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Release data of Nigerian users to EFCC, court orders Binance

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the cryptocurrency trading platform, Binance Holdings Limited, to provide the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission...

Child, maternal mortality: Rotary International donates $2m to Nigeria

In a bid to tackle the pressing issue of child and maternal mortality in Nigeria, Rotary International has allocated $2 million for dedicated...

NDLEA Nab Hairstylist, Dispatch Rider For Allegedly Selling Drug-Laced Chin-Chin To Students, At Parties

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has detained a 20-year-old hair stylist named Josephine Odunu and a 30-year-old dispatch rider named Edesemi...

Delta military killings: ‘Cowardly’ perpetrators won’t go unpunished, says Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu has condemned the killings of some Army officers and troops at Okuama, Delta State, on March 14. This is as...

Nigeria’s inflation hits 31.70% in February – NBS

Nigeria’s inflation rate rose to 31.70 percent in February 2024 from 29.90 percent recorded in January 2024, the National Bureau of Statistics said...

Telcoms, banks, media hit as undersea cable damage causes internet outages in Nigeria, West, South Africa

Following damage to the international underwater cables that provide them with connectivity, Nigerian banks and telecommunications companies are experiencing internet outages. The damage...

Dearth of critical medical equipment at UniAbuja Teaching Hospital: Patients’ anguishes, agonies – a Persecondnews exclusive

Mariam Musa, 31, a native of Niger State, leaned her jaw on her hand while seated beneath a large mango tree that provides...

Food production: CBN donates 2.15m bags of fertilizer to Fed. Ministry of Agriculture

In a bid to boost food production across the country, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has handed over N100 billion...

Tinubu Appoints FCT Civil Service Commission Chair, 10 Permanent Secretaries

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointments of the Head of the Federal Capital Territory Civil Service, 10 Permanent Secretaries, and commission members....

Just In: N3.7trn budget padding allegation: Senate suspends Ningi for three months

The Senate on Tuesday suspended the senator representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Mr. Abdul Ningi, over an allegation of...

Food Security: FG secures €995 million deal to create agric mechanization hubs in 774 LGAs

The Federal Government has secured a deal worth €995 million with the Brazilian Government and the German Deutsch Bank Group to finance a...

“Japa”: UK bans foreign health workers, caregivers from bringing families

The UK government has released a statement prohibiting foreign healthcare professionals and carers from entering the country with their dependents on work visas....

NITDA alerts Nigerians to new malware ‘Ov3r Steale’ targeting Facebook users

The National Information Technology Development Agency’s (NITDA) Computer Emergency Readiness and Response Team (CERRT) has alerted Nigerians to a new malware attack. According...

Another transmission line vandalized, fifth time in one month – TCN

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has reported another destruction of its infrastructure — the Shiroro-Katampe 330kV transmission line. According to the transmission...

IWD: Notable Nigerian women who have made significant impact in banking, politics, sports, others

In pre-modern times, women were generally pushed to the background and saddled with the domestic duties of cooking, bearing, and raising children. A...

Women’s Day: Tinubu felicitates women, vows to prioritise their welfare, rights

President Bola Tinubu has promised to prioritize the welfare of women, protect their rights, and advance their causes, just as he felicitated them...