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UBA records impressive gross earnings rise of 143%, profit hits N757.7bn in financial year 2023

The United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has recorded a 143 per cent rise in gross earnings to N2.08 trillion in 2023 financial...

EFCC to clampdown on schools, hotels, supermarkets, others dollarizing transactions

….vows to put in jail anyone found to be dollarizing the economy Mr. Ola Olukoyede, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes...

Billionaire philanthropist Tony Elumelu mulls buying NPFL team

As part of his corporate social responsibility, billionaire banker and philanthropist Tony Elumelu says he is assessing the feasibility of owning a Nigerian...

Just in: FG declares Thursday, April 11 additional Eid el Fitr public holiday

The Federal Government has approved Thursday, April 11, as an additional public holiday to celebrate this year’s Eid-el-Fitr, according to a statement by...

One-time journalist and bureaucrat, Kehinde Onasanya is Ogun State’s new Head of Service

The Ogun State Government has named Mr. Kehinde Olufemi Onasanya, a one-time journalist, as the new Head of Service. Ogun Gov. Dapo Abiodun...

OGBC gets new digital transmitter

The Ogun State Government has delivered a 5-kilowatt state-of-the-art transmitter to the State Broadcasting Corporation (OGBC). Gov. Dapo Abiodun signed the approval for...

The Profile of Mr. Omobayo Marvellous Godwins, the newly inaugurated Deputy Governor of Edo State

Omobayo, a 38-year-old, is a seasoned engineer with a proven track record of progressive professional experience in the oil and gas sector. Born...

Breaking: Edo Chief Judge swears in Omobayo Godwins as Deputy Governor

Edo State Chief Judge, Justice Daniel Okungbowa, has sworn in Mr. Omobayo Godwins as the new Deputy Governor of the state. Following Philip...

Updated: Obaseki names 38-year-old Omobayo Godwin as Edo Deputy Governor

Barely an hour after the impeachment of Edo Deputy Gov. Philip Shaibu, Gov. Godwin Obaseki has nominated Mr. Omobayo Marvellous Godwins as his...

Electricity tariffs: The limits of shock – By Dakuku Peterside

In Nigeria, many policies that are supposed to catalyse economic growth end up making things worse and complicate matters for the citizen for...

Breaking: Edo Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, impeached

Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, has been impeached. Reports reaching Persecondnews on Monday morning said the State House of Assembly unanimously impeached...

Ex-CBN Gov. Emefiele arrives Lagos court, faces fresh 26-count charge

Godwin Emefiele, the immediate past Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, has arrived at the Ikeja State High Court in Lagos for his arraignment...

Just in: After 68 days on the road, Pelumi Nubi, solo London-Lagos driver, arrives

Nigerian-British citizen Pelumi Nubi, a 28-year-old travel content creator who embarked on a solo drive from London to Lagos, has arrived in the...

FG, CBN, NISS plan new national ID card with payment, social services features

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has announced that it will soon introduce an enhanced National Identity card that includes payment capabilities and...