(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In order for the oil and gas industry to achieve its full potential as an enabler of national economic and industrial growth, the Group Chief Executive Officer of the NNPC Limited, Mr. Mele Kyari, has called for the support of the judiciary in tackling the twin challenges of crude oil theft and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Tanimu Yakubu as the Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, following the expiration of the tenure of Mr. Ben Akabueze. Presidential Spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale in a statement issued on Thursday said Yakubu is an accomplished economist and was Chief Economic […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has decried the bandits activities in the North-Western state, blaming the situation on what he described as political interference. The governor, who spoke during a town hall on Channels Television to mark Nigeria’s 25th Democracy Day in Abuja on Wednesday, said precious human lives are being toyed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, on Wednesday, shared insights about the challenges facing the military and police and what it would take to secure the country. General Musa, who battled insurgents in the North-East for months before becoming Chief of Defence Staff, believes understanding, cooperation, and good governance were […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A security expert, Charles Omole, has pointed out competition among different security agencies in the country as part of the problems facing the fight against insecurity in the country. He said rather than competing among themselves, the different security agencies ought to realise that they are fighting for the same cause and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has reacted to the trending video of him tripping at Eagle Square in Abuja on Wednesday, saying democracy is worth falling for. Tinubu missed a step while climbing the vehicle for a parade at Eagle Square in Abuja during an event for the 2024 Democracy Day. But he quickly […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – On Wednesday, organised Labour rejected President Bola Tinubu’s claims that an agreement has been reached on new national minimum wages between the federal government and the group. It is worth recalling that President Tinubu during his nationwide broadcast on Democracy Day, stated that an agreement had been reached on the new minimum […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has reacted to the fall of his boss in the democracy day event held at Eagle Square in Abuja. It is worth recalling that Tinubu went to the vehicle shortly after he arrived at the venue of the 2024 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has refuted claims that Russia is coercing international students to join in the ongoing conflict with Ukraine alongside its troops in exchange for visa renewal. The African Examiner recalls that Bloomberg, an international media platform based in America had stated that Russia won’t extend the visas of African students […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice President of Malawi Saulos Chilima and nine others on board a military aircraft have been confirmed dead, President Lazarus Chakwera said Tuesday. “I am deeply saddened and sorry to inform you all that it has turned out to be a terrible tragedy. The search and rescue team found the aircraft near […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians on Wednesday, reacted to the viral video of President Tinubu falling down from his presidential vehicle in the Eagle Square ceremony in Abuja. A former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has expressed sympathy for President Bola Tinubu, who was seen in a video stumbling and falling from his presidential vehicle during the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government says work on the Abuja-Kano Road project will resume this week. The Minister of Works, David Umahi, made this known on Tuesday at a meeting with contractors in Abuja. He said that the work was paused due to disagreements over price variations, delays and funding challenges. He, however, said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As Nigeria celebrates 25 years of uninterrupted return to democracy, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, has berated the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the nation’s economic woes. June 12 is a day set aside annually to celebrate democracy. Currently, many Nigerians live […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has assured the Organised Labour that an executive bill on the new national minimum wage for workers will soon be sent to the National Assembly for passage. Tinubu made this known on Wednesday in his second Democracy Day speech on June 12, 2024. “In this spirit, we have negotiated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday addressed Nigerians on Democracy Day for the second time since he assumed office on May 29, 2024. In his speech, the President honoured heroes of democracy, rallied Nigerians to support his administration’s efforts to strengthen the economy and informed citizens that a bill for a new minimum […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Government has slammed the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC, over its billing and disconnection of some of the state government’s offices, describing the actions as unlawful, malicious, callous, and vexatious. It also faulted EEDC’s claim of government’s indebtedness to the company to the tune of N1.3bn, explaining that besides […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Apex Igbo socio-cultural organization Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has distanced itself from a planned protest against the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and its chairman, Prof. Yakubu Mahmood. The Igbo group has also urged the Labour Party, LP, presidential flag bearer during the 2023 poll, Mr Peter Obi to accept the […]
…Orders ECTDA to Seal Off EDDC Office in Enugu Barely 72 hours after the Enugu Electricity Distribution company EEDC released lists of government offices and agencies, including government Houses in South East Nigeria indebted to it, the Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority has sealed off the power company’s Coorporate headquarters in Enugu. Spokesman for EDDC, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of measure to restore enduring peace in the crisis – ridden Ebonyi state chapter of the peoples Democratic party PDP, the national leadership of the party, has put in place a Caretaker Committee to pilot it’s affairs for the next three months. Our Correspondent reports that the PDP, which is […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has filed a contempt charge against the Director General, Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Bichi, over his alleged refusal to obey court orders. Kanu, through his lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, on Monday filed Form 49 titled: “Notice to Show Cause […]
