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NNPC Ltd. will use gas to trigger Nigeria’s industrialization, economic development – EVP Upstream, Eyesan

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd. has reiterated its commitment to utilizing Nigeria’s abundant gas resources to trigger Nigeria’s industrialization and...

Vote-buying: Court admits PDP’s Adebutu’s bank statement as evidence

An Ogun State High Court sitting in Abeokuta on Wednesday admitted Mr Ladi Adebutu’s account opening forms and his statements of account...

CJN to receive N5.39m monthly, other justices N4.21m as Reps pass judicial officers’ salaries bill

Following the approval of an upward review of the salaries, allowances, and fringe benefits of judicial office holders by the House of...

Naira strengthens to N1400/$ at parallel market as speculators sell

The naira strengthened on Wednesday to close at N1400/$1 in the parallel section of the foreign exchange market. Persecondnews reports that the...

Nigeria ranks as 102nd World’s happiest country – Report

Nigeria has ranked as the 102nd happiest nation in the world out of 143 countries, the World Happiness Report released on Wednesday...

Reps extend 2023 supplementary budget implementation by two months

The House of Representatives has passed a bill seeking an extension of the 2023 supplementary budget. This comes after President Bola Tinubu...

Just in: Senate Passes New Student Loan Bill 2024

The Senate has passed the Student Loan, Access to Higher Education, Bill 2024. This followed the consideration of the report of the...

Goods worth millions of naira destroyed as fire guts popular Idumota market in Lagos

An early morning fire on Wednesday destroyed goods worth millions of Naira, razing some shops in the Nnamdi Azikiwe and Docemo sections...

It’s all rumour, I didn’t collapse in London, I’m hale and hearty – Taye Currency

Fuji music star Taye Akande Adebisi, also known as Taye Currency, has dismissed rumours circulating on social media platforms about his health,...

FG identifies 15 BDCs, other funders of terrorism, plans sanctions 

The Federal Government says it has identified 15 organizations and persons who it believes are involved in financing terrorism, including six businesses...

13th AAG: Nigeria’s Sports Minister Charges Falconets to Defend Crown Against Ghana’s Princesses

The Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Enoh, has urged Nigeria’s U-20 female national team, the Falconets, to go for victory against...

Subsidy removal: FG, 36 states, 779 LGs shared jumbo N10.14trn in 2023, says NEITI

The three tiers of government – Federal, state, and local governments – shared N10.143 trillion from the Federation Account as statutory revenue...

13th All African Games: Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan wins women’s 100m hurdles heat

Nigerian sprint queen, Tobi Amusan, has won the women’s 100m hurdles round 1 heat at the 13th Africa Games in Ghana. Amusan...

Kyari calls for differentiated energy transition for Africa

As global calls for transition to cleaner energy fuels continue to grow, the Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company...

Senate Increases FCT 2024 Budget To ₦1.3trn

The Senate has increased the 2024 Federal Capital Territory (FCT) budget to about ₦1.3 trillion after the bill scaled third reading. Persecondnews...

Police Present N1.6bln To Families Of Deceased Officers

No fewer than 727 families of deceased police personnel have received financial support from the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). The Force revealed...