(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Security Council comprising the heads of security agencies in the state rose from their meeting at the Government House, Enugu, on Monday with a stern warning to those planning to enforce any form of sit-at-home in the state to desist or meet their Waterloo. The Security Council meeting, which […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Committee on Finance has held an interactive session with the Minister of Finance Wale Edun and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) Chairman Zacch Adedeji on the 2024 Finance (Amendment) bill which has recently scaled second reading. This bill seeks to amend the Finance Act of 2023 to provide for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senator Ali Ndume wants President Tinubu to address the planned nationwide protest over economic hardship using dialogue. Ndume gave the advice on Monday ahead of the planned protest billed for August 1 across the country. According to the lawmaker, talking with the organisers who are mostly youths would help in dousing the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enyimba International FC supporters have urged the club management to recruit quality players to prosecute the CAF Confederation Cup and Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) by the club. Some of the supporters who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Aba on Monday, said quality players would make a remarkable […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives has expressed readiness to investigate allegations that products being produced at the Dangote Refinery are inferior to imported ones, and will also test the refinery’s products as part of its investigation. This was revealed by Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, during a visit […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court in Abuja has declined to bar Governor Siminalayi Fubara from spending government funds pending the hearing and determining the suit filed by the Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly. Ruling on the motion ex parte marked FHC/ABJ/CS/984/24, Justice Emeka Nwite declined to grant the prayers, though he […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Opposition leader Bobi Wine said heavily armed security forces were besieging his party headquarters on Monday and had arrested several leaders, on the eve of a planned anti-corruption march that has been banned by the authorities. The action comes two days after President Yoweri Museveni, who has ruled the country with an […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Joe Biden’s decision on Sunday to end his campaign to seek reelection in November is generating reactions from foreign leaders. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he had known President Biden for years and that “He’s a great man. “Everything he does is guided by his love for his country. As […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja has refused to shut down all expenditures of Gov. Siminalay Fubara of Rivers pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit field by the Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers Assembly. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling on the motion ex-parte marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/984/24 and moved by Sebastien Hon, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayo Onanuga, a senior to President Bola Tinubu, has stated that supporters of Mr Peter Obi, former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, are planning mayhem in Nigeria. Onanuga disclosed this on X formerly known as Twitter on Saturday as he alleged that the proposed nationwide protests were being orchestrated by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Committee of the House of Representatives investigating the arbitrary rise of cement price in the country has asked major producers in the industry to tender documents on cost production to justify the price of cement in the market. The committee resolved to visit production plants of the companies after going […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu State Police Command’s Operatives serving in the New Haven Division, in separate operations, have arrested two male suspects for vandalizing a transformer and solar-powered street lights. The vandalized transformer components and streetlights were recovered from suspects, just as they have been separately arraigned in court, with one of them being convicted […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, says the re-election of President Paul Kagame of Rwanda is a testament of the trust and confidence reposed in him. Obasanjo stated this in a congratulatory message issued by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, to newsmen on Friday. In the letter, the former Nigerian leader […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo, Philip Shaibu, on Friday, approved the reappointment of some principal officers in his office. Those reappointed are Kingsley Ehigiamusor, as Chief of Staff, Office of the Deputy Governor and Musa Ebomhiana, as his Chief Press Secretary. The appointments contained, in a statement by Ebomhiana, also announced […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu will on Saturday, depart Abuja for Accra, Ghana to participate in the Sixth Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union (AU), the Regional Economic Communities (RECs), the Regional Mechanisms (RMs), and the African Union Member States. In his capacity as the Chairman of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Anambra State Government on Friday said it had closed down over 30 illegal health facilities run by quacks, to safeguard the health of residents in the state. Dr Afam Obidike, state Commissioner for Health, disclosed this at the 2024 Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has projected that Nigeria’s external reserves could reduce slightly in 2024. This was disclosed in the recently released maiden edition of its ‘Macroeconomic Outlook: Price Discovery for Economic Stabilisation’ report. The apex bank attributed the project deep in the country’s reserves to debt service and other […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has described as “unverified claims”, reports that he had proposed to pay a minimum wage of ₦80,000 to workers in the state and local government areas. The denial came following reports circulating online that the governor had promised to pay the said sum. A statement by his […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has denied setting cut-off marks for admissions into higher institutions across the country. In a statement posted on its official X account on Thursday, the Board dismissed reports that it had set 140 as cut-off marks for universities, and 100 for polytechnics respectively. “There’s no […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump promised Thursday to bring an end to raging international crises and restore American prestige on the world stage, saying he could “stop wars with a telephone call.” The former president sought to paint a dire picture of the world under his successor Joe Biden, telling the Republican […]
