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FEC ratifies 2022 Finance bill
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday ratified the Finance Bill 2021/2022 fiscal year. The bill, which is currently before the...
Global Energy Crises: Kyari, At World Petroleum Congress, Calls For More Oil & Gas Investments
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd, Mr Mele Kyari says more investments are needed in the oil...
3 Nigeria returnees among 7 Omicron cases found in India
Seven persons, including a non-resident Indian (NRI) woman and her two daughters from Nigeria, have tested positive for the Omicron variant of coronavirus...
Tragedy hits Lagos coastal town of Badagry as eight children allegedly suffocate inside abandoned car
Badagry, a coastal town in Lagos State, was enveloped by grief on Sunday as the lifeless bodies of eight children were evacuated...
Dowen College: I will not bury my son until I get justice — grieving father
By Ajuma Edwina Ameh The father of Sylvester Oromoni Jnr, the deceased student of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos, who was allegedly...
Finland is world’s happiest nation, says Prime Minister
In a rare interview with foreign media and monitored by Persecondnews.com, Finland’s prime minister Sanna Marin, disclosed that the Nordic nation is...
Omicron: UK re-introduces pre-departure tests for all arrivals, adds Nigeria to travel red list
In its desperate bid to curtail the spread of the new COVID-19 Omicron variant UK announced that all international arrivals to...
US Customs seizes $30M in fake Chanel, Gucci, Louis Vuitton products from China
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection says it has seized more than $30 million in counterfeit designer products bearing the names of...
Ex-Ekiti Gov. Fayose rearraigned in Lagos, faces 11- count amended charge
A former Ekiti Governor Ayodele Fayose was on Thursday rearraigned before a Federal High Court in Lagos on an 11- count amended...
Omicron variant now detected in 23 countries, alerts WHO
With at least 23 countries reporting cases of the new Omicron variant, the World Health Organisation (WHO) says every country should take it...
COVID-19 Omicron variant: Travel bans harsh, unfair, says South African President, holds talks with Buhari
By Ajuma Edwina Ameh South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has thanked the leaders of Nigeria, Cote D’Ivoire, Ghana and Senegal for expressing...
Omicron: Canada slams travel ban on Nigeria, 9 other African countries
By Ajuma Edwina Ameh In a bid to curtail the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant, the Canadian authorities have issued a...
LASG’s White Paper trashes #EndSARS Panel report on alleged massacre at Lekki Tollgate
Towing the line of the Minister of Information, the Lagos State Government’s White Paper on the #EndSARS Judicial Panel of Inquiry report...
Incessant jailbreaks: Senate invites Justice, Interior Ministers, Nigerian Correctional Service boss
By Ajuma Edwina Ameh Worried by incessant jailbreaks across the country, the Senate has invited the Attorney-General of the Federation and Justice...
Ex-Emir Sanusi’s banishment from Kano unlawful, unconstitutional, court declares
The banishment of deposed Emir Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II from Kano State has been declared unlawful and unconstitutional, a Federal High Court,...
African Countries to receive 1 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses -Chinese President, Jinping
China’s President, Mr Xi Jinping has promised one billion Covid-19 vaccine doses to African countries. China is the African continent’s largest...
