Just in: Labour unions declare indefinite strike over minimum wage
Following a breakdown of negotiations on the national minimum wage and electricity tariff hike, the Organized Labour has announced an indefinite nationwide strike. Festus Osifo, President of the Trade Union...
One Year of the Tinubu Administration: Building a Safer, Stronger and Prosperous Nigeria
Introduction Nigeria’s democratic journey has often been met with challenges. But President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s...
Just in: Impeachment threat: Pro-Rivers Gov. Fubara lawmakers elect factional speaker
A faction of the Rivers State House of Assembly loyal to Gov. Siminalayi Fubara has elected its own speaker. He is Mr. Victor Jumbo, who will now lead the four...
FG partners pharmaceutical companies to pare drug prices
Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director-General of the National Agency for Food and...
Nigeria, 15 other countries receive $36.5m funding to combat Trachoma
With Africa ranked as the most affected continent by trachoma, Nigeria and...
NAFDAC bans ‘Dex luxury bar soap’, recalls toxic cough syrup, benylin
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control has banned the...
Gavi pledges $250m grant for Nigeria’s vaccine initiatives
In a bid to strengthen Nigeria’s healthcare system, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance,...
Weight loss can put Type 2 diabetes in remission ‘for at least five years’
By Neil Murphy Losing weight can put Type 2 diabetes in remission for at least five years, new data suggests. Figures from the...
Some restaurants lacing their foods with drugs, health expert raises alarm
A Neuropsychiatrist, Dr. Ifedilichukwu Uchendu, has disclosed that some restaurants in Nigeria are now lacing their foods with drugs to get patrons addicted...
Brain drain: Can 5-year compulsory service bill curb Nigerian medical doctors’emigration to other countries?
What the proposed legislation may achieve if passed into law would be to increase the pool of unemployed and disenchanted Nigerians rather than...
International group launches proposal to ban surrogacy worldwide
A group of lawyers, doctors, psychologists, and others from five continents gathered in Casablanca, Morocco, on March 3 to call for the repeal...
No cases of Marburg virus yet in Nigeria, says NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has allayed the fears of Nigerians that there are currently no cases of Marburg Virus disease...
60,000 covid related deaths recorded in China since early December
China has recorded nearly 60,000 coronavirus-related deaths since restrictions were lifted in early December, Persecondnews.com gathered Sunday. The Chinese national health authority after repeated...
Naira surges by 9.68% at the official window, closing at N1,339.33/$1
The Nigerian naira appreciated significantly against the US dollar on Monday, closing the day at N1,339.33/$1 in the official foreign exchange market. This marked a substantial 9.68 percent increase from...
FG moves to cushion effects of subsidy removal, inaugurates 5.2 mmscfd CNG plant in Lagos
As part of its effort to provide an alternative source of fuel for Nigerians and...
How Ayra Starr reconciled Wizkid, Don Jazzy
After weeks of perceived animosity between music star Wizkid and music producer Don Jazzy, the rift appears to have ended following the...
Davido under fire as fans, crypto experts slam singer for crypto token failure
Nigerian Afrobeat singer David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, is facing severe backlash following the disastrous launch of his new cryptocurrency token....
From pitch to stage: Zlatan Ibile marks 10 years since quitting football for music
Nigerian music sensation Zlatan Ibile marks a significant milestone today as he celebrates 10 years since his breakthrough in the music industry....
Acting is my calling, no one can bring me down– Lateef Adedimeji
Nollywood actor Lateef Adedimeji has shed light on the pervasive issue of a dearth of authentic support within the Nigerian film industry,...
FG raked in N318.5bn revenue in Q1 of 2024 – Accountant-General
The Federal Government recorded a total revenue inflow of N318.5 billion in the first quarter of 2024, the Accountant General of the Federation, Mrs. Oluwatoyin Madein, said in Abuja. Madein...
Tinubu’s government reviews airport concession process for more transparency – Keyamo
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo (SAN), has said that the President Bola Tinubu administration has begun the review of the airport concession process to ensure...
Breaking: Ex-US Pres. Trump found guilty in historic New York hush-money case
A New York jury on Thursday found former President Donald Trump guilty of all 34 felony charges of falsifying business records related to a hush money payment to porn star...
