(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Segun Sowunmi, says President Bola Tinubu is responsible for the stiff opposition that has greeted the tax bills introduced by his administration. Sowunmi faulted Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for appointing his tribesmen as finance minister, revenue boss, governor of the Central Bank […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has dismissed reports of the presence of the COVID-19 variant known as XEC in Nigeria, urging citizens to disregard misinformation circulating on social media. The ministry said this in a statement signed by Mr Alaba Balogun, Deputy Director of Information and Public Relations on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority is encouraging aviation passengers to be more informed about their challenges while travelling via airports. NCAA Head of Consumer Protection, Michael Achimugu, made this call on Saturday during a road walk in Port Harcourt the Rivers state capital. He noted that this is the heavy travel season […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu is confident of an economic rebound and is asking Nigerians to keep faith in his administration’s reforms. Inflation levels in Nigeria have reached new highs, pushing the cost of basic commodities beyond millions of persons in Africa’s most populous nation. But at the graduation ceremony for the Executive Intelligence […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ghana counted ballots on Saturday after a tight election with the ruling party’s Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia trying to shake off anger over economic woes and rebuff a challenge by opposition party candidate ex-president John Mahama. Ghana’s struggling economy dominated the election, after the west Africa gold and cacao producer went through […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Benue state have stated that the state governor, Hyacinth Alia of the APC, is running the state like a Catholic Church parish. The PDP, in a statement by its State Publicity Secretary, Tim Nyor, alleged that Governor Hyacinth Alia-led administration is undermining the tenets of democracy […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has announced the appointment of Chief Executive Officers for the National Universities Commission (NUC), the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC), the Solid Minerals Development Fund/Presidential Artisanal Gold Mining Initiative (SMDF/PAGMI) and the New Partnership for Africa Development (NEPAD). A statement issued on Friday signed by Special Adviser […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Investigative journalist Fisayo Soyombo says he did not carry the Nigerian military along during his recent investigation into crude oil bunkering in the Niger Delta, claiming some security operatives collude with the bunkerers. Soyombo was recently detained by the Nigerian Army for three days, with the army claiming that the ace journalist […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – On Thursday, the House of Representatives enjoined security agencies to caution their operatives at checkpoints along the Onitsha-Enugu expressway against “harassing and exploiting” travellers. The lawmakers passed the resolution in their plenary on Thursday after the adoption of a motion sponsored by Amobi Ogah, a lawmaker from Abia. Moving the motion, Ogah […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Service Commission on Friday approved the dismissal of 18 senior officers and the demotion of 19 others because of different acts of misconduct. Head of Press and Public Relations at the PSC, Ikechukwu Ani, stated this in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja. According to the statement, the Commission, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has forwarded to the Senate for confirmation a modified list of members of the inaugural Governing Board of the North West Development Commission (NWDC) as he nominated Emeka Atuma as chairman of the South East Development Commission (SEDC). This was disclosed in a statement issued on Friday by Special […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Economic Adviser to ex- president Olusengun Obasanjo and Professor of Economics, University of Nigeria Nsukka, UNN Professor Osita Ogbu has called advocated for institution of Chartered Journalists in Nigeria so as to distinguish core professional from non u serious ones. He stated this Monday while delivering a lecture titled: “Journalism […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The 2023 governorship Candidate of the opposition Accord party in Enugu State, Barrister John Nwobodo, has picked holes on the proposed acquisition of four aircrafts and floating of a Commercial Air line to be known as Enugu Air, by the governor Peter Mbah led government, saying it is a misplacement of priority. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on Thursday held a mock emergency simulation exercise at the Murtala Mohammed Airport (MMA), Lagos, to assess real life emergency preparedness. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the exercise is an operational requirement of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) for aerodromes. It […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Festus Osifo, on Thursday cautioned Nigerians against politicising the tax reform bills. President Bola Tinubu on October 3 presented the four bills to the National Assembly for deliberations and passage. Since then, the bills have pitched some state governors against the Federal Government, with the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senators from the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria have expressed support for the Tax Reform Bills presented to the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu. The lawmakers under the aegis of the South-South Senators’ Forum stressed the importance of tax reforms in boosting national revenue and fostering economic stability. The bills are […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Labour Party (LP) has threatened legal action against four members of the House of Representatives who defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from the LP. On Thursday, the Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas announced the lawmakers’ defection. They are Chinedu Okere, Mathew Donatus, Akiba Bassey, and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The fresh six-count charge filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) disclosed that the AMCON funds were converted through Heritage Bank to the use of a company, Sigma Golf Nigeria Ltd for the acquisition of Keystone Bank. Kuru and his co-defendants, the Chairman of Keystone Bank, Umaru Hamidu Moddibo, and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters, has enjoined Nigerians to join a “nationwide/global protest” against the judiciary concerning the prosecution of Dele Farotimi, a human rights activist. The African Examiner writes that on Tuesday, Farotimi was arrested by the Ekiti police command concerning allegations of defamation and cyberbullying. Also, Farotimi, on Monday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, has called for the release of Dele Farotimi, a human rights activist from police custody. The African Examiner had earlier reported the arrest of Farotimi on Tuesday by police officers from Ekiti State over allegations of defamation and cyberbullying. Farotimi, who had been outspoken against some of the […]
