Nigeria
Arik Air: The Boeing 747-8 Customer That Never Was
By Linnea Ahlgren Once upon a time, the final customer of the passenger 747-8 was to be Nigerian carrier Arik Air....
Humongous national resources committed to debt servicing worrisome, distressing, says National Consultative Front
A pan-Nigeria political movement, National Consultative Front (NCFront), youth wing, says it is worried about that 97 per cent of the nation’s revenue...
COVID-19 : Nigeria’s health system zero, fight by the grace of God — SGF Mustapha
The Presidential Task Force Chairman and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, has expressed concern about the inaccessibility of...
NNPC scores another first, joins 65 extractives companies as EITI partner company
The profiled of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) soared on Tuesday as it joined a group of over 65 extractives companies, state-owned enterprises...
2021-2023 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework: FG introduces fiscal measures, interventions
In a bid to cushon the financial crisis occasioned by the global COVID-19 pandemic and reflate the economy, the Federal Government says...
Hate Speech Law: Nigeria joins 15 other countries with harsher penalties for offenders
Nigeria has joined the ranks of 15 other countries with draconian laws to punish Hate Speech and for insulting the president. The...
NCAA approves resumption of physical classes at Lagos Aviation Academy
Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has approved the resumption of physical classes at the Lagos Aviation Academy effective August 4,...
FG Loans: Protest Is Not The Answer
In the last few weeks, Nigeria has witnessed protests and threats of protests by organized labour and civil society groups in the...
Amendment of NB Code By Lai Mohammed is illegal – NBC Board declares
The Board of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has raised the red flag over the purported amendment to the 6th edition of...
How Amb Walter Carrington was harassed by security, verbally assaulted by Abacha’s Minister, Wada Nas, 27 years ago – a Per Second News timeline
His comment that Nigeria may not attain its potential with bad leaders following annulment of Abiola’s election triggered Wada’s reaction His last...
New Danish Foresight Tool Predicts Coronavirus Will Displace Millions of Africans
A new Danish tool has predicted the displacement of over a million people in Africa, as Coronavirus cases increase in the...
BIOGRAPHY: The heroic life of Ambassador Walter Carrington
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Senegal and Nigeria) Ambassador Walter Charles Carrington was born on July 24, 1930, in New York...
Buruji Kashamu (1958 -2020) By Reuben Abati
Then let them laugh and rejoice in our man’s ill-luck. Alive perhaps they felt no need of him, but...
Tackle causes of insurgency, North-East governors tell FG
In a bid to successfully fight the seemingly intractable insurgency in the North East, the governors in the zone on Monday called on...
NNPC resolves 1993 Oil Mining Lease 130 Dispute, Signs Pact with Partners
Poised to upscale production to 3million barrels per day and inject gas revenues of about $510million into the...
Travellers to Germany from Nigeria and at-risk countries must take Covid-19 test or face €25,000 fine
Travellers to Germany from Nigeria and dozen other countries deemed high-risk, such as the United States of America, Egypt, Souith...
