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Omicron: UAE averts diplomatic faceoff with Nigeria, reverses ban on Nigerian airlines

  The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has recanted its earlier directive to airlines operating from Nigeria to Dubai not to fly passengers from...

Omicron: FG bans flights from Canada, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia 

  By Ajuma Edwina Ameh In a retaliatory action taken against Canada, the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia, the Federal Government has announced...

Minister blames insecurity on Nigeria’s drop-down from top 10 African countries of preferred investment destinations

  The Federal Government has attributed lingering insecurity in some parts of the country to the country’s drop down from the top 10...

FG to provide incentives for investors willing to invest in insecurity prone areas — Minister

  By Ajuma Edwina Ameh The Federal Government has expressed readiness to provide incentives for investors willing to invest in parts of the...

Rabe Nasir

Tragedy hits Pres. Buhari’s state, Commissioner assassinated

  Ahead of 2023 polls, gunmen have struck in Katsina, President Muhammadu Buhari’s home state, snuffing out the Commissioner for Science and Technology,...

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

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 COVID-19 variant

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...

Cyril Ramaphosa

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...