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Loss of N17trn to tax waivers: Senate orders FIRS to apply the brakes forthwith
The Senate Committee on Finance has asked the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to discontinue tax waivers, which have resulted in a loss...
Ex-Ogun Commissioner, Odusile, summoned by Ogun Assembly over alleged N92m fraud
The immediate past Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Waheed Odusile, the former Permanent Secretary, Mr. Abiodun Awere; and the Director of Finance and...
University zookeeper mangled fatally by young lion he raised nine years ago
It was a horrific Monday afternoon as a young lion mauled Olabode Olawuyi, a zookeeper at the university’s zoological garden, shattering the tranquillity...
Danger alert! Deadly drug, ‘Kush’, laced with crushed human bones, formalin, others, now in circulation — Dr Ajidahun
A resident doctor and health influencer, Dr. Olusina Ajidahun, has raised an alarm over the emergence of a new dangerous psychoactive substance known...
Gunmen abduct corpse, family members in Enugu, demand N50m ransom
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted the corpse of one Mr. Ugwuanyi Israel, along with family members conveying the deceased from Lagos...
Nigeria’s unemployment rate surges by 0.8% in Q3 2023
The unemployment rate in Nigeria surged to 5.0%, up by 0.8% in the third quarter of 2023. According to data from the National...
FG set to create 300 direct jobs through “Project 774 LG Connectivity” – Dr. Tijani
The Federal Government has announced the launch of ‘Project 774 LG Connectivity’ to foster inclusive development, promote access to digital public infrastructure, and...
Just in: FG commences payment of ASUU’s withheld salaries
The Federal Government has started paying the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) the four-month salaries that the previous administration withheld. The Chairperson...
NNPCL 13th Sports Fiesta Gets Underway in Abuja
The Biennial Sports Fiesta of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has officially opened in Abuja on Sunday, with athletes from the national...
We’ll frustrate illegal sales, thefts at Ports – Police
In a bid to curb illegal activities at various ports and around the economic hubs in Nigeria, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has...
Namang, Plateau APC spokesperson, pub owner, shot dead while carousing
Mr Sylvanus Namang, the Plateau State Publicity Secretary for the All Progressives Congress (APC), has been fatally shot. The tragic incident occurred on...
Edo APC overrules Gov. Uzodimma, declares Sen. Okpebholo winner of guber party primary
The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State has rejected the results of the party primary for the September governorship...
13th NNPCL sports fiesta kicks off in Abuja
In its bid to achieve physical well-being and enhance organizational productivity, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPCL) will be hosting the 13th...
In Kaduna, again, bandits kill six, abduct ex-CBN director, brother, others
No fewer than 50 people, including a retired Director of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Zakariya Markus, and his brother, Monday...
Update: FG reopens popular Abuja store sealed over alleged hoarding, price fixing
The Federal Government has reopened a popular supermarket, Sahad Store, located in the Garki area of Abuja. Persecondnews reports that the store was...
Brave NAF officer foils ‘one chance’ robbery, rescues victims in Abuja
A serving officer of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air Commodore John Ijudigal, has foiled a robbery attempt by ‘one-chance’ syndicate in Wuse,...
