(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate under the leadership of Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Tuesday suspended Senator Abdul Ningi over allegations of N3.7trn padding of the 2024 Budget. Ningi, from Bauchi Central Senatorial District, was suspended for three months after a stormy session in the red chamber. A member of the Appropriation Committee in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senator Opeyemi Bamidele from Ekiti Central Senatorial District, on Tuesday, raised the alarm that some discontent Senators are determined to impeach Senate President Godswill Akpabio before his first anniversary in office by June. Bamidele also described as a “civilian coup”, claims made by Senator Abdul Ningi that the 2024 Budget passed by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Atiku Abubakar has reaffirmed his commitment to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), distancing himself from speculations claiming he left the party. The PDP presidential candidate for the 2023 election said this in reaction to speculations that he has departed from the party. “Let me be unequivocal: this is pure mischief, devoid of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety); Nigeria’s leading Research and Investigative Human Rights and Democracy Advocacy Group, has strongly warned against the ceding of lands by south East governors for the establishment of cattle Ranches/settlement, saying lands in the five states of the zone are too tiny […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Controversial Kaduna-based Muslim cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has stated that he intends to dialogue with bandits who abducted about 287 schoolchildren from Kuriga Government Secondary and LEA Primary Schools in the Chikun Local Government Area of the state. Gumi disclosed this so that the release of the abducted schoolchildren will be looked […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidency says many approvals for the release of funds within the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) under Godwin Emefiele did not have the signature of former President Muhammadu Buhari. “President Bola Tinubu has come out several times in fairness to him (Buhari), to say, ‘Look, this is what happened under the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senator representating Bauchi Central in the National Assembly, Senator Abdul Ningi, has insisted that N3 trillion in the 2024 budget has no project tied to it. In a chat with Senate correspondents on Monday, Ningi said the sum of N3 trillion has been located in the budget but what the money […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The wife of the President, Oluremi Tinubu, has said that some of the initiatives of President Bola Tinubu under the Renewed Hope Agenda are already yielding fruits and will soon reach all communities in the country. The First Lady stated this at the inauguration of the Women Wing of the Christian Association […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Netizens on social media are having a filled day to the news that former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, during his time as governor gifted the traditional rulers in Anambra State 400 SUVS. The African Examiner writes that former Secretary to the State Government, Obaze, while explaining a point disclosed this […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the president, Ajuri Ngelale, had stated that President Bola Tinubu will launch the Students Loan Scheme on Thursday, March 14, 2024. Ngelale stated this while speaking on a TVC programme titled, ‘Counting the Cost of President Tinubu’s Reforms,’ on Sunday, March 10, 2024. Speaking […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union have declared a 7-day warning strike to demand the payment of four months of withheld salaries of their members, after the 2022 nationwide strike. The decision was part of the resolution of the joint action committee of the two […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Managing Director, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo), Elohor Aiboni has won the 2023 Energy Personality Award at the just-concluded 2024 edition of the Nigeria International Energy Summit in Abuja. This was contained in a statement issued during the weekend and signed by Shell Media Relations Manager, Abimbola Essien -Nelson […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidency has denied allegations of padding the 2024 budget by an additional N3 trillion. This followed accusations by Senator Abdul Ningi of Bauchi Central (PDP) that the executive is implementing a budget other than the one approved on January 1, 2024. Ningi, under the aegis of the Northern Senators’ Forum, had […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced the sighting of the lunar month of Ramadan, which will pave the way for the beginning of the Islamic lengthy fasting. The Kingdom announced its Twitter platform, @Haramaininfo, on Sunday. The tweets partly read, “Crescent of Ramadan 1445/2024 has been sighted in Saudi Arabia! “Subsequently, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Labour Congress has distanced itself from the N500,000 being canvassed as the new minimum wage, saying it has yet to adopt a position on an amount to be presented to the tripartite committee on the new minimum wage for workers. The President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero, disclosed this to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A report released by Save the Children International (SCI) has revealed that about 70 schools were attacked and 1,683 school children kidnapped across Nigeria between February 2014 and December 2022. The report is entitled Education Under Attack: Review and Analysis of Attack on Schools, Teachers, and Learners from the Kidnapping of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Francis Ngannou dropped three times inside two rounds, including a massive right hand hit by Anthony Joshua that left Ngannou out on the canvas. In the second round, a devastating right that landed on Francis’ face, bending him backward and immediately prompting the referee to stop the fight, Speaking after the fight, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has promised that his administration will prioritise the welfare of women, protect their rights, and advance their causes. Tinubu described women as the nation’s pivot in a statement signed by his media aide, Ajuri Ngelale, to commemorate International Women’s Day. The President recognised the role of women in nation-building, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) _ Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has stated that he is ready to step down for the sake of peace in the State. Fubara disclosed this in an interview with African Independent Television, AIT. It could be recalled that Fubara and the former governor of the State, presently the Minister of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Netizens on social media are reacting to the news that an associate of President Tinubu, Musiliu Akinsanya, better known as MC Oluomo, donated cars to the Oshodi division of the Nigerian police. The African Examiner writes that a video emerged on social media on Thursday showing the socialite handing over the cars […]
