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Just In: Again, CBN increases interest rate to 24.75 percent

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has hiked the benchmark interest rate by 200 basis points to...

Don’t sell dollar above N1,269, CBN orders Bureau de Change

As part of measures to strengthen the naira against the dollar, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it is allocating $10,000 at...

Chinese man to die by hanging for stabbing his Nigerian girlfriend to death

A Chinese national, Frank Geng-Quangrong, who killed his Nigerian girlfriend, Ummukulsum Sani, has an appointment with the hangman. This is the verdict of...

U.S. state bars under-15 children from having social media accounts

Florida State Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a bill prohibiting children younger than 14 years from joining social media. According to reports, those...

FG allocates N37.4 bn for six cancer centres, ready in two years

The Federal Government has approved N37.4 billion for the Federal Ministry of Health’s (FMOH) oncology project, for the establishment of six cancer facilities...

World TB Day: 70 percent of TB cases in Africa now being diagnosed and treated – WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) has disclosed that about 70 percent of tuberculosis (TB) cases in the African region are now being diagnosed...

Heightened insecurity: DHQ declares 96 people including Simon Ekpa wanted

The Defence Headquarters, Abuja, has released a list of individuals, numbering 97 and declared them wanted for allegged acts of terrorism, violent extremism,...

Forex Crisis: Patronise Made-in-Nigeria Goods to Strengthen Naira, Presidency tells Nigerians

The Presidency has advised Nigerians to buy made in Nigeria products with the belief that such a move will strengthen the naira. The...

Water scarcity can fuel conflicts around the world, UN warns

The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has warned that water scarcity can fuel conflicts around the world and also pose...

Just in: Two Nasarawa varsity students die, several others injured in palliative-sharing stampede

A stampede at the convocation square of Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK) has claimed the lives of at least two students. Persecondnews gathered...

Nigeria ranks as 102nd World’s happiest country – Report

Nigeria has ranked as the 102nd happiest nation in the world out of 143 countries, the World Happiness Report released on Wednesday disclosed....

Reps extend 2023 supplementary budget implementation by two months

The House of Representatives has passed a bill seeking an extension of the 2023 supplementary budget. This comes after President Bola Tinubu had...

Goods worth millions of naira destroyed as fire guts popular Idumota market in Lagos

An early morning fire on Wednesday destroyed goods worth millions of Naira, razing some shops in the Nnamdi Azikiwe and Docemo sections of...

Senate Increases FCT 2024 Budget To ₦1.3trn

The Senate has increased the 2024 Federal Capital Territory (FCT) budget to about ₦1.3 trillion after the bill scaled third reading. Persecondnews reports...

Delta Military Killings: Flags To Fly At Half-Mast, Begins Three-Day Mourning

Nigeria’s Armed Forces have begun a three-day national mourning for the 17 soldiers killed by angry youths in Okuama, Ughelli South Local Government...

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...