Top Story
We offer exclusive top-of-the-day stories, news and event reporting at Per Second News.
Polaris Bank offers Yuletide no-collateral salary advance for shopping
Polaris Bank has announced a Yuletide salary advance for both existing account holders and non-account holders. The bank said the facility will...
Breaking: World Bank grants Nigeria’s $1.5bn loan
After several months of application, the World Bank has finally approved Nigeria’s $1.5 billion loan. The facility was prepared jointly with the...
Insurgency, Banditry in Nigeria: We are fed up, says Sultan
Peeved with violent extremism and insurgency, the Sultan of Sokoto and Co-Chairman of National Council of Traditional Rulers, Sa’ad Abubakar, says they...
Amnesty International applauds ICC’s probe of Nigerian military for alleged war crimes
Amnesty International says the International Criminal Court’s decision to launch a probe into the alleged war crimes records of the Nigerian...
600 Kastina school children abduction: Nigeria is a nation at war, says Soyinka
600 Kastina school children abduction: Nigeria is a nation at war, says Soyinka Nigeria is at war and at war within...
ICC prosecutor set to open Nigeria war crimes investigation
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor says a decade-long probe has found enough evidence to merit opening a full-scale investigation into allegations...
Nigeria’s Ambassador to U.S., 85-year-old Nsofor, may have died of COVID-19 — Investigation
Fresh facts have emerged about the possible cause of the death of Nigeria’s Ambassador to the United States, retired Justice Sylvanus Adiewere...
COVID-19 pandemic pushed up airfares by over 100 per cent, says NCAA boss
The over 100 percent raise in airfares in Nigeria has been attributed to the devastating effects of COVID-19 pandemic, the Director-General,...
Nigeria unveils plan to receive 20m COVID-19 vaccines as rich countries hoard doses
Nigeria has announced plans to receive 20 million Covid-19 vaccines early next year, according to the Executive Secretary, National Primary Health Care Development...
Insecurity: Buhari accepts Justice Minister’s advice, shuns House of Reps
Contrary to his earlier stand, President Muhammadu Buhari did not show up at the House of Representatives on Thursday. Last week, Buhari...
#EndSARS: Minister accuses some governors of converting FG’s interventions as party’s initiatives
Some governors have been accused of converting and misappropriating the Federal Government’s interventions. The Minister of State for Mines and Steel...
Ghana electoral body declares incumbent President Akufo-Addo winner
After putting Ghanaians on the tenterhooks since Tuesday, the Ghana Electoral Commission on Wednesday finally declared incumbent President Nana Dankwa Akufo-Addo of...
We are committed to reducing oil production cost to $10 per barrel – NNPC
For the umpteenth time, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has restated its commitment to paring down the unit cost of...
Gov. Buni-led National Caretaker Committee gets six months tenure extension
The tenure of the Yobe Gov. Mai Mala Buni-led National Caretaker and Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC)...
Future APC leadership must shun events leading to Oshimohole’s NWC dissolution, says Buhari
With the raucous atmosphere which pervaded the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) under the leadership of ex-Edo governor, President...
Breaking: APC National Executive Council dissolves states, wards executive committees ahead of convention
In a bold move to reposition the party, the National Executive Council (NEC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday...
