Lagos, Nigeria, 17 May, 2016 – United Bank for Africa PLC, the leading pan Africa banking group, with operations in 19 African countries and presence in the London, Paris and New York, is pleased to announce the following executive management appointments, subject to the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria: Ayo Liadi; Oliver Alawuba; […]
YENAGOA, BAYELSA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor of Bayelsa State, Henry Seriake Dickson said on Tuesday in Yenagoa that resurgence of violence in the Niger Delta region would compound the developmental and environmental challenges facing the area. He, therefore, cautioned youth groups in the Niger Delta region not to resort to violence and destruction of national […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senate has unanimously rejected the Bill seeking to criminalise frivolous petitions in the media, following public outcry and condemnations that had trailed the legislation since last year November when it was introduced on the floor of the Senate. The Bill titled: ” The Frivolous Petitions ( Prohibition) […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senate on Tuesday gave the Federal Government tactical support on recent hike of fuel price across the country, just as it sympathized with Nigerians on attendant hardships being faced as a result of the action. Pump price of petrol was last week Wednesday increased by the Petroleum […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Abakaliki ABAKALIKI, EBONYI STATE (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ebonyi state police command has confirmed a deadly rival cult clash in the state which claimed the life of one Christopher Egwu, in a beer parlour and left dozens critically injured. George Okafor, the state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, who confirmed the incident, […]
BALTIMORE, MD *AFRICAN EXAMINER) – With the country moving to its new capital Abuja, the late General Mamman .J. Vatsa wrote: “Keep your new Capital City; It’s too much of a great pity. I am rushing back to my Lagos; Where everyone’s a big boss” One of the big bosses in Lagos was charismatic Ademola […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Monday called for more powers for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament, if the aim of the subregion to achieve full integration is to be realized. Saraki made the call in his speech at the opening of the First Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS […]
By Ayo Balogun LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday declared that the State has officially joined the league of Oil-producing States in Nigeria following the discovery of crude oil by Tunde Folawiyo Petroleum Company Limited in Badagry. Ambode, who made the declaration when the management of the company […]
YENAGOA, BAYELSA STATE (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson, on Monday put the amount being lost by the state government annually to the activities of payroll fraudsters at about N24 billion. He also cited the deductions made at source, adding that, over N100 billion has so far been paid by his administration […]
*Says “I’m Being Maligned Because I Refused To Share Council Allocations” By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Immediate past Local Government chairman of Nkanu East council Area of Enugu State, Pastor Sam Iyiogwe has dismissed allegations of N200 billion frauds leveled against him during his tenure in office, describing the allegations as […]
Message by Brigadier General Paul Boroh (Rtd) Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme on Issac Boroh Day, 16th May, 2016. Today, May 16, the Issac Boro Day is a well deserved commemorative date for the late Major Issac Jasper Adaka Boro, the legend of Niger Delta […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – China’s partnership with Nigeria in satellite technology is yielding dividends, but can Nigeria leverage President Xi’s One Belt One Road Initiative to further consolidate its space technology drive?, asks Idowu John Bakare The NigComSat-1R project was considered ambitious when it was first conceived. For a country in dire need of […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Civil Service Commission has blasted Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Shehu Ahmed, describing his conduct in the recent posting of a director in the ministry as “unprofessional”. The Commission, in a letter to the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh, noted […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has warned Nigerians not be deceived again ahead of planned industrial action by the organised labour over increase in pump price of petrol alleging that that the labour leaders have already been compromised. CNPP equallly urged Nigerians not to trust the Labour unions […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The deadly dimension the ongoing onslaught by the Fulani herdsmen in the country calls for an urgent attention before it completely gets out of hand. Over the years, Nigerians have been generous as to allow herdsmen to navigate their domain but this has resulted into their farmlands being destroyed, family […]
Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson has inaugurated a seven-member Physical Planning and Development Tribunal with, a mandate to assess all landed properties and corporate businesses and ensure the payment of appropriate taxes and rates. The governor who inaugurated the Chairman, Mr. James Benimo Lockie and the six other members of the tribunal, at the […]
The Rivers State Chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) says it received with shocking disdain reported condemnation of oil installation vandalism by Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers State because of the governor’s antecedent in inciting young people against the President Buhari-led Federal Government in the night and calling for understanding in the day. Disclosing this […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Owerri The peace recently brokered in the crisis-ridden Imo state chapter of the Peoples’ Democratic Party PDP, by its Peace and Reconciliation Committee, led by Bayelsa State Governor,Seriake Dickson,has completely collapsed leading to its renewed factionalization. AFRICAN EXAMINER recalled that the reconciliatory committee held a crucial meeting on wednesday, March 8, 2016 […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leadership of the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) in Bayelsa State has commended Governor Seriake Dickson for his intervention in the payment of salaries of local government workers in the state. Local government workers had been experiencing salary delays in the state but will start to receive […]
Several hundred people from Central African nations are stranded in southern Cameroon after being expelled from neighboring Equatorial Guinea and Gabon this month. Equatorial Guinea and Gabon say they are expelling foreigners who do not have proper identification papers. The majority of those being expelled are economic migrants from around Central Africa. They complain that […]
