Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja As Senators opposed to Senate President, Bukola Saraki are asking him to step down, another group loyal to him are insisting that the trial is politically motivated, arguing he will not quit. A statement issued by Senators backing Dr Ahmed Lawan for Senate President had asked Saraki to step down because of his trial […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu Immediate past Governor of Enugu state, Sullivan Chime, and former General Officer Commanding, GOC 82 Division of the Nigerian Army Enugu, Major General Shehu Yusuf, have been dragged to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC) by an ex- Commissioner for Transport under Chime, Engr. Luke Mmamel, over […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRIC AN EXAMINER) – Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson has assured the people of Rivers State that he would work closely with other Governors of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) towards ensuring victory in the re-scheduled State and National Assembly elections in their states. A statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, […]
Imo State Government has appealed to the state and national leadership of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, to consider the long standing cordial relationship existing between them and drop their planned shutdown of the state. Labour had threatened to shut down the state if Governor Rochas Okorocha failed to recall the over 3,000 workers of the […]
…To raise production capacity by 9mmtpa BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In a deft move to consolidate on its leadership in the cement sector, Dangote Cement Plc has announced the commencement of the construction of new cement plants in two communities in the country. The new plants are expected to add 9 million metric tonnes […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has said that the statement issued by the Presidency on President Mohammadu Buhari’s sudden vacation was vague, saying; “Nigerians deserve to know the truth about their President because the President is an open book that every Nigerians should be free to read.” The governor, […]
By Funmilayo Omidiji In continuation of his visit to the country’s traditional rulers, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Sunday visited the Egba Paramount Monarch, the Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, in his Abeokuta palace, the Ogun State capital. The recently installed Ooni arrived the expansive palace of Alake in the afternoon […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has called on Nigerians from both private and public sectors of the economy to develop positive tax culture in order to sustain governmental responsiveness in meeting the demands of the citizens. Saraki who disclosed this when he received the President, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry […]
By Tajudeen Balogun, Head, African Examiner, Nigeria Bureau The situation in Nigeria last week, appeared like a ‘tragicomedy’ drama. Really, the developments in question as expected, did not to a very large extent, occasion any relieve among many Nigerians, yet, when some characters attempt to be smatter, the discerning minded, only chuckle and mock the […]
By Eric Ojo, Abuja The government of Hungary has pledged to offer Nigerians scholarship opportunities in the area of education in order to further deepen the relationship between Nigeria and Hungary. The Hungarian government said it is willing and capable of establishing a very robust and mutually beneficial relationship with Nigeria through the promotion of […]
By Ido Idoje (ido.2014@yahoo.com) Ever before the Honourable Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Mohammed Musa Bello paid an on-the-spot assessment to the very rural Karshi – Apo Road in the suburb of the Federal Capital City of Abuja, he confessed he had heard a lot, albeit, mostly misinformation. The Karshi – Apo Road, […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja. ABUJA, NGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki has ruled out the possibility of reversing the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) policy excluding some imported goods and services from the list of items valid for forex in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market. Saraki, while responding to a request by the […]
By Ayo Balogun Former Senate President, Ken Nnamani has terminated his membership of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as well as temporarily stepped aside from the partisan politics. The former PDP South East Chieftain made this public Saturday in a statement signed by him and circulated among the newsmen. “Without any iota of bitterness […]
LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kenyan athlete Abraham Kiptom yesterday won the maiden edition of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon race with a record time of two hours, sixteen minutes and nineteen seconds. He was closely followed by Kikpemboi Hosea, also a Kenyan athlete who finished the forty two kilometers race that started in […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chairman, Senate Committee on the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Senator Dino Melaye, said yesterday that former President Goodluck Jonathan, received a plot of land in an area of the FCT reserved as green area. He said that Jonathan was allocated the plot of land within an area in Maitama District […]
By Godwin Onyeacholem BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari deserves the sympathy of the multitude of Nigerians and foreign friends who want him to succeed, the multitude yearning for the change he earnestly promised, that change the country can’t wait to see and which his administration has consistently insisted would be faithfully delivered. […]
By Eric Ojo, Abuja BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of activities lined up for his official visit to Nigeria next week, the President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Joachim Gauck will lead an economic delegation to meet with Nigerian stakeholders. The official visit of the German President to Nigeria which is slated […]
LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former House of Representatives’ member, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, along with Diamond Bank, on Thursday agreed to pursue an out of court settlement in her lawsuit against the bank. Dabiri-Erewa had on August 6, 2015, dragged the bank to court in a N500m suit for publishing her name among the list […]
ABAKALIKI, EBONYI STATE (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi, has ordered an indefinite suspension of his special adviser on Internally Generated Revenue, Chief Jeremiah Oketa, for action, described as going beyond the authority and command of his office. The Commissioner for Information and State Orientation ,Senator Emanuel Onwe, announced this on Thursday while briefing journalists on the outcome of this week’s […]
By Niyi Adeyi The embattled ownership of the African Independent Television (AIT) and Raypower has resorted to out of court settlement on the N20 Billion slander charge slammed against it, by the former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, as it has submitted an apology letter to a Lagos High court over a controversial documentary against […]
