Nigeria

Declare jailed Orji Kalu’s seat vacant, protesters tell Senate President 

  Hundreds of protesters on Tuesday massed at the National Assembly, demanding that the seat of the Senate Majority Whip, jailed Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu,...

Nigerian music legend, Majek Fashek, a.k.a Rainmaker, dies at 57

  Famed 57-year-old Reggae star, Majekodunmi Fasheke, a.k.a Majek Fashek is dead. He passed on about 11.45 pm on June 1 in New...

Coronavirus cases rise in Nigeria as lockdown eases

  Part of Nigeria’s success in blunting the spread of a coronavirus outbreak had been a fierce lockdown — the largest in Africa,...

In spite of blackmail, we ‘ll not give up NDDC probe – Senate 

  In spite of blackmail, the National Assembly says it will not suspend its probe of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).  ...

Sexual promiscuity and rape: Exxon Mobil engineer bags 15 years in jail

  For his unrestrained sexual promiscuity and raping his tenant’s teenage girl, an EX- Exxon Mobil engineer, James Onuoha, is to spend 15 years...

FG reduces petrol pump price to N121.50

  The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency has announced a new pump price band of N121.50 per litre for Premium Motor Spirit, also...

CBN Report: Economy contracted in May, manufacturing worst hit

  The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released its report on the economy indicating that the nation’s manufacturing sector contracted. It is the...

For Second Straight Day, Nigeria Surpasses 300 New Cases of Coronavirus

  The number of new confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria surpassed 300 for the second consecutive day on Sunday and the number of...

Umar to Buhari: Nigeria dangerously polarized, sliding into crisis over lopsided appointments.

    faults Service Chiefs’ appointments     In what appears like a nudge, President Muhammadu Buhari has been cautioned that Nigeria under...

Oil Minister, Sylva, congratulates nine-member NNPC board

  Following the reconstitution of the Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), the Minister of State for Petroleum and Alternate Chairman of...

Fresh $5.5bn loan: SERAP to Buhari: Stop the borrowing spree, demands spending details

    In relentless pursuit of transparent and accountable governance, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the President Muhammadu Buhari...

At last, 286 stranded Nigerians in China Arrive in Abuja, quarantined

    After several weeks of sending a “Save-Our-Souls’’ to the Federal Government, the 286 Nigerians stranded in China as a result of...

Four years after, Pres. Buhari reconstitutes NNPC six-member board

    The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has got a new board following the expiration of the tenure of board members appointed...

Revealed: Ex-NNPC GMD, Baru, died of COVID-19

  The late Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr Maikanti Kachalla Baru, may have died of COVID-19, Persecondnews has...

Total coronavirus cases in Nigeria exceed 9,000

  The total number of novel coronavirus infection cases reported so far in Nigeria exceeded 9,000 on Friday. More than 385 new infection...