(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Naira on Tuesday closed the month of April on a good footing as it gained N28.15 at the official market, trading at N1,390.96 to the dollar. Data from the official trading platform of the FMDQ Exchange, a platform that oversees the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM), revealed that the gain […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the world celebrates Workers Day, the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and state governors have appealed to workers to remain steadfast, and make sacrifices that will move the nation forward in the face of the present economic challenges. Akpabio has assured Nigerian workers that the National Assembly and the Executive arm of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has approved a salary increase of between 25% and 35% for civil servants on the remaining six Consolidated Salary Structures. This move is coming on the eve of the 2024 Workers’ Day event and is contained in a Tuesday statement by the Head of Press at the National Salaries, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed May 30 for ruling in a bail application filed by the detained leader of the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo. Bodejo, who was accused of unlawfully establishing an ethnic militia group to promote terrorism, has been in the custody […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government had declared Wednesday, May 1st, 2024 as a public holiday to mark this year’s Workers’ Day event. Nigeria’s Minister of Interior Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo made the declaration, according to the ministry’s Permanent Secretary Aishetu Ndayako. “The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, 1st May 2024 as a Public Holiday to commemorate […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Navy (NN) says personnel of Naval Security Station (NSS) 023, deployed along Cawthorne Channel in Rivers, have rescued more than 250 passengers on board a capsized passenger boat. The Director of Naval Information, Commodore Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, in a statement on Tuesday, said the passengers were rescued at about 10:00 pm […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Association of Nigerian Students has stated that it would organise a nationwide protest on May 7, 2024 because of the ongoing fuel scarcity and electricity crisis. The student body in a statement on Tuesday also lamented the failure of the government to address the challenges affecting the power sector. According […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), in a move to deregulate the metre supply and pricing market, released an order on Monday on the deregulation prices for metres deployed under the Meter Asset Provider (MAP) Scheme. According to the order, the commission said the move was necessitated after MAPs and other operators […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), has threatened to cripple the supply of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, over non-payment of ₦200bn bridging claims. The threat comes following current nationwide scarcity which has seen prices of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, surge to between […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has sympathised with the victims of the gas explosion at Ita-Oshin in the Abeokuta North Local Government Area of Ogun State. The explosion from a solitary gas truck rippled through the community, resulting in the loss of life and property. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governor Peter Mbah led Enugu State government has agreed to host the 2023/2024 edition of the Super eight competition of the Nigeria National league (NNL) in Enugu, with Champions smiling home with a trophy and N5 million price money at the end of the week long soccer fiesta. Chairman of NNL Mr. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Robert Lewandowski hit a second-half hat-trick to power Barcelona to an entertaining 4-2 win over 10-man Valencia on Monday in La Liga. The champions’ victory denies leaders Real Madrid the chance to take the crown by simply beating Cadiz next Saturday. Los Blancos are 11 points clear with five matches remaining. Fermin […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released modalities for the checking of the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results via SMS. JAMB’s registrar Ishaq Oloyede confirmed the release of the 2024 UTME results in a press conference in Abuja on Monday. How to Check 2024 UTME Results Via SMS […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) in Rivers State says Port Harcourt and other surrounding areas are unlikely to face the fuel scarcity hitting some parts of the country. Queues have resurfaced in major cities like Lagos and Abuja, snaking into the roads and leaving millions of commuters stranded. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – )The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), has denied allegation of shooting at pro Yahaya Bello protesters at its headquarters on Monday in Abuja Spokesman for the commission, Dele Oyewale said this while responding to a video trending on social media on the allegation of attack by the. EFCC operatives on protesters […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nasarawa State House of Assembly says it is working on a proposal to regulate the activities of telecommunications operators in the state. The Speaker of the House, Mr Danladi Jatau, said this during the proceedings on Monday in Lafia, when he received a report of the Joint Committee on Information/Housing and Environment, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A UN spokesman on Monday said that the world body is against the taxes on aid deliveries and peacekeeping operations imposed by South Sudan. “Obviously, this goes against the agreements that we had with them (the South Sudanese authorities),” said Stephane Dujarric, chief spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. In spite of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – ) The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. has assured Nigerians that the ongoing fuel scarcity and queues will be cleared out by Wednesday, April 31. Mr Olufemi Soneye, Chief Communications Officer, NNPCL, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. According to Soneye, the company currently has an availability […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has assured that any customer not currently enjoying 20 hours of electricity would not pay the new tariff. The minister stated this on Monday while appearing before the Senate Committee on Power, for a one-day investigative hearing on the need to halt the proposed increase in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governor revealed this while commissioning the new Labour House in Edo state on Monday. According to him, the new wage comes into effect on May 1st, 2024. The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has approved a new minimum wage of N70,000 for civil servants in the state. Details soon… […]
