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Just in: Veteran afrobeat musician, guitarist, Sir Victor Uwaifo, passes on
Sir Victor Osamuyimen Uwaifo, Nigerian professional musician and ace guitarist, has exited the world. Aged 80, Edo-born Uwaifo reportedly died during a...
#EndSARS: MRA sues Lagos State Government, Police over killing of journalist covering protest
The Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has slammed a suit against the Lagos State Government and the Police authorities at the Federal High...
Verdict on Buhari’s insecurity war: Nigerians are ungrateful, unthankful and ungracious, says media aide, Adesina
Nigerians have been branded as “ungrateful” for berating President Muhammadu Buhari over the parlous and life-claiming security situation in the country. To...
Technical assistance: NIRSAL launches another innovation, introduces mobile learning platform, Interactive Business School for farmers
… NIRSAL poised to provide support mechanisms that plug information gaps, boost entrepreneurial capacities, and improve access to commercial finance...
Buhari lauds Nigeria’s 5.01 per cent GDP growth in Q2 2021
By Ajuma Edwina Ameh President Muhammadu Buhari has hailed the recent report by the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS), showing a third...
FG disburses N24bn to Katsina, Yobe, Ebonyi, FCT for ranching
By Ajuma Edwina Ameh To facilitate cattle ranching in some states, the Federal Government says it has given three states and the Federal...
Gov. Ortom’s outbursts, retired Commodore Olawunmi’s expose: Channels TV queried, presenters summoned by NBC
Channels Television presenters have been summoned by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) for airing interviews critical of President Muhammadu Buhari. Persecondnews recalls that...
Just in: DSTV to pay FG N900bn as tax backlog, Tax Appeal Tribunal orders
Multichoice Nigeria Limited, owners of cable television services, DSTV, is to pay 50 per cent of N1.8 trillion tax backlog to the...
PIA: 3% allocation to host communities may be low in percentage but bigger in value — Kyari
By Ajuma Edwina Ameh Throwing a lifebelt into some issues in the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), the Group Managing Director...
Plateau massacre: Gov. Lalong storms Aso Rock, says perpetrators will be prosecuted
“For over six years now, we have been enjoying peace in Plateau State, so anybody that wants to take Plateau back to...
Many repentant insurgents are women, children conscripted into terrorism — Gov. Zulum
“They would be trained for the purpose of reintegration into the society” By Ajuma Edwina Ameh Borno Governor Babagana Zulum...
School children kidnapping most thriving, lucrative industry in Nigeria, fast impoverishing ransom-paying parents
Amid a rash of abductions in the Northwest Nigeria put at 1,000 students and pupils since December 2020, parents of abductees have...
PIA: The next 25 years will be defining for Nigeria’s energy industry — Osinbajo
The Vice-president, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) has said that the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) will define Nigeria’s energy industry in the next...
2023 presidential race: I have not declared interest yet, no business with flying campaign banners, posters – Osinbajo
“All these are simply needless distractions from the urgent tasks of governance needed in our country at this time’’ “I have not...
How the Commonwealth is helping Gambia grow and diversify exports
The Gambia with the support of The Commonwealth Secretariat has launched its new five-year export strategy aimed at growing dynamic and sustainable...
Gutsy bandits launch fatal attack on NDA, Kaduna, kill two soldiers, abduct one
“The Academy in collaboration with the 1Division Nigerian Army and Air Training Command as well as other security agencies in Kaduna state has...
