(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Police Command has killed a nine-man suspected armed gang within the state. Confirmed police sources told the African examiner on Friday that the command’s Special Squad One Team achieved the feat when it engaged the men around the Ajao, Okota, Isolo and Ladipo axis. The source added that five […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dr Omar Touray, President of the ECOWAS Commision, says Mali, B/Faso and Niger, three Sahel member states under military rule, are not giving signs of intention to return to the subregional bloc. Touray, who made this known at the 92nd Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers on Thursday in Abuja, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The battle against substance abuse is one that spans generations and transcends borders. The prevalence of drug abuse is staggering, with far-reaching consequences that ripple through communities and societies. According to the World Health Organisation, substance abuse claims the lives of over 500,000 people annually, with a staggering 35 million people worldwide […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A state-of-the-art ICT centre was on Thursday inaugurated at the Sa’adu Zungur University (formerly Bauchi State University), Gadau in Bauchi State in the latest support for education in Nigeria by The Shell Petroleum Development Company Limited (SPDC) and its joint venture partners – Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC); TotalEnergies and Nigeria […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Limited Mallam Mele Kyari has declared that the drive to bring Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) closer to Nigerians has since commenced and is irreversible. Kyari, who disclosed this on Thursday during the simultaneous commissioning of 12 CNG stations in Abuja and Lagos, said in addition […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has strongly criticized President Bola Tinubu’s administration, asserting that he has failed to address the significant problems inherited from former President Muhammadu Buhari. This criticism follows statements by various PDP leaders who have highlighted the ongoing economic hardships and security challenges facing Nigeria. Aminu Tambuwal, a prominent […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi on Wednesday swore in a new government that comprises new defence and foreign ministers amid regional turmoil and domestic economic woes. Egypt, with an estimated 9 million refugees and migrants, has been hard hit by the fighting between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist Hamas movement in the neighbouring […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to inaugurate the construction work of the 1000-km Sokoto-Badagry Coastal Highway in August. The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi disclosed this during a stakeholders engagement on the project in Birnin Kebbi. Umahi said that he was directed by the president to come to Kebbi with some ministers […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company Plc ( IBEDC) has announced an upward review of the electricity tariff for Band A customers with immediate effect. The new tariff, Effective immediately, will be adjusted from N206.80/kWh to N209.50/kWh, according to IBEDC. The company in a notice on Wednesday, disclosed that the review has been duly […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The ongoing Euro 2024 enters the quarter-final stage on Friday after the conclusion of the round of 16 matches on Tuesday. The line-up for the quarter-final will see so many clashes involving the heavyweights of the game on the continent. See the fixtures below: Friday At Stuttgart (1600) Spain v Germany At […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate, on Wednesday, raised an alarm over the influx of substandard Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly known as petrol, and Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) or diesel into the Nigerian market. In a matter of urgent national importance, Senator Asuquo Ekpeyong observed that on June 16, 2024, a report revealed that 12 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has declared a state of emergency on oil and gas production in Nigeria. Group Chief Executive Officer of the company, Mele Kyari, disclosed this in a keynote address at the opening ceremony of the 23rd edition of the Nigeria Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued a warning to Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) and authorised forex dealers, advising them against rejecting old and lower dollar denominations from customers in the country. According to the apex bank, the directive became necessary as it had been inundated with complaints from customers after […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) says energy demand will rise by an estimated 23 per cent by 2025. OPEC says the rise will be fueled by a world economy that is expected to double in size, growing from $138 trillion dollars in 2023 to $270 trillion dollars in 2045. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of qualified Nigerians to the board of the Family Homes Funds Limited (FHFL). Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President, Media and Publicity, in a statement on Tuesday, said the appointment was in furtherance of efforts by the federal government to energise growth opportunities […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A bill to repeal the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Act 2007 has passed the second reading in the Senate. The bill provides for the establishment of a National Identity Database, and the NIMC is charged with the responsibilities for the maintenance of the national database, the registration of individuals, and the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hurricane Beryl was hurtling towards Jamaica Tuesday as a monster Category 5 storm, after killing at least five people and causing widespread destruction in a deadly sweep across the southeastern Caribbean. Though expected to weaken slightly later Tuesday, the hurricane is still on track to slam into Jamaica on Wednesday as a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Mauritanian authorities cut access to mobile internet services early on Tuesday after protests against the presidential election results took place the previous evening in several cities. Protesters took to the streets on Monday evening in the capital Nouakchott as well as the coastal city of Nouadhibou, Zouérat in the north and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – South-East Governors and some stakeholders including the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Achebe, on Tuesday arrived at the Government House, Enugu, for a crucial meeting. Reports say all the South East governors physically attended the meeting. The governors are Alex Otti of Abia, Hope Uzodimma of Imo, Charles Soludo of Anambra, Francis […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Railway Corporation generated N1.42 billion as revenue from passengers in Q1 of 2024, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said. This is contained in the NBS Rail Transportation Data for Q1 2024 released in Abuja on Monday. The report showed that the figure increased by 84.91 per cent compared […]
