Dickson Swears in two more Commissioners, wants education restructured

YENAGOA, BAYELSA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) –  Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson has charged the newly sworn in commissioner for Education, Deacon Markson Fefegha, to restructure the education sector by collaborating with stakeholders and streamline efforts made in the sector in the last four years. A statement issued on Saturday night by the Chief Press Secretary […]

Despite Late Signing, FG Promises Full Implementation of 2016 Budget

BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government aims, and will be working, to achieve 100 per cent implementation of the 2016 budget in spite of the late signing of the 2016 Appropriation Bill. This clarification becomes necessary to clear the misrepresentation by some newspapers that full implementation of the budget has been ruled out […]

Dickson Signs 2016 Appropriation, Child Rights Bills

YENAGOA, BAYELSA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson has signed the 2016 Appropriation and the Child Rights Bills into law. Assenting to the bills in Government House, Yenagoa, Governor Dickson expressed the hope that the country’s economic situation would improve to enable the government make projections in its budgeting provisions. The governor, […]

Saraki’s trial: We’ll meet in Supreme Court –Melaye

ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Flamboyant Senator and emerging godfather of Kogi State politics, Otunba Dino Melaye, on Saturday in Abuja opened a new chapter in the trial of the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, at the Code of Conduct Tribunal over alleged false declarations of his assets. Mealy said it was […]

FRSC Redeploys Senior Officers to Increase Effectiveness

‎ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, Corps Marshal,Federal Road Safety Commission(FRSC), has approved redeployment of some senior officers across board, as  part of measures to step up  effectiveness of the commission. This was disclosed in a statement signed on Saturday by Mr Bisi Kazeem, Head, Media Relations and Strategy, FRSC, and made available […]

Dickson Cries out, says Bayelsa is Facing undue Neglect by FG

YENAGOA, BAYELSA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson, has expressed concern over the poor representation of the state in all cadres of the federal civil service, with a call on the Federal Government to redress the trend which he described as “unfair and inequitable.” The governor vented his anger during a courtesy […]

Labour’s Sadiq Khan Elected London Mayor

LONDON – Sadiq Khan has been elected the new Mayor of London – boosting Labour after it slumped in Scotland’s elections. Mr Khan is the city’s first Muslim mayor, after beating Tory Zac Goldsmith by 1, 310,143 votes to 994,614. Mr Khan’s victory ends eight years of Conservative control of City Hall. The former Labour […]

South Africa: Opponents Turn the Heat on President Zuma

JOHANNESBURG— It has been a tumultuous week for politics in South Africa as challenges to President Jacob Zuma and the ruling African National Congress party continue. Political chaos, violence and destruction – this is how many have described this past week in South Africa. In parliament, opposition parties kept their promise to defy President Jacob […]

We Need Skilled Manpower to Grow Maritime Sector –Peterside

Ayodele Afolabi,  Abuja BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside has again reiterated the need for skilled manpower to spearhead the development of the Nigerian maritime industry. The DG said this when he led a delegation to a meeting with the United […]

Dickson Probes Bayelsa Salary Fraud, Right step in right Direction, say workers

YENAGOA, BAYELSA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governor of Bayelsa State, Mr. Henry Seriake Dickson has set up a nine member judicial commission of inquiry to investigate fraudulent falsification of government payroll and other accounts. The measure was part of his efforts to sanitize the civil service and entrench corporate governance in the State. Already, workers […]

Kidnapping: Court Sentences two to Death By Hanging

BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Abakaliki High Court in Ebonyi State, South- East Nigeria has sentenced two people to death by hanging for kidnapping a medical Doctor. AFRICAN EXAMINER recalled that the Ebonyi State House of Assembly had passed into law, a bill that prohibits kidnapping in the state. The convicts, Onyemachi Oge, a […]

EFCC Raids Access Bank, Detains MD

BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday afternoon raided the head office of Access Bank in Victoria Island, Lagos. The anti-graft agency, which has been carrying out investigations on alleged abuse of funds under the last administration, extended its dragnet to the banking sector recently. It […]

FirstBank partners Katsina to drive discourse on sustainable development

Consistent with its thought leadership stance and commitment to drive sustainable national economic development, Nigeria’s premier bank and most valuable banking brand First Bank of Nigeria Limited, has partnered the Katsina State Government in hosting the Katsina Economic Investment Summit with the theme: “Unlocking Investment Potentials for Sustainable Development“ This summit scheduled to hold from […]

AIG Mohammed Moves to Restructure Maritime Command

LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of the Maritime Command, Mohammad Musa Katsina, has embarked on the restructuring of the Command for more effectiveness. Katsina, who took over the Command on April 13, 2016, has also established inter-agency agreement for the training of the officers under him. At […]

Building Collapse: Kenya Begins Demolition of Unfit Houses

  Authorities in Kenya’s capital Nairobi have begun demolishing homes in an area where the collapse of a building killed at least 42 people last week. Eight buildings deemed unfit to live in were the first to be destroyed in the district of Huruma. More than 200 are to follow. Officials say many of the […]

Photo News: Buhari Signs 2016 Budget into Law

BREAKING: At last, Buhari Signs 2016 Budget into Law

By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has finally assented into law, the 2016 Budget. The signing ceremony which held at the Presidential Villa Abuja, was witnessed by the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo; Senate President, Bukola Saraki; Speaker, Hon Yakubu Dogara. The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udo […]

The cost of national depression, By Reuben Abati

“I hear the World Bank says Nigeria is now the worst place to do business in the entire world.” ” I don’t believe it.” “I also hear that of the 15 fastest growing economies in Africa, Nigeria is no longer on the list.” ” I say I don’t believe that. And stop hearing bad things.” […]

Liverpool Breeze into Europa League Final

Jurgen Klopp remains on course for silverware in his first season in charge after Liverpool beat Villarreal to reach the Europa League final. Trailing 1-0 from the first leg, Liverpool levelled the tie on aggregate after Bruno Soriano’s early own goal. Daniel Sturridge, left out of the team in Spain, then put the hosts in […]

Ebonyi Governor Orders Fulani Herdsmen To Vacate State’s University Premises To Avoid Reprisal

EBONYI, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the controversy over the deadly attacks by suspected Fulani herdsmen rages across the country, Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, has ordered herdsmen to vacate premises of the State’s University. Governor Umahi made the directive in Abakaliki, the State capital, during Agriculture Summit organized by the State. He subsequently directed […]