(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Abia State Government says Alex Otti-led administration is engaging with the organisers of Thursday’s sit-at-home to ensure that the academic interests of the candidates for the West African Examination Council (WAEC) were not hurt. He said the government is in touch with all the schools affected to see what could be […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Tripartite Committee meeting on the new minimum wage will reconvene on Friday, May 31, 2024, as the Federal Government has extended an invitation to Organised Labour for the continuation of negotiations. The letter which was signed by the Secretary of the Committee, Ekpo Nta, was sent to the Presidents of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of effort to realize it’s 20 Billion Naira revenue target on land use Act charges in 2024, the Enugu State, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced that begining from 1st June this year, it will start enforcement of payment of the charges by residents, including Ancestral homes in various Communities. It […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep sadness over the news of the passing of Mr. Bunmi Agbaje, the first son of Mr. Jimi Agbaje. Presidential Spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement issued on Thursday said Tinubu condoled with Agbaje and the entire family over the tragic loss, acknowledging that nothing can […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has summoned the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, and the Chief Judge of Kano State High Court over conflicting interim injunctions regarding the Kano Emirate, causing uncertainty in the state. The Federal High Court in Kano, presided over by Justice S. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has assented to the National Anthem Bill 2024 reverting to the old national anthem, “Nigeria, we hail thee”. “This morning, Mr President signed into an Act of Parliament, the newly passed National Anthem 2024,” Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, said on Wednesday at a joint session of the National Assembly […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday addressed a joint sitting of the National Assembly in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Tinubu’s visit to the lawmakers comes as the nation marks 25 years of unbroken democracy. The President stepped into the parliament at 12:28pm, accompanied by the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima. Upon his arrival, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu will soon present the 2024 Supplementary Budget to the National Assembly (NASS). “I submitted the last budget to you,” the President said when he addressed a joint sitting of the National Assembly on Wednesday. “You expeditiously passed it. We are walking the talk. I will soon bring the Year […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, discharged the President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Kore, Alhaji Bello Bodejo, of an alleged terrorism charge filed against him by the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF). Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a short ruling, discharged Bodejo after counsel for the AGF, Aderonke Imana, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the September 21, 2024 governorship election in Edo State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has started the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in Benin City, the state capital. INEC started the exercise on Monday, May 27, 2024 despite calls by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that the exercise be […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Organised Labour has again rejected a fresh minimum wage proposal by the Federal Government. This time, the Organised Labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) rejected the offer of the Federal Government to pay ₦60,000 as new minimum wage. The Organised Labour also shifted grounds […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Katsina State Government has stressed the need for the Federal Government to support the security agencies in the state with sophisticated weapons to fight bandits and other criminal elements terrorising the state. The State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Dr Nasiru Danmusa, made the call on Monday night shortly […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the November 16, 2024 Ondo State Governorship Election, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim has withdrawn his case against the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State. In a notice of withdrawal filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja with suit no FHC/ABJ/CS/588/2024, Ibrahim “discontinued the suit against […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate has passed the National Anthem Bill 2024 to revert to the old national anthem, “Nigeria, we hail thee”. The bill, which speedily passed first and second readings on Thursday, now awaits assent into law by President Bola Tinubu.
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Ministry of Education has postponed the inauguration and retreat for pro-chancellors, chairmen and members of governing councils of federal tertiary institutions. A statement by the ministry signed by the Director (Press & PR), Folasade Boriowo, on Monday, said the development comes as a result of a federal government directive, following […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Amid the Emirship tussle in Kano State, the police have uncovered plans to unleash mayhem in the North-West state. The Police Commissioner in the state, Husaini Gumel, stated this in a press briefing at the Government House late on Sunday. According to him, the police and other security agencies have mobilized to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has taken a swipe at President Bola Tinubu’s implementation of the fuel subsidy removal and the unification of the exchange rate. He said while they are necessary, their implementation was faulty. In a Sunday statement, Obasanjo’s spokesman Kehinde Akinyemi said his principal made the comment at a colloquium: […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The 10th Assembly of Cross River State has unanimously reaffirmed Rt. Hon. Elvert Ayambem, as the 10th Assembly of Cross River State. The reaffirmation of Ayambem followed a rapprochement brokered by the state governor, Bassey Otu and critical stakeholders with the 25-member Assembly in Calabar on Sunday, according to a statement by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has evaluated the one year stay of President Bola Tinubu as president of the country saying that his policies during the period were wrongly implemented. Obasanjo’s statement was contained in a statement issued by his media aide, Kehinde Akinyemi, in Abeokuta on Sunday, May 26, 2024. Akinyemi quoted […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A non governmental organisation, Women Empowerment Education and Peace Building Initiative’ (WEPBI), has advocated the inclusion of more Women in Traditional rulers cabinet in various Communities of Enugu State, just it conferred award of recognition to 16 Women who have contributed immensely to the development of humanity, and promotion of women issues […]
