(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has declared a state of emergency on oil and gas production in Nigeria. Group Chief Executive Officer of the company, Mele Kyari, disclosed this in a keynote address at the opening ceremony of the 23rd edition of the Nigeria Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of qualified Nigerians to the board of the Family Homes Funds Limited (FHFL). Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President, Media and Publicity, in a statement on Tuesday, said the appointment was in furtherance of efforts by the federal government to energise growth opportunities […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A bill to repeal the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Act 2007 has passed the second reading in the Senate. The bill provides for the establishment of a National Identity Database, and the NIMC is charged with the responsibilities for the maintenance of the national database, the registration of individuals, and the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Mauritanian authorities cut access to mobile internet services early on Tuesday after protests against the presidential election results took place the previous evening in several cities. Protesters took to the streets on Monday evening in the capital Nouakchott as well as the coastal city of Nouadhibou, Zouérat in the north and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – South-East Governors and some stakeholders including the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Achebe, on Tuesday arrived at the Government House, Enugu, for a crucial meeting. Reports say all the South East governors physically attended the meeting. The governors are Alex Otti of Abia, Hope Uzodimma of Imo, Charles Soludo of Anambra, Francis […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An 85th minute deflected shot by substitute Randal Kolo Muani, listed as a Jan Vertonghen own goal, gave France a nervy but deserved 1-0 win over Belgium. The victory for France was a Euro 2024 last-16 win over a disappointing Belgium on Monday. France made most of the running in a cagey […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Railway Corporation generated N1.42 billion as revenue from passengers in Q1 of 2024, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said. This is contained in the NBS Rail Transportation Data for Q1 2024 released in Abuja on Monday. The report showed that the figure increased by 84.91 per cent compared […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, has urged newly inducted Resident Electoral Commissioners to commit themselves to quality service delivery by upholding the ideals of credible elections in Nigeria. Mahmood gave this charge at the induction ceremony of 10 new Resident Electoral Commissioners in Lagos on Monday. He […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) has fixed October 5, 2024, for local government elections in the oil-rich state. RSIEC chairman Adolphus Enebelisaid this during a stakeholders’ meeting in Port Harcourt on Monday. Enebeli emphasised that it is time to respond to the calls from stakeholders for the conduct of elections […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mauritania’s incumbent President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani has comfortably won re-election, receiving 56.12 percent of the vote in the first round of the presidential poll, the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) said Monday. The victory gives the former army chief a second term as head of the vast desert country, seen […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has sealed about 100 shops in Ogbete Main Market, Enugu for alleged dealing in suspected fake alcoholic beverages. It equally confiscated a truckload of adulterated products as well as effected the arrest of four suspected traders in the process of a well-coordinated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar says the lacklustre posture of the Federal Government is reversing military successes recorded against terrorists in Nigeria’s North-East geopolitical zone. “It is unfortunate that much of the pushback that had been achieved against the Boko Haram terror sect are being cancelled, owing mainly to the government’s lacklustre […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has disclosed that he has no regrets as the state’s helmsman in the last seven years, noting that his government has delivered and surpassed all electioneering promises made to the people of the state. Obaseki, who spoke during an interview with journalists in Benin City, said there […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hundreds of people marched in the Kenyan capital Nairobi Sunday, to honour those who died in anti-government demonstrations this week, as President William Ruto insisted that “I have no blood on my hands.” Rights groups say at least 30 people died in protests driven by a government drive to substantially raise taxes […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -President Bola Tinubu has condemned the bomb attacks, which resulted in the loss of precious lives and the maiming of other citizens in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. Presidential Spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale in a statement issued on Sunday said Tinubu described the attacks as desperate acts of terror According to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kebbi State on Sundy lost another pilgrim, Maryamu Mayalo, from Maiyama Local Government Area, who died in Mecca after a protracted illness. This was announced in a statement by the Executive Chairman of the state Pilgrims Welfare Agency, Faruk Inabo, and made available to newsmen through the Chief Press Secretary to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Legendary Nollywood actor, Oludotun Jacobs, is alive and well despite rumours circulating on social media. Popular Nigerian columnist, Betty Irabor, disclosed this in a message she posted on her social media account on Sunday. “Olu Jacob is well and alive.. Please ignore all rumours of his passing. He is alive please,” she […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Chief of Defence Staff, Adm. Ibrahim Ogohi, has passed on after a brief illness at the age of 75. In a brief statement by the Acting Director, Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Tukur Gusau, on Sunday, the former defence chief died in the early hours of Sunday, at his Abuja home. He […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on Sunday said it raided a ‘drug party’ in Abuja and arrested 60 suspects. Its spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, in a statement, said that the Friday party was dubbed: “Go hard or Go Home, Pick Your Poison”. “The suspects were 25 males and 35 females; they were […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 14 persons died in an auto-crash at Imawa town along the Zaria – Kano highway in Kura Local Government Area of Kano State. The FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Ibrahim Abdullahi, confirmed the accident to newsmen on Friday in Kano. He said that the accident occurred when a […]
