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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...

Northern group calls for ex-Aviation Minister, Sirika’s prosecution over N143bn “Nigeria Air” scandal

The Concerned Northern Forum (CNF) has called for the prosecution of the immediate past Aviation Minister, Sen. Hadi Sirika, over a N142.3 billion...

Breaking: Senate approves Pres. Tinubu’s request for 20 special advisers

The Senate on Tuesday endorsed the request of President Bola Tinubu to appoint 20 special advisers. Persecondnews reports that the request of the...

June 12, NLC strike: IGP rallies officers, men to forestall breach of peace, untoward acts

“I charge you all to remain focused while monitoring the election tribunals and the proposed industrial actions across the country” Ahead of June...

Just in: Oloyeloogun, Ondo Speaker, resigns

With just few days to the expiration of the 9th Assembly, the Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Bamidele Oloyeloogun, has...

U.S. Pres. Biden pledges support for Tinubu’s fight against insecurity

United States President Joe Biden has congratulated President Bola Tinubu on his inauguration as the president of Africa’s largest democracy. His message was...

Just in: CBN increases interest rate to 18.50 percent

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), after a two-day Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting on Wednesday, has once again raised the interest ceiling...

Five days to go: Buhari seeks Senate’s approval for N545bn

With barely five days to the end of his administration, President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday requested the approval of the Senate for over...