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Keystone Bank Partners Edo State Government On Waste Management

Mr. Obeahon Ohiwerei, MD/CEO, Keystone Bank Limited, His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki during the presentation of sweepers’...

U.S Judge Sentence 7 Nigerians to Prison For Money Laundering Scheme that Targeted American Victims

A federal judge in Austin, Texas, sentenced three Nigerian men on Friday for a money laundering scheme involving millions of dollars, according to...

Aare Ona Kakanfo says ‘enough is enough’, we’ll defend ourselves if attacked by herdsmen

Gani Adams, Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, said there is far too much tolerance of herdsmen extremism in Yorubaland and promised to step up...

Corruption, Sexual Harassment Cover-Up In Nigeria’s Federal Universities

A new report by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has revealed how “most allegations of corruption in federal universities such as unfair...

No Forceful acquisition of land for herdsmen ranching, says VP Osinbajo

The federal government has decided that there shall not be any forceful acquisition of land for the herdsmen colony plans of the Buhari...

DMO set for next stage of refinancing domestic debt

The debt management office Thursday announced that the planned external financing of USD2.50 billion is for the refinancing of maturing domestic debt obligations...

Of drowning men and national security by Reuben Abati

Jimoh Moshood, the current Police Public Relations officer in Abuja is probably the most unprofessional occupier of that office since 1999.  His lack...

Gambia rejoins Commonwealth after 5 years

The Gambia rejoins the Commonwealth family Wednesday, almost five years after leaving it. Ambassador Francis Blain presented Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland with his...

Reinstatement won’t stop NHIS executive secretary’ probe , says FG

The Federal Government has said that the reinstatement of the Executive Secretary (ES) of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof. Usman Yusuf,...

FG Drops Lufthansa as adviser on national carrier establishment

The federal government has cancelled a N341 million naira contract with Lufthansa as advisors for the establishment of a national carrier and replaced...

FG appoints StanbicIBTC, Citi bank, others to handle $2.5 billion Eurobond

The Buhari administration Wednesday announced the reappointment of a consortium of banks including Citi Group,  Standard Chartered, StanbicIBTC, Whitten-Case and African Practice to...

Former NFF Secretary Austin Mgbolu is dead

Reports reaching Per Second News indicates that former Nigerian Football Federation spokesperson, Austin Mgbolu, is dead. Mgbolu died Wednesday at his Abuja residence....

Ortom To Benue People: “Defend Yourself From Herdsmen Attack”

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State Tuesday asked people of the state to use all legal means to defend themselves against further attacks...

Buhari’s executive order designed to attract genuine investors- Dambazau

Turning back to the economic populism that helped drive his election campaign, President Muhammadu Buhari  signed an executive order on Monday directing the...

Between Obasanjo’s Third Force and Third Fault – By Sufuyan Ojeifo

Is the leitmotif of former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s proposal of a National Coalition (NC) geared towards a complete change of the modus of...