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2019: APC will suffer shock defeat, says former deputy publicity secretary

By Edwina Ajuma Ogiri, Persecond News  The Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has condemned...

VP Osinbajo to meet top business executives during his Europe trip

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, will be  traveling to Europe to speak to business executives and owners. Prof. Osinbajo would be speaking on the...

Nigeria’s oil marketers say strike inevitable in December

It looks like Nigerians may experience recurring fuel shortages this Christmas through the New Year as Nigeria’s oil marketers have insisted on going...

Heartbroken grandmother reveals agony of losing son, daughter-in-law and 5-year-old granddaughter in herdsmen attack

No mother deserves this punishment: A grandmother whose 35-year-old son, 21-year-old daughter-in-law and 5-year-old granddaughter were shot dead by herdsmen is now homeless...

Buhari appoints nine new perm secs

President Muhammadu Buhari, has approved the appointment of nine new Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service. In a statement by by the...

A Cry For Help: Miners says too many taxes could hurt mining development in Nigeria

Miners take grievances to Buhari Miners in Nigeria under the umbrella of Miners Association of Nigeria on Friday, took their grievances over multiple...

Tackling malnutrition can curb poverty in Nigeria- UNICEF

By Edwina Ajuma Ogiri, Persecond News At least 33 percent of Nigerians will escape extreme poverty if the country successfully tackles malnutrition, the...

5 million Under-Five Children Suffer from Malnutrition in Nigeria – Expert

…says Boko Haram ‘major driver’ in North-East By Edwina Ajuma Ogiri, Persecond News A Nutrition Expert with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF),...

What would Anenih have penned for Yar’Adua, Danjuma?

By Sufuyan Ojeifo On December 1, 2018, the remains of Chief Anthony Akhakon Anenih, the Iyasele of Esanland, were buried in his Mausoleum...

FEC approves 2019 budget proposal

…..NASS to pick date of presentation The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the 2019  budget proposal. The approval was granted at Friday’s...

Electoral bill: Buhari again declines assent

President Muhammadu Buhari has for the fourth time rejected putting his signature to the Amendment made to the Electoral Act by the National...

Petroleum marketers shelve planned strike over unpaid subsidy claims after agreement with FG  

Petroleum marketers on Thursday announced a decision to shelve their planned strike over unpaid subsidy claims after reaching a settlement with the Nigerian...

AfDB invests $258m to help Nigeria recover from Boko Haram insurgency

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is investing as much as $258 million in Nigeria’s northeast to help the region recover from a nine-year...

President Buhari’s major principles on climate change by Garba Shehu

This year’s annual conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is currently taking place in Katowice, Poland....