(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said that registration for the National Identification Number (NIN) remains key to access Federal Government’s social services. The Director in charge of NIMC, Anambra Area Office, Mr Chika Ogbonna, said this at a ceremony to mark this year’s National Identity Day in Awka on Wednesday. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says embattled former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, is not in its custody. In a statement on Wednesday, EFCC spokesman Dele Oyewale said the ex-governor remains wanted “for alleged N80.2billion money laundering charges”. “Media reports today that a former Governor of Kogi State, Mr. Yahaya […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Rivers has rescued a teenager, who was kidnapped in Enugu and transported to Port Harcourt in a ‘Ghana-Must-Go’ bag. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Olatunji Disu, announced this during a news conference in Port Harcourt on Wednesday. Disu said that the teenager, aged 16, was repeatedly […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Abdulsalami Abubakar, a former head of state, has urged the federal government to quickly put in measures in place to “soften” the hardship being experienced by Nigerians. Abubakar, speaking on Tuesday when he played host to a delegation of Campaign for Democracy (CD), a civil society organisation (CSO), in Minna, Niger state, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Aviation workers in Nigeria have suspended their planned protest slated for September 18, 2024, over 50% deductions of the revenue of aviation agencies. Last week, aviation unions in the country blamed the Federal Government for its refusal to reverse its 50 per cent deduction policy from the internally generated revenues of agencies […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has issued an order to transfer regulatory oversight of the electricity market in Kogi State from the Commission to the Kogi State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC). A statement by the regulator on Wednesday said the move complies with the amended Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has warned Edo citizens against voting for an Alliance Progressive Congress candidate in the upcoming Edo State governorship election. Atiku made this known in a statement on his X handle on Wednesday titled ‘The clear choice for a prosperous Edo State’. He advised Edo voters to opt […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello has finally bowed to pressure and has turned himself in to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. A statement by the Director, Yahaya Bello Media Office, Ohiare Michael on Wednesday, said Bello has honoured the invitation of the EFCC “after due consultations with his family, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayern Munich became the first team to score nine goals in a game in the modern Champions League as the new format of Europe’s elite club competition kicked off on Tuesday, with title holders Real Madrid and Liverpool also among the winners. Harry Kane scored four goals, including three penalties, as Vincent […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Not less than seven persons have died as a result of a cholera outbreak in the Yola North Local Government Area of Adamawa State. A statement by the National Emergency Management Agency in a statement shared on its X.com page on Tuesday, also said a total of 71 others have been hospitalised. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – One person was killed with eight others “grievously injured” in an accident that occurred on Third Mainland Bridge on Monday. The accident occurred when two Mazda commercial buses (LND 624 YE and EKY 804 YH) had a head-on collision on the bridge, near Ilaje, en route Iyana-Oworonsoki. In a statement on Monday, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s largest container terminal, APM Terminals, Apapa, has over the past four years, recorded continuous increase in its export volumes. The APM Terminals Apapa Manager, Mr Steen Knudsen, made this known in a statement in Lagos on Monday. Knudsen described non oil export cargo as an integral part of the terminal’s business. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain in Edo State, Emmanuel Odigie, has explained the reason the party declined to sign the peace accord with other parties ahead of the September 21 governorship election in the state. He said, “The PDP has made demands, they never said they won’t sign. All they want […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the first woman and first African to head the World Trade Organization, will seek a second four-year term when her mandate expires next August, her spokesman said Monday. “We can confirm that Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has officially announced her intention to seek a second term as Director-General of the WTO,” […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A man suspected of plotting to assassinate former US president Donald Trump was charged with federal gun crimes on Monday. Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, was charged with possession of a firearm as a convicted felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number at his initial court appearance. Routh, who […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu arrived in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, on Monday to sympathize with the government and people of the state over the recent flood disaster. He arrived at 3:40pm and headed to one of the emergency camps to commiserate with the victims of the flood. At the Camp, President Tinubu […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, has demanded a retraction of election rigging allegation made against him by the chairperson of Edo chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Anthony Aziegbemi. Aziegbemi had in a statement on Sept. 14, accused the Federal Government of planning to rig the upcoming Edo […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has said that it will sell the petrol lifted from the Dangote Refinery for nothing less than ₦950 per litre in Lagos. The NNPCL spokesperson, Olufemi Soneye, disclosed this on Monday, in a statement titled, ‘NNPC Ltd Releases Estimated Pump Prices of PMS from Dangote Refinery […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The NNPC Ltd has released estimated prices of Petrol obtained from the Dangote Refinery in its retail stations across the country. The NNPC Ltd also stated that, in line with the provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), PMS prices are not set by the Government, but negotiated directly between parties on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has apprehended five suspected Chinese illegal miners in Ndito-Eka-Iba village, Ibieno Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom. Mr Dele Oyewale, EFCC Spokesperson, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. He said the arrests were made by the Special Task Force on Illegal Mining […]
