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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...

Breaking: Two-storey building collapses in Abuja, trapping several people

A partial collapse of a two-storey residential building occurred in Abuja early Saturday morning, with several people trapped. The structure, situated adjacent to...

17 fatalities recorded in Plateau school building collapse, 43 hospitalized

No fewer than 17 students have been confirmed dead and scores of others hospitalised as a two-storey school building collapsed in Plateau State...

Tinubu appoints new MD, board chairman for NPA

  President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho as the new Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA)....

Food Security: Presidency inaugurates food coordination unit to harness resources, ideas.

The Presidency has inaugurated the Presidential Food Systems Coordination Unit (PFSCU) to tackle the country’s soaring commodity prices and general food insecurity. On...

Correcting the Lies in Dr. Olisa Agbakoba’s Assertions

By Kingsley Ariamaodo Eminent lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, has lately been calling for the repeal of the Petroleum...

I’m concerned about Nigerian workers, committed to just, realistic minimum wage- Tinubu

As the nation’s driving force, President Bola Tinubu says Nigerian workers deserve improved welfare, better wages, and safe and enhanced working conditions. Speaking...

Minimum wage: Tinubu’s meeting with labour deadlocked as labour insists on N250,000

The closed-door meeting between President Bola Tinubu and labor leaders over the minimum wage has ended in a deadlock. Mr. President called the...

Just In: Pres. Tinubu, Labour Leaders In Closed-Door Meeting Over Minimum Wage

President Bola Tinubu and the leadership of the organized labour in the country are currently in a closed-door meeting over a new national...

Breaking: Supreme Court grants local governments financial autonomy 

The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that it is unconstitutional for state governors to withhold or tamper with funds allocated to local government...

Just In: Pres. Tinubu invites labour for minimum wage talks

President Bola Tinubu has invited the organized labour, under the aegis of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC),...

Breaking: Pres. Tinubu sets up ministry to address farmer-herder crisis

President Bola Tinubu has announced the creation of the Ministry of Livestock Development. Tinubu also inaugurated a presidential committee on livestock at the...

NNPC retail outlets extend hours of operation to ease tightness of fuel

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has announced that all its retail stations serving Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) will now operate...

Nigeria’s debt level of N121.67trn remains within safe limits, says DMO

In spite of the increase in Nigeria’s total debt stock from N97.34 trillion in December 2023 to N121.67 trillion in March 2024, the...

Breaking: Pres. Tinubu gets second term as ECOWAS chairman

The ECOWAS Authority of Heads of States and Government has re-elected President Bola Tinubu for another one-year term. Persecondnews reports that Tinubu’s first...

CJN swears in daughter-in-law, Wike’s daughter, 10 other new FCT High Court judges July 10

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, will, on Wednesday, July 10, swear in the 12 newly appointed judges of the...