(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says its President, Joe Ajaero, was not invited by the Department of State Services (DSS) before being arrested. NLC spokesman, Benson Upah, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. “Our attention has been drawn to a story (circulating in different media platforms) linked to “sources within the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Umaru Bago of Niger says his administration will not hesitate to implement the N70,000 minimum wage as far as resources are available. He said this in an interview with newsmen after declaring open the 2024 quadrennial state delegate conference of the Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) in Minna on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has directed all traditional chiefs and leaders in Benin Kingdom to perform the traditional “Bisusu” ceremony to ward off evil ahead of the Edo governorship election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the ceremony ensures a peaceful and hitch-free gubernatorial election in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Imo Government, on Tuesday, affirmed its commitment to a free, fair and credible Local Government Elections on September 21, saying it has no plans to rig the exercise. The government further declared that Gov. Hope Uzodimma’s popularity and the people-oriented projects across the state would guarantee overwhelming success for the ruling […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Assistant Director of the Department of State Services (DSS), Dennis Amachree, says labour leader Joe Ajaero is under investigation for alleged terrorism financing and related offences and is not supposed to leave Nigeria. “For terrorism financing which he (Ajaero) has been accused of, and which is under investigation, he cannot […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said bank executives are complicit in aiding money laundering in the country, adding that it would commence prosecution soon. Speaking at the 17th annual conference of the Chartered Institute Bankers of Nigeria, the Chairman of the EFCC, Ola Olukoyede said the commission will soon […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Government has issued a stern warning to butchers and poultry farmers in the state to desist from the unwholesome practice of sale of animals and chickens that died under mysterious circumstances. Our correspondent reports that the warning was contained in a press statement jointly signed by the Commissioner for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The embattled national chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, has stated that the party’s presidential ticket for the 2027 election will no longer be reserved for Peter Obi, its former candidate Abure made this known while speaking in a press briefing after the party’s National Executive Committee meeting in Abuja on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) and its Joint Venture (JV) partner, Chevron Nigeria Ltd. (CNL), have concluded the conversion of five of its JV assets into the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) terms. The NNPC Ltd. said the development was in line with the PIA 2021 provisions of transiting assets […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, has announced the scrapping of the state’s Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs. He stated this during the swearing-in of three newly appointed commissioners and the Chief Security Adviser to the governor, on Monday in Bauchi. Mohammed said the measure was sequel to the Supreme […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Forestry and WildLife in Borno Ministry of Environment says a herd of elephants that allegedly strayed from the neighbouring Cameroon has invaded and destroyed some community farmlands in the state. A Director in the ministry, Mr Ayuba Peter, confirmed the ugly incident in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has given the Department of State Services an ultimatum to release its President, Joe Ajaero. At the end of a meeting of NLC’s National Administrative Council (NAC) on Monday, the union gave the secret police till midnight on Tuesday to release Ajaero. Ajaero was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to give a special foreign exchange rate to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). The TUC said with the NNPCL granted a special forex rate of about ₦1000/$ instead of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Muda Yusuf says the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has exhibited lack of enthusiasm about the Dangote Refinery. (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Yusuf, who is the Chief Executive Officer of Center For The Promotion Of Private Enterprise (CPPE), described the development as worrisome. “I am worried that the NNPC is not showing […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Comrade Joe Ajaero was on Monday morning arrested by officers of the Department of State Services (DSS) because he failed to honour an invitation by the agency, The Authority has learnt. DSS sources told The Authority that they had invited Ajaero last week. The invitation, it […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Worldwide has expressed optimism that the recent petrol price hike will soon change for the best, following the economic policies being implemented by the the Federal Government This is contained in a statement in Abuja on Sunday by the Acting National Leader of the group, Mazi Chukwuma Okpalaezeukwu. Okpalaezeukwu […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted rainy and thundery weather conditions from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja forecast isolated thunderstorms over parts of Katsina, Sokoto, Kano, Zamfara, Kebbi, Kaduna, Adamawa and Taraba states in the northern region during the Monday ‘s morning […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Labour Party governorship candidate in the upcoming election, Olumide Akpata, has criticised the outgoing governor of the Godwin Obaseki, saying his administration had brought untold hardship to the people. In a statement on Sunday, Akpata the suffering of the Edo people had reached unprecedented levels under the Obaseki government, which began […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Edo State First Lady, Betsy Obaseki, has urged women waiting for the fruit of the womb not to see themselves as barren but as fruitful and proud mothers of children that would come in God’s time. She spoke during a Zoom meeting with Edo women in the Diaspora over the weekend. She […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Foremost Professor of Political Science, Bolaji Akinyemi, has cautioned President Bola Tinubu’s administration to be careful with Chinese deals. “Of course, we should be careful but don’t isolate the debt to China. There are also debts we owe the United States, there are also debts we owe even some of the medium-power […]
