(AFRICAN EXAMINER – Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has described as outdated the 12-year old Steve Oronsaye Report recommending the merger of government agencies and commissions. n a statement on Tuesday, the Senior Advocate of Nigeria, said contrary to the belief in official circles, the report won’t “substantially reduce the enormous costs of governance in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former World Boxing Federation Champion, Bashiru Lawrence Ali, better known as Bash Ali, has opened up on how his stand against corruption has led to him being bankrupt. Ali, disclosed this on Tuesday in a Facebook post as he narrated a series of ordeals he encountered for 17 years in his quest […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday said the decision to remove petroleum subsidies was a challenging one, but a necessary step to secure long-term energy security and foster economic growth for the country. The president said this while officially opening the 7th edition of the Nigeria International Energy Summit (NIES 2024) at the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, Hanatu Musawa, says the 617 million dollar investment in Digital Economy and Creative Enterprises (iDICE) fund will spur cultural and economic expansion. Musawa said this during the launch of iDICE and the maiden edition of Omniverse summit, in Lagos on Tuesday. She said that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), as the largest partner to all the oil producing companies in Nigeria, has assured that its role in the divestment of the International Oil Companies from onshore and shallow water assets in the country is that of a facilitator, and not an obstacle. The […]
By Egungwu Chukwuka Benjamin As we all know, everything that has an advantage also has a disadvantage. State Policing has become one of the most controversial topics still under deliberation by Nigerian lawmakers. The bill which was proposed by Rep. Benjamin Kalu and other 15 law makers has been passed for a second reading. When […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday said he would not rule out the deployment of French ground troops in Ukraine. Macron said nothing was off the table to ensure that Russia does not win its war against Ukraine, after the conclusion of a Ukraine aid conference in Paris on Monday. The meeting, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, says himself and his team are not responsible for the current economic woes in the country. He stated this on Tuesday in Abuja at the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting of the apex bank, the first since he assumed office in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor Yemi Cardoso says over $26 billion has passed through the crypto app Binance Nigeria in the last four years. Cardoso said this on Tuesday after the MPC meeting in Abuja. “In the case of Binance, in the last one year, 26 billion dollars has passed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the nomination of Ms. Hafsat Bakari as the Director, the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU). The confirmation comes after the consideration of the report of the Committee on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes by Senator Emmanuel, Udende Memga (Benue North East). President Bola Tinubu approved the appointment of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has raised the Monetary Policy Rate(MPR) by four hundred basis points to 22.75 percent from 18.75 percent. Governor of the CBN Yemi Cardoso announced this after the first MPC meeting for the year in Abuja on Tuesday. “All 12 members of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says the two-day protest by members of the union is about hunger and not just a clamour for a review of the minimum wage. While there was a meeting between the Federal Government and NLC authorities to forestall the protest, the dialogue ended in a deadlock. But […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government on Monday stated that it would shift its social security payments net to graduates with qualifications from NCE and upwards. Speaking with journalists after the Federal Executive Council meeting on Monday, the minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, Wale Edun, stated that the programme would see […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, on Monday stated that the present salaries of federal lawmakers cannot take them home to do the jobs they were elected to do. Kalu stated this when he appeared on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today On Monday lamenting that the take home pay […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Nurses have dragged the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, NMCN, to court over its recent circular announcing a revised guidelines for verication of Nurses Certificates before they could migrate to foreign nursing boards or councils. Our Correspondent writes that The controversial circular, issued on 7th, February 2004, by the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Monday inaugurated the Geometric Power Generating Company in Aba to boost power supply in the commercial nerve centre of Abia. In a speech at the inauguration of the Integrated Power Project (IPP), Tinubu said that the plant would also enhance the efficiency of the nation’s power sector. He […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Super Falcons of Nigeria are through to the final round of the qualifiers for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. he Falcons defeated the Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon 1-0 at the MKO Abiola Stadium Abuja on Monday evening to go through on 1-0 aggregate after a 0-0 draw in Cameroon last week. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Niger has not reopened its border with Benin two days after a West African bloc lifted coup-linked sanctions on the landlocked nation, including border closures, local officials said Monday. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Saturday said it was lifting sanctions imposed after last year’s military coup, including a no-fly […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has suspended the sale of seized food items over a stampede that claimed lives at NCS Old Zonal Headquarters in the Yaba area of Lagos State last Friday. A spokesperson for the Customs, Abdullahi Maiwada, announced this in a statement on Monday. The Customs had on February […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria has enjoined the Federal Government to start the importation of food in two weeks to curtail the prices of food increasing daily across the country. The President, TUC, Festus Osifo, stated this in a press conference on the economic hardship ravaging the country on Monday in […]
