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Nigeria moves up in Corruption Index, ranks 145 out of 180 countries
Nigeria has recorded an improved ranking in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI), moving five places up, a report by Transparency International (TI) has...
Gruesome murder of two monarchs: Ekiti Gov. Oyebanji orders security agencies to fish out killers
After the gruesome killing of two traditional rulers by some suspected herdsmen, Ekiti State Gov. Biodun Oyebanji has ordered security agencies in the...
Supreme Court reserves judgment in Binani’s appeal against Adamawa governor
The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in the appeal by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its governorship candidate in Adamawa State, Mrs....
Suspected kidnapper in abduction, murder of Nabeeha, 3 others in Abuja nabbed
Operatives of the Nigerian Police in Abuja have apprehended a suspected kidnapper involved in the kidnapping and murder of Nabeeha Al-Kadriyar and three...
Aftermath of Ibadan runway incident: NCAA suspends airline as investigation begins
The Nigeria Civil Authority (NCAA) says it has suspended the permit of Mattini Airline Services Ltd after its aircraft overshot the runway at...
Tragedy averted as private jet carrying VIPs overshoots runway at Ibadan airport, the second in two months
No fewer than 10 persons, including Very Important Personalities (VIPs) onboard a private jet, escaped deaths on Friday as their jet crash landed...
Insurgency, banditry: Tinubu approves “non-kinetic” approach — VP
In its bid to fight the rising insurgency and banditry in the North, the Bola Tinubu administration has approved the “Pulaaku Initiative,” a...
FG expedites talks with Morocco on Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline project
Nigeria and the Kingdom of Morocco are intensifying discussions to fast-track the process of achieving the Final Investment Decision (FID) on the Nigeria-Morocco...
Tinubu will axe underperforming ministers soon, says Hadiza Bala Usman
President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Policy and Coordination, Hadiza Bala Usman, has said that the underperforming ministers will be axed from the...
After 30 days in office, Ondo Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, sacks inherited cabinet
With immediate effect, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the Governor of Ondo State, has dissolved the State Executive Council he inherited from the administration of...
FG, 36 states, 774 LGAs share N1.13trn December 2023 revenue, represents N40bln increase
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) says it shared N1.13 trillion among the three tiers of government as revenue in December 2023. Persecondnews...
Pres. Tinubu receives U.S. Secretary of State, Blinken, in State House
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday evening received the United States Secretary of State, Mr Antony Blinken, at the State House, Abuja. Blinken, who...
Breaking: Ogun House of Assembly Speaker, Oluomo, impeached
The Speaker of Ogun State House of Assembly, Mr Olakunle Oluomo, has been impeached. Oluomo, who is from Ifo state constituency, was removed...
NNPCL-facilitated Afreximbank $3.3bln crude oil pre-payment loan to address nation’s FX challenges, says spokesman Soneye
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has explained the rationale for its intervention in the $3.3 billion crude oil pre-payment loan it...
Trade facilitation: Lekki Deep Sea Port berths largest container vessel on Nigerian waters
In its determination and commitment to notch up trade facilitation, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has recorded the berthing at the Lekki Deep...
We didn’t come to Davos, Switzerland, to dance “Buga”, but to sell the Nigerian brand – VP Shettima
With netizens awash with the video of Vice-President Kashim Shettima dancing Kizz Daniel’s “Buga” in Davos, Switzerland, he says Buga is the biggest...
