(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Government will on Sunday launch the ‘Ounje Eko’ food markets, offering discounted prices on essential food items across the state. The markets will offer Lagos residents a 25% discount on staple food items like rice, beans, gari, bread, eggs, tomatoes, and pepper. The state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has said the federal government would continue to partner reputable organizations such as Rotary International in ongoing efforts to eradicate all forms of polio and reduce the prevalence of maternal and infant mortality in the country. Presidential Spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale in a statement issued on Friday said Tinubu […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Friday said agents of destabilization are present in the polity stressing that with good governance, his administration would defeat them According to him, his administration was deploying resources to critical sectors and areas with significant impact on the welfare of Nigerians, emphasizing that the nation’s treasury was sacrosanct […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mrs. Zubaida Umar as the Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday said the new Director-General of NEMA has over 20 years of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness over the passing of Olubadan of Ibadanland, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Mohood Lekan Balogun, Alli Okunmade II Presidential Spokesman Ajuri Ngelale said Tinubu received the news of the passing of Olubadan with a deep sense of grief. The President condoled with the family of Olubadan, the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the relocation of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) to the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare. This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday and signed by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale NACA […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of his dedicated efforts to build robust human resources for the health and social welfare sector, President Bola Tinubu has approved the conversion of the Federal College of Dental Technology and Therapy, Enugu, to a full-fledged University of Allied Health Sciences. This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has called on state governors to set aside political differences and collaborate with the federal government to build the nation. Speaking during the breaking of Ramadan fast with governors at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, on Thursday, Tinubu emphasized the importance of transitioning from politics to governance, noting the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Dennis Brutu Otuaro as Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP). This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday and signed by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale Otuaro holds a PhD in Comparative Politics & […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Dakorinama Alabo George as the Director-General of the Border Communities Development Agency (BCDA). Presidential Spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale announced this in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday. George holds a PhD in Construction Management; an MSc in Quantity Surveying and Construction Engineering, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy; the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), and the Federal Ministry of Environment to align regulations and tax frameworks to facilitate investment expansion in telecommunications and broadband infrastructure nationwide.h Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for an independent investigation on the alleged ₦3.7 trillion budget padding by the National Assembly. The PDP said this in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba in Abuja. Ologunagba said that the investigation would help to unravel the circumstances leading to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The senate Chief Whip, Ali Ndume, has appointed the Inspector General of Police to withdraw orderlies attached to politicians across the country including his colleagues in the National Assembly. Ndume, who is the lawmaker representing Borno South senatorial district, while speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme lamenting that he does not […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike maintains he is still a member of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) despite threats of expulsion from some chieftains of the party. Wike, the immediate past governor of Rivers State, fell out with the PDP hierarchy in the run-up to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said that most incidents of kidnapping in the nation’s capital were stage-managed by people. Wike stated this during a chat with journalists after a closed-door meeting with the Senate alongside the FCT Commissioner of Police, Benneth Igweh, on Wednesday on insecurity […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has directed the opening of Nigeria’s land and air borders with the Republic of Niger and the lifting of other sanctions against the country with immediate effect. Presidential Spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale said the directive was in compliance with the decisions of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has officially declared his intention to contest the Ondo State Governorship Election slated for November 16, 2024. The governor, who addressed supporters at the Gani Fawehinmi Arcade, Akure, on Tuesday, expressed interest to contest the poll on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Aiyedatiwa, then […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A member of the Appropriation Committee in the Senate, Jimoh Ibrahim, has defended the capture of traditional rulers in the 2024 budget, adding that they are relevant to society. The 2024 budget had allocated the sum of N7.61 billion for the ”empowerment of traditional rulers.” ”In the federal system of government and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of the Chairman and Commissioners of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Civil Service Commission. This was contained in a statement on Tuesday by the Director of Press in the office of the FCT Minister, Anthony Ogunleye. They are: Engr. Emeka Ezeh – Chairman Hon. Ahmed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Dayo Mobereola to serve as the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) for a renewable term of four years. The appointment followed the exit of Mr. Bashir Jamoh, whose tenure recently expired. Presidential Spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, in a […]
