(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In a move to enhance oversight mechanisms, President Bola Tinubu has nominated three new members to fill existing vacancies on the board of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB). According to a press release issued on Tuesday and signed by Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL)has advised Nigerians to concentrate on the enormous progress made in bringing the Port Harcourt refinery online and steer clear of “malicious claims” that it is not producing refined products ”We urge Nigerians to focus on the remarkable achievements being realized under the able and progressive […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester City’s winless streak extends to six games as Feyenoord pull off one of the all-time UEFA Champions League comebacks. Despite being down three goals in the 75th minute, the Dutch side were able to rally back to erase the deficit, thanks in part to some blatant defensive errors from the City […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Peter Mbah led Enugu State Government is to spend N971,84,000,000 billion for the 2025 fiscal year as against N521,556,386,000 budgeted in 2024. Mbah who made this known during the 2025 budget presentation at the Enugu State House of Assembly on Tuesday, said that the budget tagged: “Budget of Exponential Growth and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has extended his heartfelt congratulations to the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) on the successful revitalization of the Port Harcourt refinery, marked by the official commencement of petroleum product loading on Tuesday. The President acknowledged the pivotal role of former President Muhammadu Buhari in initiating the comprehensive rehabilitation […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Wednesday to begin a state visit to France in honour of an invitation from President Emmanuel Macron. This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday and signed by Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga. The three-day visit, which would […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Troops of the Joint Task Force South East Operation UDO KA have continued to intensify its operations in the SouthEast region, as they neutralize Suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous people of Biafra IPOB and Easter Security Network ESN Members, and discovered IED Making Factory along the Imo River in Isiala-Ngwa North […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Professor of Law and former Dean, Faculty of Law, Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), Enugu, Agu Gab Agu, has decried the low level of reading culture among the Nigerian youth, saying it is worrisome. The university Don, who spoke to newsmen weekend in Enugu shortly after his remark […]
In this interview with the Registrar and Chief Executive of National Examination Council (NECO) Prof. Ibrahim Dantani Wushishi, he talks about the ills of the examination malpractices, CBT as well as his vision to put NECO as the best and credible assessment organisation in the country. Excerpts: Q: One compelling reason for the establishment of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The absence of Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja has stalled a N50 billion suit filed by leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, against the Federal Government. The matter, which was fixed for Monday, could not proceed because Justice Ekwo was on official engagement. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, says the Nigerian government needs more borrowings to fund its budget even though some Ministries, Departments and Agencies have surpassed their revenue target. Edun said this during an interactive session of the Senate Joint Committees on Finance and National Planning […]
(AFRICAN ECAMINER) – Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe has said that Nigeria would have been better off than what it is today if the Labour Party candidate in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, had emerged victorious. According to Abaribe who represents Abia South in the Senate, nepotism which he said thrives under President Bola Tinubu would […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Prof Ibrahim Gambari, former Chief of Staff to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, has urged the administration of President Bola Tinubu to tweak some of its policies adopted from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). “Ultimately, what’s the value of the policies that the people do not support?” The octogenarian diplomat […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A total of 9,000 youths in the Niger Delta have acquired entrepreneurial skills in the LiveWIRE programme of The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) since it was introduced in 2003 as part of efforts to boost employment opportunities among people aged 18 – 35 years. The recipients were trained […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, Wale Edun, has stated that Nigeria has saved $20 billion from petrol subsidy removal and also market-based pricing of the foreign exchange rate. Edun stated this during a ceremony recently held to mark the first 100 days in office of Esther Walso-Jack, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has approved the formation of a 14-member State Assets Verification Committee to investigate the administration of his predecessor, Godwin Obaseki. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Fred Itua, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. He said the committee, which will be inaugurated on Tuesday, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Examinations Council (NECO) has accredited additional foreign schools to write the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) and the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). This is contained in a statement by NECO’s Acting Director, Information and Public Relations, Mr Azeez Sani, on Saturday in Abuja. Sani said the development was aimed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is reviewing the outcome of the Ondo governorship election. This is according to the PDP Governors’ Forum which met in Jos, the Plateau State capital on Saturday. Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) had won the election by a landslide to earn a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Palace of Oba of Benin has distanced itself from a planned dramatisation of the Igue Festival by the Association for Cultural and Economic Renaissance of Edo (ACERE). This is contained in a statement on Saturday, by Osaigbovo Iguobaro, Chief Press Secretary to the Oba of Benin. The News Agency of Nigeria […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mohammed Badaru, minister of defence, has stated that the federal government is serious about enhancing security in the south-east. Badaru stated this while he spoke with military officers in an operational visit to Enugu, according to a statement issued on Saturday by Henshaw Ogbuike, the defence ministry’s spokesperson. “There is a renewed […]
