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Breaking: March 29 pandemonium: FIFA bans MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja

Following March 29 pandemonium after Nigeria’s loss to Ghana in the World Cup qualifiers,  the international governing body of football, FIFA has placed...

March 28 terrorists attack on Abuja-Kaduna train: Female medical doctor, APC Youth leader among fatalities

The March 28 terrorists attack, bombing of the Abuja Kaduna rail track and shooting of passengers has left in its trail fatalities, among...

Abuja-Kaduna train attacked by terrorists, lives of 970 passengers onboard at risk

Terrorists have launched an offensive on the Abuja-Kaduna train with about 970 passengers onboard. According to a report, the terrorists detonated bombs on...

Scandal! Sterling Bank, MD of Eatrich Farms defraud 40 staff of N88m spurious loans

A smudge of fraud has hit Sterling Bank as the founder of Eatrich Farms, Lagos, Sam Afolabi, in connivance with some bank officials,...

Nigeria’s exchange rate: Governed by vagaries of high demand for the dollar, Nigerians’ penchant for luxuries, medical tourism – Per Second News analysis

    The Nigerian Naira’s continued slide against the dollar and other foreign currencies is subject to the vagaries of the high demand...

Paris Club refunds: 36 states lose $418m suit against FG

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed against the Federal Government by the Attorneys-General of the 36 states...

FG decries rising crude oil theft, says $3.27bn lost to oil thieves in 14 months

The Federal Government has expressed worry over the high rate of crude oil theft in the Niger Delta. It added that the high-level...

FG, UNICEF launch digital learning platform for 12m students

The Federal Government, United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), and other partners on Thursday launched the Nigeria Learning Passport (NLP), a mobile learning platform...

Just in: West African Court orders suspension of sanctions imposed on Mali

Ahead of the ECOWAS Extraordinary summit in Ghana on Friday, a West African Court has ordered the suspension of some punitive sanctions imposed...

Lagos Ibadan Expressway, 2nd Niger Bridge ready this year, says FG

The Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and the Second Niger Bridge are to be completed this year, the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola,...

Madeleine Albright, 1st female US secretary of state, dies at 84

Madeleine Albright, the first female U.S. secretary of state, has died of cancer, her family said Wednesday. She was 84.   “She was...

Deletion of Section 84 (12) of 2022 Electoral Act: It’s work in progress, says Malami

Following the judgment of the Federal High Court, Umuahia, Abia State, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar...

ICTN contract: Amaechi in trouble as Abuja Court orders contempt proceedings against him  

The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, has incurred the wrath of the law as a Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered...

‘War in Ukraine is unwinnable’ – UN Scribe Antonio Guterres

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday said Moscow cannot secure a military victory over Ukraine even if its besieged port city of Mariupol...

Ukraine-Russia war: 193 Nigerians of the 2,357 evacuees test positive for COVID-19 – SGF Mustapha

No fewer than 193 Nigerians out of the 2,357 evacuated from the war-torn Ukraine tested positive for COVID-19, the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC)...

After four gruelling days in EFCC custody, fleeing ex-Anambra Governor, Obiano, gets reprieve

After cooling his heels in the cell of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for four days, the immediate past governor of...