(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers has said that his administration will continue to prioritise the interest of people of the state under the mantra: ‘Rivers First’. Fubara made the remark during the praise night organised on Friday by the state government to mark his first year in office, in Port Harcourt, The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Health Minister, Prof Isaac Adewole, has advocated fiscal federalism where states get funds commensurate with what they bring into the federation account. Adewole urged governors to allow the local government areas to function as an independent tier of government. He backed the persistent call for restructuring and resource control by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Thirty-five thousand people have applied for the Federal Government’s student loan scheme one week after the portal went live. This is according to the Managing Director of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund Akintunde Sawyerr who said about 60,000 persons have registered on the education loan platform. “So about 30,000 to 35,000 people […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Donald Trump’s campaign said Friday it had raised $35 million in online small-dollar donations after he was convicted in his New York hush money trial, boasting that the verdict had galvanized his support “like never before.” The record-shattering figure amounted to almost double the next best fundraising day for the campaign on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ogun is set to join the league of oil-producing states in the country with the receiving of a delegation from the Federal Government in Abeokuta, the state capital. This is even as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) will soon begin oil and gas exploration in the Gateway State. On Friday, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court Ibadan, on Friday, ordered the remand of a 33-year-old man, Kabiru Arewa, in a correctional facility in Ibadan for allegedly killing his 24-year-old wife, Suliyat. Arewa, whose address was not provided, was charged with murder. The Magistrate, Mr Olaolu Olanipekun, did not, however, take the plea of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kano State Police Command has commended residents for their peaceful behaviour as Emirs Muhammad Sanusi II and Aminu Bayero presided over Friday prayers simultaneously in Kano. Both Emirs are laying claim to the throne. While Sanisu was reinstated by Gov. Abba Yusuf, Bayero is contesting his dethronement in the court. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development says the 300 dollars helicopter landing levy collection by its concessionaire has been suspended. Mr Odutayo Oluseyi, Head, Press and Public Affairs Unit of the ministry, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Friday in Lagos. Oluseyi said that the collection of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Donald Trump has now become the first ex- U.S. president to be convicted of a crime when a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying documents to cover up a payment to silence a porn star ahead of the 2016 election. After two days of deliberation, the 12-member jury unanimously pronounced […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Counsel for the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has asked the governors in the South-East region to make May 30 as a public holiday to mark the Biafra Day. Ejiofor disclosed this on Thursday as he reacted to the May 30 sit-at-home declared by IPOB. The African Examiner writes that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has reassured Nigerians of his administration’s resolve to prioritise their welfare, and make it the centrepiece of his national development agenda. He gave the reassurance on Thursday, at the inauguration of the Wuye bridge interchange linking Wuse and Wuye Districts in the Federal Capital City (FCC). Speaking at the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Many people are reportedly trapped as a two-storey building collapsed in the Isale Eko area of Lagos State on Thursday. The structure, alleged to have been defective, gave way following a fire in parts of Dosunmu Market on Lagos Island. The Lagos Territorial Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Ibrahim […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Abia State Government says Alex Otti-led administration is engaging with the organisers of Thursday’s sit-at-home to ensure that the academic interests of the candidates for the West African Examination Council (WAEC) were not hurt. He said the government is in touch with all the schools affected to see what could be […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United States, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has announced about $176m in additional humanitarian assistance for Nigeria, Mali and some other countries in West Africa. In a statement on Tuesday, USAID said the fresh aid “will support communities in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Tripartite Committee meeting on the new minimum wage will reconvene on Friday, May 31, 2024, as the Federal Government has extended an invitation to Organised Labour for the continuation of negotiations. The letter which was signed by the Secretary of the Committee, Ekpo Nta, was sent to the Presidents of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The youth wing of Igbo umbrella body, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has rated the President Bola Tinubu administration above average. The Igbo group said this while assessing the current administration as it clocks one year in office May 29. This is also as the Igbo group urged the President not to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of effort to realize it’s 20 Billion Naira revenue target on land use Act charges in 2024, the Enugu State, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced that begining from 1st June this year, it will start enforcement of payment of the charges by residents, including Ancestral homes in various Communities. It […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep sadness over the news of the passing of Mr. Bunmi Agbaje, the first son of Mr. Jimi Agbaje. Presidential Spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement issued on Thursday said Tinubu condoled with Agbaje and the entire family over the tragic loss, acknowledging that nothing can […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has summoned the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, and the Chief Judge of Kano State High Court over conflicting interim injunctions regarding the Kano Emirate, causing uncertainty in the state. The Federal High Court in Kano, presided over by Justice S. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Oleksandr Usyk will face Tyson Fury in a rematch on December 21 in Riyadh, the top Saudi organiser said on Wednesday, after winning their undisputed heavyweight boxing bout earlier this month. The undefeated Ukrainian won by split decision against Britain’s Fury in the Saudi capital on May 19 in the first unification […]
