(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – About 60 people have been killed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo during several attacks by an affiliate of the Islamic State terrorist group, authorities said on Saturday. The attacks took place in Béni, a territory in the province of North Kivu. “This week alone, they killed 29 civilians on Tuesday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate leadership has described the 650,000bpd Dangote Petroleum Refinery as the 9th wonder of the world but came hard on those who are skeptical of the completion of Dangote Petroleum Refinery describing them as dream killers. Indeed, the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, who led the leadership of the 10th Senate on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former presidential aide, Doyin Okupem says President Bola Tinubu was the best among all the 2023 presidential candidates. Okupe stated this when he appeared on Channels Television saying that Tinubu is better than the presidential candidate of Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi and the Peoples Democratic Party’s Atiku Abubakar regarding capacity. Okupe […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Super Eagles of Nigeria played out a 1-1 draw with the Bafana Bafana of South Africa at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo. Coach Finidi George opted to start Southampton forward, Paul Onuachu to lead the lines instead of Victor bonifcae of Bayern Leverkusen, with another surprise inclusion in the likes […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following several hours of meeting on Friday, the Federal Government and the organised private sector have increased their offer for the new minimum wage to N62,000 from the earlier N60,000. However, the organised labour is proposing N250,000 which is a shift from its earlier N494,000. This brings to and end the deliberations […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former presidential aide, Doyin Okupe, has faulted the national minimum wage Act which mandates governors of all the Nigerian 36 states to pay a uniform minimum wage to the workers in their various states. A former presidential aide, Doyin Okupe, has faulted the national minimum wage Act which mandates governors of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A three-man panel of the Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal has directed Multichoice Nigeria to give subscribers on the DStv and GOtv radar one month of free subscription. Also, the tribunal fined Multichoice N150 million for disputing the verdict of the court, which recently stopped it from increasing the prices of its […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) on Thursday applauded the federal government’s suspension of the 300 dollars helicopter landing and take-off levy as a step in the right direction. The AON made this known in a statement signed by its Spokesperson, Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, in Lagos. Okonkwo commended the Minister of Aviation […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Members of the legal team of the detained leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, have submitted a full list of judgements in the matter to the office of the Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, at the Federal Ministry of Justice in Abuja. The leader of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government says it will initiate processes to possibly relocate Ikoyi prison and some of other correctional centres from urban centres in the country to other areas. Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, stated this on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Thursday. The minister said urbanisation has eaten into the setbacks […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, says the ministry is committed to the promotion of workers, declaring that it will now become an annual ritual. He said the ministry has promoted over 32, 000 officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, the Nigeria Fire Service, and the Nigerian Correctional Service, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, says the Tripartite Committee on Minimum Wage will arrive at a figure by Friday. Uzodimma, who is the Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), stated this after the committee’s five-hour meeting on Thursday. Addressing the press after the meeting, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has announced plans to pay 2.3 million depositors of Heritage Bank approximately N650 billion starting this week. This move follows the recent withdrawal of Heritage Bank’s operating licence by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) NDIC Managing Director Mr. Bello Hassan made this announcement during a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate has approved a bill seeking improved salaries, allowances, and fringe benefits for the Chief Justice of the Federation (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola; and other judicial office holders in Nigeria by 300 per cent, as the bill scaled third reading on Wednesday. The approval followed the adoption of a report by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kano State Government has issued quit notices to businesses occupying all public parks and gardens in the state. The move aims to reclaim these spaces for public use, fostering relaxation and ecological balance. Speaking at a news conference on Wednesday in commemoration of World Environment Day, the State Commissioner for Environment, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has said that the Obidient Movement is beyond a political party and cannot be cubby hole into one. He said the membership of the Obidient Movement cuts across the political parties, sex, tribe, religion, or geopolitical area, adding that […]
…Targets 5% Increase in Market Share through EPC Projects (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The NNPC Engineering and Technical Company (NETCO), a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), has announced a 137 per cent increase in operating profits for the year 2023. This was disclosed by the Chairman of the company’s Board of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Ms. Claudia Sheinbaum on her historic election as the first female President of the United Mexican States (Mexico). Presidential Spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement issued on Wednesday, said Sheinbaum won the Mexican presidential election by a landslide, becoming the first female President in the country […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The ad hoc committee set up by the Kaduna State House of Assembly to investigate all finances, loans and contracts awarded under the former governor, Nasir El-Rufai has submitted its report to the House. Presenting the report during plenary on Wednesday, the chairman of the ad hoc committee, Henry Zacharia, said that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s current account balance has experienced a surplus of $1.432bn in 2024, according to a report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The report, ‘World Economic Outlook Database’ seen by Channels Television on Wednesday, noted that the increase in the Federal Government’s account for the period, was an improvement from the $1.21bn […]
