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China to take over Uganda’s only International airport over $207m loan

  The Ugandan Government has signed an agreement with Export-Import Bank of China (Exim Bank) to borrow $207 million at two per cent...

kidnappers on abuja-kaduna expressway

It’s daily nocturnal sexual and psychological violence in the kidnappers’ den, while men are beaten black and blue, says female victim – a PSN exclusive

  Thirty-two-year-old Lukas (not the real name) was traveling to Kaduna for his cousin’s wedding when he was kidnapped along with nine other...

Oil spillage: FG threatens to sanction erring companies

“A bill to amend the law establishing the National Oil Spillage Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) to build its capacity and give it...

Rejection of Lagos #EndSARS report: Call Lai Mohammed to order now, Falana tells Buhari

  For overruling President Muhammadu Buhari and insulting Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu over EndSARS report, lnformation Minister Lai Mohammed is now under fire...

President Buhari set to visit Dubai next week

  President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to visit Dubai next week to highlight the importance of trade and business between Nigeria and the...

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed joins battle front to fight rebels

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has reportedly joined the front line where government forces are battling rebels from the Tigray region, Persecondnews.com gathered. Mr Abiy,...

Monthly N250bn subsidy robs Nigeria of N3trn revenue annually from NNPC Ltd, says Finance Minister

  The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPC Ltd) is incapacitated to remit about N3 trillion yearly into the Federation Account because of...

ICTN contract scandal latest: Another civil society group petitions VP Osinbajo, ICPC, wants project investigated

  The smoke of the fraudulent multi-billion dollar International Cargo Tracking Note (ICTN) contract perpetrated at the Federal Ministry of Transportation is still...

FG to replace fuel subsidy with N5,000 monthly transport grant to poor Nigerians in 2022 – Minister

    By Ajuma Edwina Ameh The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, has disclosed that the federal government...

Oil prices near $80 as US set to release 50mn barrels of oil to ease energy costs

Oil prices steadied near $80 a barrel on Tuesday after the United States announced plans to release up to 50 million barrels of...

#EndSARS Report: Lai Mohammed spits fire, calls it triumph of fake news, intimidation of silent majority by a vociferous lynch mob

  In what appears like a preemptive action, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday flipped his lid and...

Looted N6trn NDDC funds: Again SERAP drags Buhari to court, wants names of suspected looters published

    President Muhammadu Buhari has been sued at the lawcourt for his alleged failure to publish the names of those indicted in the...

3 passengers injured as gun goes off by accident at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

A gun accidentally went off after being discovered at an X-ray checkpoint at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Saturday, Persecondnews.com gathered. Dozens of passengers went...

U.S. Pres. Biden in hospital for routine colonoscopy, transfers power to VP Harris

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris pose for a photo as they ride in the Presidential limousine from Emory University in...

U.S advocacy groups criticize Biden administration for removing Nigeria from top religious freedom violators list

  Top U.S federal religious freedom advisory panel and Religious freedom advocacy groups are criticizing the Biden administration for removing Nigeria from the U.S....

U.S. President Biden directs FTC to wade into high cost of gasoline, punish any wrongdoing by oil and gas companies

  I do not accept hard-working Americans paying more for gas because of anti-competitive or otherwise potentially illegal conduct, he declares   “I...