By Seun Adebosin LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Court of Appeal in Lagos has upturned the ruling of a State High Court on its ruling which placed ban on the use of Hijab by female Students in the State’s public schools. The court in its unanimous ruling Thursday declared that the court’s ban on […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian young singer Davido’s collaboration with his American female counterpart, Tinashe has been confirmed. Tinashe is a songwriter, record producer, dancer, actress and former model. The confirmation was made on her official news twitter handle – Tinashe Direct. The incoming collabo appears to be the highpoint of picture sharing between […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu ENUGU , NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barely eight months the Enugu State House of Assembly summoned some former Commissioners and contractors that handled various projects during the administration of ex- Governor Sullivan Chime, the Legialative House has again, called on Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi to revoke with immediate effect all contractual agreements […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted bail to a former ally of Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose, Mr. Abiodun Agbele who is being held by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on his alleged role in the handling of over N1.2 billion to […]
Zenith Bank Plc has again been rated Nigeria’s most customer-focused bank by the leading Advisory and Consultancy firm, KPMG. In the 2016 edition of the annual banking industry Customer Satisfaction Survey recently released, Zenith topped other Nigerian banks in the Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) with a total of 74.6 points to clinch the prime position […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated a former Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom state, Nsima Ekere as Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Also nominated is the former senate leader, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba as the Chairman of the NDDC board. Senator Egba is from Cross Rivers state. Our correspondent reports that Mr Ekere […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate has approved the sum of N241,455,285,471 billion as budget for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for 2016 fiscal year. From the amount, the sum of N52,982,280,360billion is for personnel costs; N34,388,260,823billion for overhead costs while the balance of N154,084,744,288 is for capital expenditure, representing 64 percent. […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Agency for Food Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday confiscated a total 152 cartons of unregistered Dizapam tablets B.P. 10mg valued over N25million. Enugu State Coordinator of the agency, Ikechuku Okoye, disclosed this to newsmen before displaying the drugs in his office at the Enugu Federal secretariat. […]
By Niyi Adeyi LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Muslim Right Concern (MURIC) has hailed the recommendation of the National Judicial Council (NJC) on the removal of erring judges, including an Osun jurist, Justice Oloyede Folahanmi, declaring that the judiciary will earn its deserved respect if all the bad eggs can be fished out and severely […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Turkish authority has formally charged 99 Generals and Admirals with link to the last weekend’s foiled coup attempt in the country. As President Tayyip Recep Erdogan is having a closed door meeting with loyal Commanders and his cabinet in Ankara, authorities have banned all academics from travelling abroad, just as […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Strong indication that there is a major crack within the Leadership of House emerged Wednesday as the Speaker Rt. Hon Yakubu Dogara sacked the Chairman House Committee on Appropriation Hon Abdul Mumin Jibrin. Hon.Jibrin is a strong ally of Dogara and played a strong role in routing […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun is scheduled to attend the 2016 International Leaders Forum (ILF) during the United States Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania slated for July 25-28, 2016. This follows Chief Odigie-Oyegun’s acceptance of an invitation by the President of the National […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr. Donald Trump has officially emerged the Republican Presidential flag bearer for the coming election. Mr. Trump emerged the winner at the party’s National Convention. The US Presidential Poll is to hold in November this year. Republican candidate’s wife was earlier at the Convention accused of plagiarism – copying a […]
By Prof R. A. Ipinyomi, University of Ilorin, Nigeria The Nigeria Senate of our dream is a national assemblage of Nigerians, across the States, working solely as one Senate for the common interest of Nigeria and mankind. The Senate is to make Law, ensure that the law made meets it’s objectives, and also to monitor […]
…Five year deal across 19 markets focused on driving financial inclusion in Africa United Bank Africa (UBA) and MasterCard have announced a partnership which will see UBA act as the issuer for MasterCard in 18 new markets in Africa. The partnership which came into effect in the second quarter of 2016 will see UBA issue MasterCard credit, debit […]
FirstBank in partnership with EbonyLife TV, through its First@arts initiative brings to your television screens from Wednesday, August 3rd 2016–The FirstStars Reality TV Show! FirstStars is a competitive reality show that gives young filmmakers who are actors, producers, directors, script writers and art directors, the opportunity to show their creativity and skills to a global audience. They get the chance to win a cash prize […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The rift between Senator Oluremi Tinubu (APC Lagos Central) and Dino Melaye (APC Kogi West) over alleged assaults against each other at the executive session of the Senate last week Tuesday got messier on Tuesday with Tinubu alleging that Melaye wanted to rape her. Tinubu in a petition forwarded to […]
The Bayelsa State Government has called on students of the Niger Delta University (NDU) to blame their lecturers for the continuous shut down of the institution, government has done its part to end the strike. The advice came following reports that some students of the university were planning to take to the streets this Wednesday to protest the […]
By Eric Ojo, Abuja WASH Global Ambassador and a member of the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) Steering Committee, Engr. Ebele Okeke, has lent her voice to the call for the establishment of a full-fledged office of the Council in Nigeria. The WASH Ambassador said as Africa’s most populous country, Nigeria deserves a […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the ongoing trial of the Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, over alleged forgery of the Senate Rules, saying it was a deliberate plot to tarnish the personality and Office of his office. Speaking on […]
