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Hours after Reps cleared NNPCL, Kyari, of complicity in stolen crude, U.S. court to sentence, Ann Ramirez, wife of fraudster in crude saga

Barely 30 hours after Nigeria’s House of Representatives cleared the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd and its Managing Director, Mele Kyari and a...

FG inaugurates NPA’s first of its kind Bollard Pull Tug Boats in Africa, set to cater to maritime needs of landlocked neighbouring countries

Driven by the need to provide efficient domestic cargo needs, win back transit cargo hitherto lost to neighbours and cater to the maritime...

Nigeria’s regional maritime hub status: NPA inaugurates modern Control Towers for Lagos port complexes

“Safety and security constitute critical operational preconditions necessary for the actualization of our strategic intent of becoming the maritime logistics hub for sustainable...

Alleged $2.4bn revenue loss from phoney sale of 48m barrels of crude to China: House of Reps absolves NNPC, Kyari, others of any wrongdoing

“It would take about six months and 12 days for Nigeria produce up to 48 million barrels of Nigeria’s bonny light as it...

PBAT directs NEC to kick-start subsidy removal interventions process

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the National Economic Council (NEC) led by Vice President Kashim Shettima to kickstart the process of working...

Just in: Pres. Tinubu swears in ex-Benue Gov. Akume as SGF

The former Benue Governor and immediate past Minister of Special Duties, Sen. George Akume, has been sworn in as the Secretary to the...

Subsidy Removal: Exploring the Facts behind the Figures By Femi Soneye

With Nigeria’s total debt stock projected to hit N80 trillion by the end of 2023 further subsidy payments could cause a total collapse...

Breaking: Senate approves Pres. Tinubu’s request for 20 special advisers

The Senate on Tuesday endorsed the request of President Bola Tinubu to appoint 20 special advisers. Persecondnews reports that the request of the...

BREAKING: Petrol subsidy:TUC demands N200,000 minimum wage, governors’ commitment to implementation

Sequel to the petrol subsidy removal which has triggered a raise in pump price to N500, the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria has...

Breaking: Court stops NLC, TUC from embarking on strike

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday restrained the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) from mobilizing workers...

Nigeria leads countries owing foreign airlines, its debt soars to $812m

Nigeria with a huge $812.2 million debt maintains its lead among countries owing foreign airlines collectively about $2.3 billion. The $812.2 million foreign...

Tinubu meets Wike, Akpabio, Umahi behind closed doors

President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with former Rivers State governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, former Ebonyi State governor, Dave Umahi and Godswill Akpabio,...

June 12, NLC strike: IGP rallies officers, men to forestall breach of peace, untoward acts

“I charge you all to remain focused while monitoring the election tribunals and the proposed industrial actions across the country” Ahead of June...

Subsidy removal: TUC, at Sunday’s parley with FG, demands wage increase, others

As part of efforts to cushion the effects of petrol subsidy removal on workers and Nigerians, the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Sunday...

Breaking: Nigeria, Congo, Angola get OPEC nod to produce “maximally’’ to their 2023 OPEC quota

Nigeria and other OPEC and non-OPEC members at the 35th Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee Meeting of OPEC held in Vienna, Austria, on Sunday have...

Security breach: Governor escapes death by hairsbreadth in gun attack, aides injured

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State’s convoy has been reportedly attacked by gunmen in Lokoja, the state capital, leaving some of his security...