(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has ordered the purchase and sale of foodstuff worth N155 billion to be distributed across the nation. The President gave the approval during the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting on Thursday in Abuja where he urged state governors to work together to meet the needs of citizens. He said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There was an uproar at the Enugu South Magistrate Court Thursday as Members of the Enugu South urban constituency staged a peaceful protest at the Court premises over what they described as an alleged move by the presiding Magistrate, E.D Onwu to commit the lawmaker representing the area in the state House […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Amid the crisis rocking Rivers, a former First Lady, Patience Jonathan, has urged the two warring parties in the oil-rich state to give peace a chance. Jonathan made the request at the 60th anniversary of the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) international colloquium in Abuja on Thursday. Speaking on the theme, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Army says its troops deployed for counter-terrorism operations in Ebonyi on Thursday repelled an attack by suspected IPOB terrorists on Isheke Police Station killing five terrorists. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, on Thursday in Abuja. Nwachukwu said the attack on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As Nigeria joins other nations to mark the 2024 international world Drug day, no fewer than 275 Civil Society groups and networks working on drugs, health, human rights and justice issues in the country have sent an Open Letter to President Ahmed Bola Tinubu, urging him to reject and ensure the removal […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has assured workers of a better new minimum wage from the ongoing negotiations between the government, private sector and organised labour. The governors gave the assurance in a communiqué signed by Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara, chairman of the forum after a meeting in Abuja on Wednesday. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Judge of the Oyo State Judiciary, Justice Adegboye Gbolagunte, is dead. A statement on Tuesday by his eldest son, Oladiran, said Justice Gbolagunte died on Monday, June 24, 2024. Oladiran said his father, who until his death served in the Oyo State High Court, passed on during a brief illness in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rivers governor Siminalayi Fubara has said that he was not fighting anybody. “I am, rather, defending the state against predators; I am protecting Rivers against those who feel that they own the life of others,” he said in Port Harcourt on Wednesday when the Senate Committee on Privatisation and Commercialisation paid him […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Labour Party’s National Vice Chairman, Ayo Olorunfemi, asserts that the party offers the best platform for Peter Obi to contest and emerge victorious in the 2027 presidential election. Obi, who ran for presidency under the Labour Party in the 2023 election, has come under pressure from some members of his Obidient […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Six teenagers on Tuesday evening drowned in the Mbang river in Ribang (Mbang) village, Kauru Local Government Area, Kaduna State, as they were returning from a Junior WAEC exam at about 5:30 p.m. The victims re Manasseh Monday (16 yrs), Musa John (16 yrs), Pius David (15 yrs), Monday Ayuba (16 yrs), […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Wednesday ended their closed door meeting with an agreement that all contentious issues will be amicably resolved to avert strike. The parties also agreed to kick-start a communication process to avert the planned industrial actions by the union. The News […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Super Eagles winger, Peter Odemwingie, is now a professional golfer after his graduation from the Professional Golfers Association school. The PGA announced this in a post with a video on X.com on Tuesday. The caption read, “Peter Odemwingie is best known for playing top-level football, scoring over 30 Premier League […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – 15 Field Engineer Regiment of Nigerian Army, Topo, Badagry, Lagos on Wednesday organised a free medical outreach/services for the residents of the community. It was part of activities to enhance Civil Military Cooperation (CIMIC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the programme included blood pressure check, breast cancer awareness lectures […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kenyan President William Ruto said Wednesday that a bill containing contentious tax hikes would “be withdrawn”, dramatically reversing course after more than 20 people died and parliament was ransacked by protesters opposed to the legislation. But he warned that the withdrawal of the finance bill would mean a significant shortfall in funding […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Soji was full of expectations as he departed Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, in search of greener pastures abroad. The graduate of accounting headed for the U.S. after months of complaints of poor employment opportunities and general hardship in Nigeria. His parents had to sell some property to raise money for his […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sen. Gbenga Daniel, a former Governor of Ogun, Tuesday in Abeokuta bemoaned the low rate of enlistment of people from the South-West of Nigeria into the military and paramilitary services. Daniel, representing Ogun East Senatorial District at the National Assembly, raised his concern during the “Dialogue with Journalists”, an event organised by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) says it takes seriously its responsibility to monitor and regulate the mid and downstream sector of the petroleum industry in the country. Ogbugo Ukoha, NMDPRA Executive Director, Distribution Systems, Storage and Retailing Infrastructure, made this known in a statement on Tuesday. Ukoha was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Management of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), has announced a 14-day postponement of the application process for student loans for state institutions due to low data submissions. A statement by the Head, Media and Public Relations, Nasir Ayitogo, on Tuesday, said the decision was necessitated by the failure of several […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, on Tuesday, applauded the media professionals for their efforts in the ongoing counter-terrorism war in the country. The minister also cautioned journalists against misinformation and fake news, saying it can be as damaging as terrorism. He stated this at the opening of a two-day […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has stepped down consideration and deliberation on the memo on the new minimum wage to allow President Bola Tinubu engage in more consultation with stakeholders. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this on Tuesday while briefing State House correspondents on the decisions taken at […]
