, including the Federal...
Canadian police receive 53 vehicles, $180,300 stolen funds from EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) handed over 53 recovered vehicles and $180,300 to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) as restitution...
