Just in: Air Peace denies plan to hike Lagos-Abuja airfare
Air Peace, one of Nigeria’s leading airlines, has dismissed rumours about raising its Lagos-Abuja one-way flight fare to N200,000. Persecondnews recalls a viral...
Northern senators seek urgent restoration of power in Kano, Katsina, Jigawa States
The Northern Senators Forum has urged the Federal Government to take swift action to restore electricity to Kano, Katsina, and Jigawa states, which...
Ghana’s Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey is Commonwealth Secretary-General
The 56-nation Commonwealth has announced Ghana’s Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey as its new Secretary-General at a contentious summit in Samoa on Saturday. Former British...
FG approves international airport for Kogi
The Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development has approved Kogi State Government’s proposal to construct an international airport in the Zariagi community,...
Council funds: Abuja Court rejects Rivers govt’s stay of proceedings request
A Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected the Rivers State Government’s request to halt proceedings in a lawsuit aimed at preventing fund...
Port Harcourt chopper crash: NSIB recovers two more bodies from site
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has announced the recovery of two more bodies from the Sikorsky S-76 helicopter that crashed in Port...
Akpabio’s impeachment rumour: FG files charges against online platform publisher, reporters, others
For allegedly disseminating false information about the recent impeachment of Senate President Godswil Akpabio, nine defendants, including publishers of online platforms, are now...
Reps to CBN: Withdraw old naira notes before December 31 deadline
The House of Representatives has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to begin the gradual withdrawal of old N200, N500, and...
Port Harcourt chopper crash: Three bodies recovered
A helicopter crash in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has claimed the lives of three people. The incident, which occurred on Thursday at about...
Keyamo in Geneva, calls for WMO’s collaboration for improved meteorology
Nigeria’s Minister for Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo (SAN), has, during a visit to the Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organisation...
FG inaugurates committee to review outdated Nigerian laws
Determined to review, update, and consolidate outdated Nigerian laws, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN),...
Tinubu writes Senate to confirm Bianca Ojukwu, Yilwatda, five others as ministers
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday urged the Senate to consider and confirm seven nominees for appointment as ministers. Senator Godswill Akpabio read President...
Gunmen kill six people near UNIZIK gate
A gang of suspected cultists has attacked the Ifite-Awka community near Nnamdi Azikiwe University’s (UNIZIK) Awka campus, resulting in at least six fatalities....
45-year-old Ajaokuta Steel: Senate Committee wants resuscitation jinx broken
Sen. Adeniyi Adegbonmire, the Chairman of the Senate ad hoc committee investigating the activities at Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited and the National Iron...
I’m deeply grateful, outgoing Minister Kennedy-Ohanenye says
Mrs. Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, former Minister of Women Affairs, has expressed heartfelt gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the First Lady Remi Tinubu, and...
Reps push for $3bln boost for agricultural lending
The House of Representatives has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to provide an additional $3 billion for small-scale farmers through the...
