(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The chief executive officer (CEO) of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, has stated that his airline will evacuate the underage Nigerian girls that were trafficked to Ivory Coast. Social media critic, Martin Otse, better known as VeryDarkMan, uploaded a video of some girls who were trafficked as sex slaves. Some of the girls […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Investors on the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) traded 2.094 billion shares worth N52.967 billion in 64,612 deals during the week under review This is in contrast to 1.183 billion shares valued at N28.868 billion that exchanged hands across 42,397 transactions last week. Consequently, the value of transactions traded by investors on the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District, Ali Ndume, has called on President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency on the nation’s security and economy sectors. “Let the President forget about everything and concentrate on three things – security, welfare of citizens and economy,” he stated. “His attention should go […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Donald Trump insisted Friday that his tariff policy was “doing really well” despite China hiking levies on US goods to 125 percent in the spiraling trade war between the world’s two biggest economies. Investors dumped US government bonds, the dollar tumbled and stocks seesawed after Beijing’s retaliation against Trump deepened concerns […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former governor of Anambra State, and 2023 presidential flag bearer of the opposition Labour Party (LP), Mr.Peter Obi, has harped on the need for the reawakening of the consciousness of Igbos in all spheres of human endeavours, including lost cultural values. He posited that the rebirth of Igbo renaissance, became necessary following […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The US dollar plunged against the euro and other main rivals again on Thursday after President Donald Trump abruptly paused higher tariffs on all countries except China, adding to investor uncertainty. The greenback lost over one percent against the European single currency, as markets also expected data later in the day to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has reviewed its ex-depot (gantry) loading cost of petrol to ₦867 per litre. It was gathered that the $20bn refinery informed its marketers and customers of the slash on Thursday. Checks into petroleumprice.ng also confirmed that the private refinery reduced its gantry price by ₦13 on Thursday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has commiserated with the family, friends, and colleagues of the late Justice Ibitola Adebisi Sotuminu, former Chief Judge of Lagos State, who passed away at the age of 86. This was contained in a press release issued on Thursday and signed by Special Adviser to the President, Information and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced a Balance of Payments (BOP) surplus of 6.83 billion dollars for the 2024 financial year. According to a statement issued by Hakama Sidi-Ali, CBN’s Director, Corporate Communications Department, this marks a decisive turnaround from deficits of 3.34 billion dollars in 2023 and 3.32 billion […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Labour Party candidate in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, on Wednesday dismissed rumours of dumping the party. He stated this while addressing party members during the ongoing National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Abuja. “Some speculated that he has left the Labour Party, some of us are on our way […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – (NAN) Mr Festus Keyamo, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, says the Federal Government will launch an e-visa system and digital landing/exit cards to enhance national security. He disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja when he received a delegation led by the Minister of Interior, Mr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo. According to Keyamo, the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has described the case of Alabi Quadri, a minor who has been incarcerated at the Kirikiri Minimum Security Custodial Centre in Lagos since January, as a clear failure of Nigeria’s judicial system. In a preliminary statement shared via X on Wednesday, Effiong revealed that he visited the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – China will impose 84 percent tariffs on US imports, up from 34 percent, the finance ministry said Wednesday, hours after similar levies by the United States came into force. US President Donald Trump’s latest salvo of tariffs came into effect on dozens of trading partners Wednesday, including punishing 104 percent duties on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Director General (D-G) of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), Omolola Oloworaran, says the N5.51 trillion pension investment will boost the country’s real sector development. This is contained in a statement issued by the management of the commission in Abuja on Tuesday. The investments, she said, span infrastructure, private equity vehicles, real […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government says its naira-for-crude initiative with local refineries is not a temporary measure but a “key policy directive designed to support sustainable local refining”. The government also said the initiative is still in effect and will continue immediately, overruling the decision of the NNPCL under its former boss Mele Kyari […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Administrator of Rivers State, Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, has appointed Administrators for the 23 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the state. According to the statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Ibibia Worika, the appointments are to take effect from Monday, April 7, 2025. The administrators for the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER0 – )The Rivers Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd) has announced the appointments of Sole Administrators for the 23 Local Government Areas (LGA) of Rivers. Ibas made the remark in a statement signed and issued by Prof. Ibibia Worika, Secretary to the State Government in Port Harcourt on Wednesday. He also approved the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), on Tuesday engaged stakeholders in a forum to address the growing concerns surrounding unclaimed and unutilised subscriber recharges. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the forum was a major regulatory step towards protecting telecom consumers while ensuring operational clarity for service providers. The Executive […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Rivers State Council, has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Rivers State Police Command to tender an unreserved public apology over the assault on five journalists during a peaceful protest in Port Harcourt or risk a statewide media blackout. In a statement jointly signed by the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Economist Bismarck Rewane says the recent increase in the price of petrol may cause a rise in Nigeria’s inflation rate from 23.18%. “There might be an increase in the rate of inflation because of the increase in the price of petrol but we haven’t seen the corresponding increase in the prices of […]
