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Narcotics: NDLEA busts importers, seizes 64,863kg of Nitrous Oxide in Lagos, Imo

Barely 24 hours after the Chairman of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa, ordered a nationwide clamp down...

Whopping $18bn to be pumped into Nigeria’s oil and gas sector — Wunti

The Chief Upstream Investment Officer of the NNPCL Upstream Investment Management Services (NUMIS), Mr Bala Wunti said at the 22nd edition of the...

NNPCL set to destroy vessel caught with 800,000 litres of stolen crude oil

…a Senate Committee report on oil theft in Nigeria between January and August 2022 stated that Nigeria lost N1.3tr ($2 billion), a huge...

Three months after, suspended Adamawa Resident Electoral Commissioner, Ari, faces trial July 12

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has filed a six-count charge against the suspended Adamawa Resident Electoral Commissioner, Barr. Hudu Yunusa...

Just in: APC leadership rejects principal officers announced for NASS, slams Akpabio, Abbas for disrespecting party

Crisis is brewing among the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the National Assembly as the party’s National Chairman, Sen. Abdullahi...

Trademore estate residents protest planned demolition by FCTA

Trademore Estate residents on Monday in Abuja took to the streets, protesting the planned demolition of buildings on the estate by the Federal...

Unspeakable horror: Police van runs over handcuffed man severally

Youths on Friday went on rampage in Ekpoma, Edo State, over attempted murder by some policemen of a young man who was handcuffed,...

Eid-el-Kabir: FG suspends work on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway for six days

In a bid to ease vehicular movements and reduce gridlock on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway during the Eid-el-Kabir celebration, the Federal Government says it...

97,000 passports uncollected nationwide, Lagos accounts for 48,500, says NIS

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says in spite of the surge in the number of Nigerians travelling abroad, over 97,000 passports have not...

I will pursue excellence, professionalism, accountability, pledges Acting Police IG, Egbetokun

Mr Kayode Egbetokun, the Acting Inspector General of Police, has urged Nigerians and stakeholders to partner with the police in its re-modernization and...

Cross River Gov. Otu bans “Okada” (commercial motorcycles) in Calabar metropolis

In a bid to restore sanity and security to Calabar, the Cross River capital, Gov. Bassey Otu has slammed a total ban on...

Persecondnews spotlights Nigeria’s Special Adviser on Health, Mrs Salma Ibrahim Ana’s.

Former Borno State Health Commissioner, Dr (Mrs.) Salma Ibrahim Ana’s, is the Presidential Adviser on Health. A recipient of the Bill and Melinda...

10 key facts about Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Monetary Policies, Wale Edun

Here is the track record of the new Presidential Adviser on Monetary Policies, Chief Adebayo Olawale Edun, appointed along with seven others on...

Tinubu set to create 500,000 jobs with signing of Data Protection Bill

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday signed the Data Protection Bill with the potential of creating 500,000 jobs through the training of data protection...

Insecurity, dastardly attacks shrink NRC’s revenue by N1.3bn in Q1 of 2023 — NBS

Insecurity and dastardly attacks on the rail transportation have drastically reduced patronage by passengers across the country in the first quarter of 2023...

Updated: Akpabio sworn is as Senate President

Sen. Godswill Obot Akpabio has been sworn in as the leader of the 10th National Assembly after defeating Sen. Abdulaziz Yari. Former Senate...