World Autism Day: Early diagnosis, intervention crucial, says First Lady Remi Tinubu
The First Lady, Mrs. Oluremi Tinubu, has said that early detection of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) can help people on the autism spectrum...
Delta military killings: DHQ declares Prof. Arthur, Amagben, six others wanted
The Defence Headquarters has declared eight people wanted over the recent killing of 17 military personnel in Okuama community, Delta State. The military...
Climate change, food security: AfDB approves $50 million for Yobe State
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has granted a $50 million loan to the Yobe State Environmental and Climate Change Action Project (ECCAP)...
Ex Guinea-Bissau President’s Son Jailed in U.S. for Drug Trafficking
Malam Bacai Sanha Jr, the son of a former president of Guinea-Bissau, has been sentenced to 80 months in prison for his involvement...
Updated: We raised interest rate to 24.75 percent to fight inflation – CBN
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said it hiked the benchmark interest rate by 200 basis points...
IPOB, bandits using betting sites, crowdsourcing to finance terrorism – NFIU
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), bandits, and other terror organizations are using international crowd funding and sports betting platforms to fund terrorist...
EU launches €9m energy projects in Nigeria
The European Union (EU) has unveiled two new initiatives worth €9 million in Nigeria’s energy industry as part of its ongoing commitment to...
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...
Northern Nigeria: Out-of-school children may rise amid bandits’ attacks on schools—Persecondnews exclusive
On April 14, 2014, the Boko Haram insurgents kidnapped about 276 schoolgirls from a secondary school at Chibok in Borno State, northeastern Nigeria,...
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...
