Ayo Afolabi, Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA, (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate has thrown its weight behind the ongoing restructuring of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). This followed the outcomes of an interactive session the Senate’s Joint committees on Petroleum (Upstream and Downstream) and Gas had with the Minister of State for Petroleum and Group Managing […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Abakaliki Less than two weeks police in Ebonyi State arrested a Pastor for allegedly raping a 23 year old girl, the security operatives has launched a manhunt on another rapist in the state who forcefully had carnal knowledge of one Chioma Mgbada at gun point. The state Police Command said on Thursday […]
By Mustapha Abdul Salaam The Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC) Jaji, since its inception 40 years ago, has helped in reducing the huge expenditure of sponsoring officers abroad. College Commandant, Air Vice Marshal Suleiman Abubakar Dambo, disclosed this while responding to the Chairman House Committee on Defence, Hon. Muktar Aliyu, during his members […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate has accused the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), office of the Accountant General of the Federation ( OAGF) and the Central Bank of Nigeria ( CBN) of corruption over payment of N1.04trillion fine slammed on MTN by Nigerian Communication Commission ( NCC). […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government’s efforts to increase power generation capacity has received a boost as Bresson Nigeria Limited is set to add 500 megawats to the national grid by 2017. The good news was unveiled today at the State House during a courtesy call on Vice President Yemi Osibajo by a […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government says it has finally banned state sponsorship of Muslims and Christians pilgrims who embark on pilgrimages to Mecca in Saudi Arabia or Jerusalem in Israel. The government said it is the most irresponsible way to spend tax payers’ money. Commissioner for Home Affairs, Hon. Abdulateef Abdulhakeem, […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday pledged in Abuja that he and other members of the African Union High-Level Consultative Committee on South Sudan will do their utmost best to ensure that the peace agreement signed by the various political factions in the country is successfully implemented. Speaking at an audience with […]
By Prof. R. A. Ipinyomi, University of Ilorin, Nigeria BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – General Muhammad Buhari, the President and Commander in Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is not a new politician in Nigeria. I met him first at a public lecture he delivered to us in Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria in […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Dakuku Peterside as the Director General of Nigerian Maritime administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). A statement by Yetunde Sonaike, the director of Public Relations at the Ministry of Transportation in Abuja said the appointment was with immediate effect. Mr. Peterside was the governorship candidate of […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu A 22 year old bricklayer identified as Akubuike Onyedika from Isiukwuato, Abia state has committedSuicide in Enugu, just as police commenced investigation on the incident. Enugu state police public Relations officer,PPRO Ebere Amarizu, who disclosed to AFRICAN EXAMINER on Wednesday in Enugu said the lifeless body of the deceased was discovered […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives Committee on Telecommunications on Wednesday insisted that MTN must pay the N1. 04 trillion fine imposed by the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) for SIM deactivation default. It would be recalled that NCC had in October 2015 fined the telecommunication giant of N1.04 trillion […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja Senate has ordered its Committee on National Security and Intelligence to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the alleged invasion of the Ekiti State House of Assembly by officers of the Department of State Security (DSS). This followed a motion sponsored by Senator Biodun Olujimi (PDP, Ekiti South). Olujimi in the motion , […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria is in a new phase, a difficult period when thieves and looters makes it look like it pays to steal, consider it acceptable to stand up to the state and plead innocent despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, feels good to brag about what they have stolen and show […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja Senate President, Bukola Saraki on Wednesday appealed to all geopolitical zones in the country to contribute equitably to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in order to ensure national stability. Saraki made the appeal when the Chairman of the National Executive Council of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), former Inspector General of […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja Ekiti State House of Assembly on Wednesday summoned the former Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi to appear before it and explain how he allegedly diverted the N852, 000,000 Universal Basic Education Commission, (UBEC) fund. This followed the unanimous adoption of a motion moved by the Leader of Government Business, Mr Tunji Akinyele urging […]
By Ayo Balogun As death toll of the collapsed five-storey building in Lekki area Tuesday rises to 30, the Lagos State Government has halted further development of the Lekki Gardens’ Construction and issued 24-hour ultimatum to all directors of the Lekki Worldwide Estate Limited to report themselves to the police or face immediate arrest. Still, […]
By Ignatius Okpara The Presidential Committee on Small Arms and Light Weapons (PRESCOM) has begun a four week National survey in Anambra State. According to the officials, the exercise is part of the committee’s mandate to curtail proliferation of illicit small Arms and Light Weapon across Nigeria. Manager of the programme, Mr Dickson Orji, disclosed […]
By Abdul Gaffar Bello The Federal Government (FG) has announced Friday, March 18, 2016 as burial date for the late Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mr. James Ocholi, his wife, Blessing and their eldest son, Joshua. The three died in a fatal auto crash last Sunday evening on their way to Abuja, along […]
The need for necessary authorities in Nigeria to revisit issues surrounding the suspended implementation of the speed limiter installation for vehicles in the country has been advocated. Chairman of the Petroleum Tankers’ Drivers (PTD) association, a subsidiary of the National Union of Petroleum & Natural Gas (NUPENG), Mr. Salimonu Oladiti made the advocacy after an […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kwara State government has directed state and local government workers and pensioners that are yet to provide their Bank Verification Number (BVN) for the ongoing staff verification exercise to do so within seven days or risk nonpayment. Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, who gave the directive on Tuesday during a meeting […]
