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Victimised lecturers’ day: ASUU pushes for varsity system overhaul

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) chapter, has urged the Federal Government to revamp the nation’s...

Reps Speaker Abbas condemns kidnap of workers, patients in Kaduna hospital

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Tajudeen Abbas, has condemned the violent invasion of a hospital in Birnin Gwari, Kaduna State,...

Flood sacks Shehu of Borno, relocates to Government House

Floods hit Maiduguri, Borno State’s capital, on Tuesday, submerging the Palace of Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Garbai Elkenemi, and other areas of the...

Our visit to SERAP office routine, justified, not harassment – DSS

The Department of State Services (DSS) has shed light on why its operatives paid a “visit” to the SERAP office in Abuja on...

Just in: NLC president, Ajaero, released on bail

The Department of State Services (DSS) has granted administrative bail to the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero. Persecondnews gathered...

Petrol price hike: Ogun to release 100 CNG buses to transporters

Ogun Gov. Dapo Abiodun has announced that his administration will make available 100 brand new 18-seater compressed natural gas (CNG) buses for transporters...

FG exempts grants for universities, research institutions from TSA

The Federal Government has directed that research grants from third-party sources, received by federal universities and research institutions, should not be included in...

NLC in emergency closed-door meeting over Ajaero’s arrest

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Monday convened an emergency closed-door meeting following the arrest of its national president, Joe Ajaero. Earlier on...

Court remands 10 defendants in N4bln illegal arms importation case

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the remand of 10 people in police custody pending trial over the illegal importation...

Nigeria generates N1.56trn VAT revenue for Q2 2024 – NBS

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported on Monday that Value Added Tax (VAT) collection saw a notable growth of 9.11% in Q2...

EFCC busts, arraigns fake NNPC Ltd. Executive Director in Kaduna

The Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned one Ibrahim Shuaibu before Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna...

Miracle water and soap: Prophet Jeremiah denies hoodwinking Nigerians with NAFDAC’s name

Prophet Jeremiah Fufeyin of the Christ MercyLand Ministry, Sapele in Delta State, has denied allegations that his ministry exploited NAFDAC’s name on its...

NAFDAC probes Delta Pastor Jeremiah’s “agency-approved” miracle water, soap

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a warning to the public about Christ Mercy Land Delivery...

Pres. Tinubu accepts spokesman, Ngelale’s resignation

The Presidency on Saturday accepted the memo by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, asking for an...

NNPC Ltd. signs partnership deal with China Engineering Corporation for power project funding

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPC Ltd.) has signed a deal with the China Engineering & Machinery Corporation (CMEC) for the co-funding...

NNPC Ltd. to MURIC: Global market forces, not NNPC, drive petroleum product pricing

“NNPC Ltd. has no desire or intention to become the distributor for any entity in a free market environment, and therefore, the notion...