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NNPC Chief Operating Officer Ewubare Resigns for “family reasons”

  Roland Ewubare, chief operating officer of joint ventures and business development at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has submitted a letter...

Remdesivir first coronavirus drug to receive EU approval 

The first drug to treat severe cases of Covid-19 in the European Union has been given the green light, with the European Commission...

Hushpuppi extradited to U.S. to face cyberfraud, identity-theft and money-laundering charges

    Raymond Igbalode Abbas, known as “Hushpuppi” has been extradited from Dubai to Washington, DC to face charges of money laundering and fraud....

Covid-19 and the oil price slump in Africa: which countries will fare better?

  In Africa, the twin challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent drop in oil prices are affecting countries in different ways: net...

PPPRA announced new petrol pump price band of between N140.80 and N143.80

    The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) has announced a new price band of N140.80 to N143.80 per litre for petrol...

Kidnap kingpin Wadume: FG denies shielding soldiers from prosecution

    The Justice Minister and Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr Abubakar Malami (SAN) has described as untrue  allegations that he shielded from...

Public Works Programme : FG names Tinubu’s daughter, NURTW boss, monarchs, others as recruitment committee

    The Federal Government’s Special Public Works Programme took off in Lagos State on Tuesday with the appointments of politicians, monarchs and...

Buhari lauds NNPC over AKK project, says it’s for Nigeria’s economic prosperity

  Hopeful that the 614km Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) gas pipeline project will lift Nigeria economically, President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday lauded the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation...

The Politics Of Ajimobi’s Death by Reuben  Abati 

        Except something else occurs that grabs the headlines and dominates Nigerian social media, the big news of the past...

Ondo Gov Akeredolu says he tested positive for coronavirus

  Ondo State governor Rotimi Akeredolu says he has tested positive for the coronavirus.   “Earlier today, I got confirmation of a positive...

Buhari, Osinbajo, NASS leadership stave off electricity tariff hike by Discos

    President Muhammadu Buhari and the leadership of the National Assembly have halted the planned electricity tariff hike by the distribution companies for  Wednesday,...

Black Iraqis expose long history of racism, slavery

    The death of George Floyd during his arrest in the US city of Minneapolis last month has shed light on the...

COVID-19: FG pegs attendees at funeral, weddings at 20 people including family members

          The National Coordinator, Presidential Tasks Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Dr Sani Aliyu, has announced a little window for...

Presidency confirms PerSecondnews story, appoints DCP Musa as President’s CPSO

  Sequel to a hail of gunfire at the State House early June between security aides of President Muhammadu Buhari and his wife, the...

UBA hosts Airtel CEO in its quarterly Business Series

    Leading financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc is to host its Business Series on Tuesday, June 30. This edition...

Iran issues arrest warrant for Donald Trump over Gen. Qassem Soleimani’s murder

  The government of Iran as issued an arrest warrant and asked Interpol for help in detaining U.S President Donald Trump and dozens...