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2023 in review: How elections, subsidy removal, Port Harcourt refinery rehabilitation, others defined the year

The year 2023 in Nigeria was a mixed bag of challenges and prospects. The year was largely characterized by political tensions, national elections,...

Update: NASS passes N28.7trn 2024 Appropriation Bill

The Senate and the House of Representatives have approved l N28.7 trillion as the 2024 Appropriation Bill. The bill was passed by both...

Rise in infectious diseases fueled by insecurity, poverty in 2023, WHO reveals

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has disclosed that the rise of infectious diseases in several countries in 2023 was exacerbated by poverty, insecurity,...

Plateau killings: Envoys of death, pain, sorrow will not escape justice, says Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu has directed security agencies to scout for and apprehend perpetrators of the Christmas day attacks in Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi Local...

$150m Abacha loot: Time for France, Nigeria to uphold assets recovery laws –  CISLAC, TI

In anticipation of the return of the $150 million looted by erstwhile Nigerian Head of State, Late Gen. Sani Abacha, the Civil Society...

Persecondnews MD lauds Mr. Ephraim Sheyin’s appointment as NAN Editor-in-Chief

The appointment of Mr. Ephraim Sheyin as the substantive Editor-in-Chief (EIC) of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has been commended by Persecondnews,...

Old, new Naira notes to co-exist till further notice, Supreme Court rules

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered that the old N200, N500, N1000 notes should continue to co-exist with the new notes until further...

Beware of ATM card-swap fraudsters, EFCC alerts Nigerians

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has alerted Nigerians to Automated Teller Machine (ATM) card-swapping fraudsters at ATM locations and Point of...

FG pledges 5bn cubic feet of gas supply to domestic, export markets

The Federal Government has pledged five billion cubic feet of gas per day to domestic and export markets. Persecondnews reports that with this,...

Kano Gov. poll: Lawyers petition NJC, demand probe of Appeal Court judgment

Legal practitioners under the auspices of Judiciary Watchdogs, on Friday, petitioned the National Judicial Commission (NJC), asking it to investigate the circumstances surrounding...

NPF-NCCC arrest 4 for conspiracy, identity theft, financial fraud, others

The Nigeria Police Force – National Cybercrime Center (NPF-NCCC) says it has arrested three people in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in connection...

Nigeria, Argentina to partner on gas exploration, production, says NUPRC

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has announced a possible gas exploration and production partnership with Argentina. The announcement was made via...

Update: Emefiele, counsel battle to meet N300m new bail, sureties’ title documents of properties in Maitama

Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, who was on Wednesday in Abuja granted bail in the sum of...

Senate asks FG to immortalise national flag designer, late Akinkunmi

The Senate on Tuesday requested the Federal Government to immortalize the designer of the national flag, the late Pa Taiwo Akinkunmi. In a...

We have recorded over N1trn monthly revenue inflow since subsidy removal, says FG

The Federation Account has seen an increase in income inflow of more than N1 trillion since the removal of petrol subsidies, the Minister...

G20 summit: Your money is safe in Nigeria, Tinubu tells investors

President Bola Tinubu on Monday told international investors that their money is safe in Nigeria’s business environment. The president gave the assurance at...