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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...

Food crisis: FG flags off distribution of 42,000 MT of grains to vulnerable Nigerians

Barely two months after presidential directive, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has flagged off the distribution of the approved 42,000 metric tonnes...

Emirates Airline Resumes Flights to Nigeria Before June – Aviation Minister Keyamo

Mr. Festus Keyamo (SAN), the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, has revealed that Emirates Airline plans to restart flights to Nigeria before...

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...

Ex-CBN Gov. Emefiele remanded in EFCC custody

A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has remanded a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, in the...

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...

Breaking: CBN sells $10,000 to BDCs at N1,101/$

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday announced the sale of dollars to Bureau de Change operators. In a statement signed by...

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...

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...

Police raid criminals’ hideouts in FCT, arrest 85 suspects, recover weapons, foreign currencies, motorcycles

In a streak of coordinated raid exercises between March 31 and April 4, 2024, the FCT Police Command operatives stormed some identified black...

New Tariff: Refund overbilled customers before April 11, NERC orders DisCos

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has mandated that electricity distribution companies (DisCos) compensate customers who received incorrect bills under the new tariff....

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...

Tinubu lauds Obazee, CBN Special Investigator, as he concludes assignment

Mr. Jim Obazee, the Special Investigator of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and other related entities has received presidential commendation for a...