(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate on Wednesday stopped action on the tax reform bills presently before it. It also directed the Committee on Finance to stay action on the public hearing until the time the agitation in the public space is resolved. The Senate also constituted a special committee to liaise with the executive branch […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Pan Niger Delta Forum has warned proponents of the Biafra Republic against putting communities in the Niger Delta or South-South geopolitical zone in their secessionist plans. PANDEF gave the warning in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, signed by its National Youth Leader, Donben Donyegha. The group distanced itself […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, signed into law the Lagos State Electricity Bill 2024, saying the bill’s sole aim is to ensure independent power supply to residents. Sanwo-Olu at the signing held in Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja, said the implementation would start in the next six months. “The objective of the law […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has confirmed that the Port Harcourt Refinery has resumed production. Mr Festus Osifo, President of PENGASSAN, disclosed this while addressing newsmen at the end of the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Abuja on Tuesday. According to Osifo, the refinery rehabilitation […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has defended its decision not to reveal the identity of the owner(s) of 753 duplexes seized by the agency, saying it is following legal procedures. On Monday, the agency said it had seized the duplexes and other properties in an estate in Abuja, the nation’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it has made its largest recovery in the history of the agency. In a statement on Monday, the agency said it recovered 753 Units of duplexes and other apartments in Abuja. “Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie, on Monday, December 2, 2024, gave a ruling on a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has debunked claims that some men seen in trending video damaging water bags in factories and trucks are its officials. The African Examiner writes that there were rumours of Lagos state government banning sachet water, better known as pure water, after […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Unhappy with the alarming rate of multiple taxation being imposed on its members by the Enugu state government through its various Enforcement agencies, Hotel Owners Association, in the area have dragged the state to Federal High Court, seeking interpretation of the law in that regard. It said for some time now, “business […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has directed Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to investigate the allegation by an Enugu based Human Rights lawyer, Olu Omotayo (Esq) against some officials of Madonna University over stealing and tampering with Mayfresh Mortgage Bank Limited records at the Corporate […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President Goodluck Jonathan has assured Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, not to be disturbed by the political crisis rocking the state. Jonathan spoke at an event in the Nihi Community in the Etche Local Government Area of the State on Sunday. He explained that Fubara would eventually emerge as a “general […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has thanked former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (retired) for the role he played in his release from prison. Obasanjo was one of those imprisoned by the regime of the late military dictator, General Sani Abacha over an alleged coup plot to overthrow Abacha. The former President […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Sunday said the Federal Government and security forces have succeeded in containing 90 per cent of Boko Haram terrorists in the North-East. Nigeria has been battling insurgency for over a decade with several people killed and many others kidnapped in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States. “As […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, on Sunday, explained why the northern governors advised President Bola Tinubu to hold on before pushing the controversial tax reform bills. The governor who appeared as a guest on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, said the Northern Governors Forum only needs time for consultation. “On this tax […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Oyo State Government has called on pregnant women to undergo HIV test to determine their status. This is contained in a statement issued on Sunday in Ibadan by the Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade. The statement indicated that the Dr Gbola Adetunji, Chairman, Oyo State Agency for the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Investigative journalist and the founder of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), Fisayo Soyombo, has opened up about activities concerning oil bunkering in his first interview since he was released by the Nigerian Army. Speaking on Arise TV on Saturday morning, Soyombo alleged that he was carrying out an undercover investigation when […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Yakubu Gowon, a former head of state, has disclosed that he begged with the late Sani Abacha, a former military ruler, not to execute former President Olusegun Obasanjo. NAN quoted Gowon as saying this at the maiden edition of the Interdenominational Unity Christmas Carol and Praise Festival organised by the Plateau state […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) says the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) has not yet commenced bulk sales or opened its purchase portal, as essential processes are still being finalized. NNPCL Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. He stated that the products the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court in Lagos has dismissed a fundamental rights suit filed by Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, popularly known as Bobrisky, against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Bobrisky had sought N200 million from the EFCC for “psychotic trauma” and demanded N1 billion from the National Assembly for the “violation of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A non-partisan research institute, Athena Centre for Policy and Leadership, has indicted the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the conduct of the September 21 Edo State governorship election. The organisation which conducted a review on the election which produced the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Monday Okpebholo, as governor of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, has announced his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He said he is leaving politics to focus on his non-profitable organisation, Athena Centre for Policy and Leadership, a nonpartisan research institute to join hands with other Nigerians who are interested in reforming the political […]
