Ayodele Afolabi ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Col Hammed Ali (rtd), stunned Senators on Monday at a one-day public hearing on “A Bill for an Act to Repeal the Customs and Excise Management Act Bill 2016” with his conspicuous absence and glaring lack of representation at the session. […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The European Negotiators on Brexit deal have directed UK to wait till October 2018, for the decisive agreement. EU’s Chief negotiator for Brexit, Michel Barnier disclosed this at press conference. Barnier said the “time will be short” for negotiations because the proposed deal needed to be ratified as part of […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has informed the National Assembly (NASS) about his readiness to present the 2017 Appropriation Bill to the joint session of the legislative house next week. Senate President Bukola Saraki read Mr. President’s letter Tuesday at the plenary session to the lawmakers. He informed that […]
By Ignatius Okpara ENUGU NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos based Human Rights activist and Constitutional Lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has threatened to withdraw his Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) membership due to the corruption spree within the Leadership hierarchy of the body. Mr. Falana said the national election of the association had become more expensive […]
The importation of vehicles into Nigeria through the land borders have been banned by the Federal Government. The prohibition order covers all new and used vehicles. The ban is sequel to a presidential directive restricting all vehicle imports to Nigeria sea ports only. The order takes effect from January 1, 2017. The restriction on importation […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen KADUNA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) –The Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), one of the Nigerian Shiite sect groups has been declared as a terrorist group. This declaration is part of the submissions made Monday by the Kaduna State Government in its much awaited White paper on the alleged illegal activities by the group’s […]
Ayodele Afolabi ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Plan by the Senate to scrap the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) and replace it with Federal Roads Authority (FRA) through legislation was on Monday rejected by the Federal Government. The Senate had through a bill sponsored by its Chairman, Committee on Works, Senator Kabiru Gaya (APC Kano […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following their violent conduct, Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero and Fernandinho have been slammed with various ban periods. While Aguero was banned for four matches, his team mate was sanctioned for three games. The latest ban makes it the second dismissal earned by 28-year-old Aguero in the current season. The […]
By Ayodele Afolabi DELTA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun has defended the borrowing plans of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration, saying the facility is inevitable in view of the current economic realities in the country. Chief Odigie-Oyegun said Nigeria must borrow to invest in […]
By Niyi Adeyi LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A day after the publication in a National newspaper, speculating his alliance with some co-party stalwarts and Ahmed Makarfi-led opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) a former Lagos State Governor and National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has denied the report. Prior […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A middle-aged man has been arrested and taken to police custody after firing a rifle inside a pizza restaurant in Washington. The eatery was the target of a bizarre fake US election story. The 28-year-old suspect was from North Carolina. Police have also confirmed that no-one was injured in the […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari Monday commiserated with the family of former Minister of Commerce and Industry, Otunba Ayora Bola Kuforiji-Olubi, who passed away at the age of 80. It would be recalled that Buhari recently received the former Minister and first female Chairman of the United Bank of Africa (UBA) at […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Super Falcons have again emerged champions of Africa after beating Cameroon 1-0 in the finals of the 2016 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations. Desire Oparanozie scored the only goal of the match played on Saturday at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Omnisports Stadium in Yaoundé. It was the third time […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chinese foreign Ministry has announced that it has lodged a complaint with the US after President-elect Mr. Donald Trump called and spoke on phone with the Taiwan’s leader The state news agency Xinhua reported that, China has urged the US “to cautiously, and properly handle Taiwan issue to avoid […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The bodies of 50 people killed Monday, including members of Brazilian football team in a plane crash have arrived home. Six days after the incident, the cause of the crash remains unclear. But a recording has emerged from the pilot, asking the control tower for priority to land because he […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the President-elect of The Gambia, Mr. Adama Barrow, on his victory in the country’s December 1 Presidential election. The President also saluted the spirit of statesmanship displayed by the out-going President of The Gambia, Alhaji Yahya Jammeh, by conceding defeat, noting that such uncommon gesture […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Despite many denials of the management, Heritage Bank is still battling with the challenge of insolvency, financial problems, a development that has prompted customers to massively withdraw their money from the Bank. The financial problem with the Bank as reported recently in the media has also forced First Bank Plc, […]
Gambia’s president of more than 22 years conceded defeat Friday in the country’s presidential election, vowing to step down after results showed him with a surprising loss. State media broadcast a phone call in which President Yahya Jammeh told opposition candidate Adama Barrow that he wanted to hand over power graciously and vowed not to […]
By Ignatius Okpara ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu State Governor Ifeanyi Lawrence Ugwuanyi, on Friday granted unconditional pardon to two inmates of the State’s Prisons and equally commuted death sentences of five other inmates to life imprisonment. Speaking at the Enugu State Headquarters of the Nigeria Prisons, Ugwuanyi, who spoke through the State’s Attorney General and Commissioner […]
LAGOS, NIGERIA – 2nd December 2016 – On January 1, 2017, The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) will begin accepting applications for the third round of the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme. The Programme is the Foundation’s 10-year, US$100 million commitment to training, mentoring and funding 10,000 African entrepreneurs. The application portal will be open until midnight (WAT), […]
