Nigeria

Oil price hits $69 per barrel after Niger Delta Avengers threats of attack

Oil prices rose on Thursday on a reported decline in U.S. crude inventories, and as the Niger Delta Avengers threatened to attack oil...

SGF reminds Nigeria of Unity, condemns hatred, bigotry and violence

The   Secretary   to   the   Government   of   the   Federation (SGF), Boss   Mustapha   has said that...

Killings: Failure Of Buhari To Visit Benue Speaks Volumes and Alarming

By Amos Dunia, Persecond News Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the failure of President Muhammadu Buhari to visit Benue...

Deadly yellow fever epidemic flares up in Nigeria

A yellow fever outbreak in Nigeria has killed at least 9 people, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Official statistics...

Was Super Eagles Uchenna Okafor’s Death A Suicide or Not? Family Seeks Answers in 7th Year Anniversary

Today marks the 7th anniversary of the death of Super Eagles star, Uchenna Okafor, who was found dead in his Little Elm home,...

Baru says 4,501 trucks loaded with fuel disappeared in December with 148, 533 million litres

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Maikanti Baru, has said that the nation lost about 148,533000 million litres of...

CBN Forex Policy Boost Nigeria’s Stock Market to Top 3 World Performers For 2017

The majority of the best performing stock markets in 2017 are located in the emerging markets, with the exception of the United States...

Media reports Kachikwu ‘sought to embarrass Buhari’s administration with alleged fuel shortage memo

On Wednesday, some oil industry news outlets reported that Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, was ready to embarrass the...

It’s a bleak Christmas for cash-strapped citizens, says PDP

Christmas is bleak this year across Nigeria, with many families struggling to provide even a small celebration for their children, says the Peoples...

Ndoma-Egba, Tinubu echoes call for compassion in Christmas message

Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Distinguished Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba , urged Nigerians to follow Jesus Christ’s example of charity and...

Fuel shortages, inflation and long lines have Nigerians grumbling

[dropcap]N[/dropcap]igeria, a nation rich in oil, is grappling with fuel shortage that has enveloped the entire country, including the capital, Abuja, and the...

Four Shell staff bag Society of Engineers fellowship

Managing Director of Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo), Bayo Ojulari, and three other senior engineers with Shell companies in Nigeria have...

Dancing Nigeria Policewoman Becomes a viral Sensation

By Victoria Ayuwei, Per Second News As tensions deepen in some parts of Nigeria about SARS, a police woman has shown that police...

Murder: Military Court Sentences Soldier To Death, Others To Jail Terms For Killing 5 Civilians

By Amos Dunia, Persecond News Abuja – The General Court Martial (GOC), sitting in Maiduguri, Borno State has sentenced an Army personnel, Lance Corporal...

Buhari: Over 12m Farmers Join Rice, Wheat Revolution

President Muhammadu Buhari has declared the Administration’s Anchors Borrowers’ Programme a huge success, saying 12.2 million farmers have joined the rice and wheat...

FG set to issue debut Green Bond in domestic market

The Debt Management Office (DMO) has announced that, as part of the preparations towards the Issuance of the first Sovereign Green Bond, it...