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Breaking: Port Harcourt Refining Company shut down due to protests by faction of Eleme community youths

Operational activities at Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) have suffered serious setbacks since Tuesday, July 16, 2024, as placard-carrying Eleme community youths grounded...

FG issues flood alert to 22 states, predicts five days of heavy rainfall

At least 94 towns across 22 states are at risk of severe flooding from July 16 to July 20, 2024., according to Dr....

PDP governors arrive Enugu for crucial meeting

No fewer than 10 of the 13 governors elected on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have arrived in Enugu for...

Just in: Nigeria receives $751.88m from World Bank’s $1.5bln loan package

The World Bank has disbursed $751.88 million to Nigeria from a recently approved $1.5 billion loan. According to Persecondnews, the financial intervention is...

No plans to privatize universities – FG

The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, announced on Tuesday that the Federal Government has no intention of privatizing universities by selling them...

Court declines Emefiele’s request to travel abroad for medical checkup

A Federal High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on Tuesday rejected an application by Godwin Emefiele, the former Governor of the Central Bank of...

Breaking: Another House of Reps member, Ekene Adams, dies

A member of the House of Representatives, Ekene Abubakar Adams, who represented Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency of Kaduna State, is dead. His death was...

Breaking: UAE lifts visa ban on Nigerians

The Federal Government has announced that, beginning today, July 15, 2024, Nigerian passport holders can now obtain visas to the United Arab Emirates...

Tinubu to submit minimum wage bill to NASS next week

Barring a last-minute change, President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to send the new National Minimum Wage Bill to the National Assembly next week....

Breaking: Court orders Bayero, four others to stop parading themselves as emirs

Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu of the Kano State High Court issued a permanent injunction on Monday, restraining the former Emir of Kano, Aminu...

Breaking: Nigeria’s inflation rises to 34.19% in June 2024

Nigeria’s inflation rate in June 2024 surged from 33.95% in May 2024 to 34.19%, according to the latest report from the National Bureau...

Dangote refinery: Commercial decision to cap investment at 7.2 percent was taken several months ago – NNPC Ltd.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has clarified that the company decided to cap investment at 7.2 percent at the Dangote...

Assassination attempt: Tinubu, Xi Jinping, other world leaders in solidarity with Trump

President Bola Tinubu, along with other world leaders, expressed support for former United States President Donald Trump and denounced the assassination attempt on...

Bullet pierced upper part of my right ear – ex-Pres. Trump

Former President Donald Trump has released a statement following the shooting incident at his campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, which left one person...

Bello-Koko, outgoing NPA MD, thanks Tinubu, Buhari for opportunity to serve the nation

The outgoing Managing Director/CEO of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello-Koko, has expressed deep appreciation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and former President...

10 Things to Know About the New NPA MD, Abubakar Dantsoho (Ph.D)

1. Early Life and Education: Born in Jalingo, Taraba State, Abubakar Dantsoho served his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) at the Nigerian Ports...