(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dele Momodu, has urged President Bola Tinubu not to promote the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. “My appeal to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is that no matter what you are expecting to gain from Wike in 2027, Wike is not […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has revealed that Nigerian airports are operated at a financial loss without private sector involvement, stressing that the Federal Government could no longer sustain them profitably. Keyamo, who spoke at the launch of Enugu State’s indigenous airline, Enugu Air, on Monday, said, “There is […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Abia Government has expressed concern over the growing incidences of cult-related disturbances in the state, describing the trend as dangerous and unacceptable. The Commissioner for Information, Mr Okey Kanu, made this known on Monday, while briefing newsmen at the Government House, Umuahia on the outcome of the State Executive Council meeting. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tanzania is set to host a high-level Pan-African summit focusing on the future of social security on the continent, a senior official announced. The summit, to be held on July 10 in the northern city of Arusha, would convene social security leaders and policymakers from 15 African nations. The 15 countries include […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Donald Trump said the U.S. would impose an additional 10 percent tariff on countries aligning themselves with the “anti-American policies” of the BRICS group of developing nations. Leaders of the BRICS group kicked off a summit in Brazil on Sunday. With forums such as the G7 and G20 groups of major […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Olubadan of Ibadan, Owolabi Olakulehin, is dead at the age of 90. Olakulehin died in the early hours of Monday just two days after his 90th birthday. It is worth recalling that the monarch was given the staff of office as the 43rd Olubadan, by Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has dismissed rumours suggesting his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), insisting he remains a loyal member and the party’s leader in the state. In a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday, Governor Ademola Adeleke — who defeated APC candidate Gboyega Oyetola in the 2022 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Rivers State Women Association of Nigeria (RIVSWAN) has condemned what it described as an “unwarranted and malicious attack” by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, against former First Lady of Rivers State, Dame Judith Amaechi. The group, through its acting president, Ichechi Welendu, was reacting to a recent […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Naira experienced a slight depreciation at the official market, trading at N1,528.56 to a dollar. Data obtained from the website of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) showed that the Naira lost N2.73. This represents a 0.17 per cent loss when compared to N1,525.82 recorded on Thursday. The Naira, which opened […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, believes the newly formed coalition is ill-equipped to address the challenges facing the country, describing members of the group as buccaneers. Opposition politicians including ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP); a former Senate President David Mark; ex-governor of Kaduna State, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says President Bola Tinubu’s government took over a fragile economy with the country on the verge of collapse. “He took over, he took over an economy that was gone. Was totally gone,” Wike said on the show. The minister claimed, “Nigeria was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has successfully negotiated the cost of the Iddo Bridge rehabilitation from an initial N27 billion to N17 billion. The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, made this known to journalists during an inspection of the bridge on Friday in Lagos. He said: “Julius Berger quoted, I think, N27 billion […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former member of the Lagos State House of Assembly,Sir Jude Idimogu,says he does not see the coalition being floated by a former PDP Presidential Candidate,Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and others stopping the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in 2027. Idimogu, Deputy Leader, Ndigbo in Lagos APC, spoke with the News Agency of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Julius Abure-led faction of the Labour Party has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Peter Obi to leave the party after he joined the coalition. This was stated in a statement issued by the faction’s National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, in Abuja, on Thursday. According to Ifoh, those who joined the coalition […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has expressed shock at the death of Nigeria’s goalkeeping legend, Peter Rufai at the age of 61. Reports say the late goal-tender had been ill for a while before succumbed at a Lagos hospital at about 6 a.m. on Thursday. A statement by Ademola Olajire, NFF’s Director […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, has resigned from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and is now a member of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Malami announced his defection in a statement titled “To the Good People of Kebbi and Fellow Nigerians” shared on Wednesday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Access Bank Plc has reaffirmed its leadership in sustainable finance by participating in the launch of the Climate Governance Initiative Nigeria (CGIN) Chapter at Lagos Business School. This is contained in a statement issued by the bank on Tuesday. The CGIN launch, hosted by Lagos Business School, is part of the World […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Israel has agreed to the necessary conditions for a 60-day ceasefire in the Gaza war and it is now up to Hamas to accept the deal, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday. During the two-month period, the United States will work with all parties to end the conflict, Trump wrote on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has committed to distributing a total of five million gas cylinders to households across the country by 2030. The Minister of Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, disclosed this at the flagging off of the North West Zone phase of the grassroots LPG Penetration Programme in Sokoto. He noted that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Students of The Polytechnic Ibadan, on Tuesday, staged a protest at the Oyo State Government Secretariat against the renaming of the institution after a former governor of the state, Omololu Olunloyo. The displeased student carried placards with different inscriptions, asking Governor Seyi Makinde to rescind his decision and restore the polytechnic to […]
