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Fake varsity certificate scandal: NANS Benin Republic calls for caution

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Benin Republic, has called for caution over plans by the Federal Government to suspend evaluation and...

Varsity degree mills: FG extends suspension of degree certificates to Kenya, Niger Republic, others

Following alleged issuance of fake degree certificates from Benin and Togo Republics, the Federal Government says it will extend the suspension of accreditation...

Varsity degree mills: FG suspends evaluation of degrees from Benin, Togo

The evaluation and accreditation of degree certificates from Benin and Togo Republics has been suspended by Federal Government of Nigeria. The action follows...

I paid N600,000 to obtain degree certificate in six weeks from Contonou varsity, undercover journalist, Umar Audu, reveals

A report by a Nigerian journalist dominated headlines recently after he bagged a Cotonou University degree in six weeks and subsequently participated in...

Minister vows to eradicate breast ironing tradition in FCT, sanction perpetrators

The Federal Government has condemned the harmful and barbaric practice of breast ironing being meted out on young girls in the villages in...

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...