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2023 polls: Atiku does not need us in Rivers, we’ll campaign for other candidates — Gov. Wike

Irrepressible Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike says the Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Abubakar Atiku, does not need him in his...

ICT: Buhari Signs Nigeria Startup Bill 2022, three months after its passage

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday assented to the Nigeria Startup Bill 2022, three months after it was passed by the National Assembly. Persecondnews...

Mayhem at Alaba international market, Lagos, as over 50 persons injured

There was bloody violence at the popular Alaba international market, Lagos, on Wednesday as traders clashed with hoodlums popularly referred to ‘agberos’ ....

Flood disasters: Expert chides urban planners for not carrying out proper surveys before land allocation

The Executive Director, Development Specs Academy, Abuja, Dr. Okey Ikechukwu, has blamed urban planners for the massive flooding currently ravaging several parts of...

FG provides N470bn for varsity revitalisation, upward adjustment of lecturers’ salaries

The Federal Government says it has provided N470 billion special fund for university revitalisation and upward adjustment of lecturers’ salaries. The Minister of...

Flood, insecurity: Australian govt. warns citizens against traveling to FCT, 22 states in Nigeria

The Australian Government has issued a travel advisory to its citizens living in Nigeria. The warning is coming amid high threats of insecurity...

Red alert! Beware of fake study, job opportunities in Cyprus, FG warns Nigerians

Nigerians have been cautioned by the Federal Government to beware of fake job offers and admissions in Cyprus. The spokesperson for the Federal...

Flood disaster: Bayelsa Govt. gives workers 7-day break

Worried by the flood-induced hardships being experienced by the people, the Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, has given civil servants a one-...

‘The game is up’: UK MPs turn against Truss

Three Conservative MPs on Sunday told new UK Prime Minister Liz Truss that the “game is up” . Crispin Blunt, MP for Reigate...

Inflation: Use money spent on petrol subsidy to support vulnerable households, IMF advises FG

In a bid to cushion the effects of food shortages and inflation triggered by flooding and climate change, the International Monetary Fund (IMF)...

I’m broken, all is not well with me,  says Dr SID

By David Adebayo From the look of things, all may not be well with the famous Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Sidney Esiri, popularly known...

BB Naija Star Rico Swavey is dead

By David Adebayo Days after involving in a ghastly auto accident that had kept him on life support,  Big Brother Naija star, Rico...

Rico Swavey on life support as colleagues launch fundraiser

  By David Adebayo 24 hours after the accident that has kept him on life support in a Lagos State hospital,  fans and...

Nigeria At 62: Buhari Confers National Honour On 440 Nigerians, 7 Foreigners

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday conferred various categories of national honour awards on 440 Nigerians and seven foreigners. The event which is part...

ASUU mulls suspension of strike, schedules emergency meeting for Thursday

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has fixed an emergency National Executive Council (NEC) meeting for Thursday, October 13, 2022. The meeting...

US slips towards recession, JP Morgan Chase boss warns

The US economy is sliding into recession in the next six to nine months,JP Morgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon said. “These are very,...