Nigeria

SERAP asks Buhari to handover Lawal, Oke to EFCC, ICPC

[dropcap]S[/dropcap]ocio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has welcomed the decision by President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the suspended Secretary to Government of the...

Fuel Distribution: NNPC Moves to Secure Downstream Assets

…As 34 Firms Bid for Security Services As part of efforts to consolidate on the successes recorded in the steady supply and distribution...

State Governors And Beggar Bowl Leadership Approach.

By Jerome-Mario Utomi. It is no longer a news that most of our states are currently faced with serious socioeconomic issues bordering on...

Google Maps, Street View Will Boost Tourism in Nigeria – Minister

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has stressed the need to leverage on technology, particularly digital mapping, to boost tourism in Nigeria....

Gwarzo and the Chicken Chasers

By James Ume Constructive criticisms are sometimes necessary for the smooth running of organisations. They help to keep the executives on their toes...

How Herdsmen Broke Through Doors, Burn Houses, Destroy Churches Killing 48 Christians

[dropcap]F[/dropcap]orty-eight Christians were massacred in nine days of violent attacks in Plateau state, with some of the survivors describing the terror they felt...

Minister Calls for Calm As Six More Cases of Monkey Pox Confirmed

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Honourable Minister of State for Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire has announced laboratory confirmation of six additional cases among the suspected cases for...

Interfaith Forum Blames Politicians For Religious, Ethnic Tension In Nigeria

By Amos Dunia, Persecond News Abuja – The Interfaith Dialogue Forum for Peace (IDFP), has said that politicians and public servants in Nigeria...

Inflation to fall to single-digits in mid-2018, says Emefiele

The Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, said he expects the inflation rates to fall at a faster pace and hit high single-digit rates...

ISIS goes global: Claims responsibility for the killing of eight soldiers in Nigeria

ISIS has claimed responsibility for a pair of terrorist attacks Tuesday in Yobe State that left eight soldiers and a civilian dead and injured...

FG okays 2018 Budget proposal

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Federal Executive Council (FEC) chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday approved the 2018 Budget proposal. The executive arm of government will liaise...

Boko Haram kills eight soldiers in Yobe raid

At least eight soldiers were killed in heavy fighting when Boko Haram raided a military camp and looted food from villagers in Yobe...

Our Airstrike Has Killed Shekau’s Wife – NAF

…Commences Ruwan Wuta: Rain Of Fire Operation in the North-east By Amos Dunia, Persecond News The Nigerian Air Force on Wednesday said that...

Rumble In NIMASA Over Sack Of Professionals

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]gency set to sack Professionals Employed By Jonathan’s Administration There is an uneasy calm and anxiety at the Nigerian Maritime Administration And Safety...

U.S ready to supply power to Nigeria, says U.S Energy Secretary

U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry Wednesday emphasized the reversal of the U.S.’s position from energy importer to exporter in a bid to supply power, energy...

The Day In Pictures

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, give a goodwill remark at the Two-Day Capacity Building Workshop for Justices and Judges at the National Judicial...