(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A yet-to-be-identified man reportedly fell from one of the top floors of the 26-storey Cocoa House building in Ibadan, Oyo State. The incident, which threw the whole business community into panic, happened in the early hours of Monday. One of the eyewitnesses said, “When the incident happened, I initially thought it was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Saudi authorities have asked pilgrims performing the hajj to remain in their tents for several hours during the high point of this week’s pilgrimage, citing high temperatures. According to a report in Saudi media, Hajj Minister Tawfiq al-Rabiah has requested that pilgrims refrain from leaving their tents between 10:00 am and 4:00 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hajiya Jamila Muhammad, a pilgrim from Plateau has died in Makkah. Mr Daiyabu Dauda, the Executive Secretary of the State’s Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Tuesday in Jos. Dauda said that the pilgrim died on Monday at the King Abdul’aziz hospital, Makkah due to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Amid concerns over Nigeria’s rising debt profile, Senator Orji Kalu has defended the government’s borrowings, warning that without external financing, the country’s economy could face collapse. “Let me tell you, if this economy does not borrow, it will collapse. That is the truth. That is where we are,” the former Abia State […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Monday, censured former Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi over his hunger comment. At a media parley in the nation’s capital Abuja, Wike said Amaechi can’t stay out of power and his hunger comment was an insult to the sensibilities of Nigerians. Wike […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has declared Friday, June 6, and Monday, June 9, 2025, as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-ul-Adha celebrations. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government on Monday in a statement by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary Magdalene Ajani. Tunji-Ojo congratulated all […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and rains from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja envisaged morning thunderstorms on Monday with rains over parts of Taraba, Kaduna, Gombe, Bauchi, Kebbi, Sokoto, Katsina, Jigawa and Kano States in the northern region. According to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Debt Management Office (DMO) , on behalf of the Federal Government, has offered two FGN Savings Bonds for subscription at N1,000 per unit According to a statement by the DMO on Monday in Abuja , the first offer is a two-year FGN Savings Bond due on June 11, 2027 at interest […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested two Saudi-bound pilgrims at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano after they were found to have ingested illicit substances. The NDLEA said the suspects were subsequently placed on excretion observation during which they excreted 45 wraps of cocaine each, bringing […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At least 153 people in the Mokwa Local Government Area have died following the devastating floods that destroyed homes and displaced thousands of residents a few days ago. NSEMA’s Acting Director General, Ibrahim Hussaini, said that more dead bodies were recovered late yesterday beneath the bridge in Mokwa and were subsequently buried […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has claimed that before President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms, Nigeria was spending a staggering $1.5 billion every month to subsidise the naira—money he says was borrowed and “wastefully spent.” “The Federal Government of Nigeria was spending $1.5 billion every month to subsidise the naira. Please assume […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nentawe Yilwatda, the minister of humanitarian affairs and poverty reduction, has stated that the federal government is making use of artificial intelligence (AI) to search for poor Nigerians residing in urban slums. Yilwatda stated this on Friday while speaking on the Arise TV Prime Time programme, as he stated that AI has […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tragedy struck on Saturday afternoon when a fatal road crash along the Kano–Kaduna highway claimed the lives of 22 people, according to officials from the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). The victims were said to be members of the Kano State contingent returning from the National Sports Festival in Ogun State. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Paris Saint-Germain won the Champions League for the first time in their history as Luis Enrique’s brilliant young side outclassed Inter Milan on Saturday in the most one-sided final ever as teenager Desire Doue scored twice in an astonishing 5-0 victory. Achraf Hakimi, playing against his former club, gave PSG an early […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has stated that bandits have taken over leadership in Nigeria and this has put the country in trouble. El-Rufai made this revelation on Saturday while delivering a goodwill message at a public lecture with the theme, ‘Weaponisation of poverty as a means of underdevelopment: A […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The member representing Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency of Osun State in the House of Representatives, Oluwole Oke, has heaped praises on President Bola Tinubu on his second year in office. Oke, who is the chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, in a statement made available to journalists on Friday, described Tinubu […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu signed the “Upstream Petroleum Operations (Cost Efficiency Incentives) Order, 2025”, to end the high operating costs in the Nigerian oil and gas sector, compared to global average. This is contained in a document obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) from the Office of the Special Adviser to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has reiterated his administration commitment to bring more reforms to the transportation sector in the FCT. Wike was speaking while inspecting some ongoing projects in Kugbo, Mabushi and Giri district alongside the former governors of Benue, Samuel Ortom and Abia State, Okezie […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed the governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun states for Saturday, June 20 and Saturday, August 8, 2026, respectively. INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, made this known on Friday, during the swearing-in of six newly appointed Resident Electoral Commissioners, recently confirmed by the National Assembly. “For […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says it has secured accreditation for all its main and outpost clinics in Makkah for the 2025 Hajj exercise. NAHCON disclosed this in a statement by its Principal Information Officer, Shafii Muhammed, in Makkah on Thursday. Muhammed said that the commission made the announcement following […]
