(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the reconstitution of the Board of the Nigeria Electricity Liability Management Company (NELMCO) with a modification to the NELMCO Board structure, which empowers the Office of the Minister of Power to take over the Board Chairmanship from the Office of the Minister of Finance, in view of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In furtherance of his effort to achieve the full modernization of the nation’s electric power transmission grid as part of the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI), President Bola Tinubu has approved the reconstitution and amended structure of the Governing Board of the FGN Power Company, which is tasked with implementing the accelerated performance […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has suspended the Managing Director/CEO of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Ahmad Salihijo Ahmad, alongside three Executive Directors of the agency, from office: The suspension followed new findings unearthed during a comprehensive investigation into the financial activities of the agency. Furthermore, Tinubu has ordered a wider investigation into the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The trial of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, continued on Thursday before Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja as a forensic analyst confirmed that the documents used to request the payment of $6.2million for foreign election observers were forged. The witness, Bamaiyi […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bandits have reportedly attacked a government primary school at Kuriga community of the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, abducting scores of pupils. The community is located along the Kaduna Birnin-Gwari Road which has been terrorised by bandits for many years. The police authorities and the Kaduna State government are yet […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu Chamber of Commerce Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ECCIMA), has said that the forthcoming 2024 and 35th edition of the Enugu international trade fair would lay specific emphasis on promoting made in Nigeria products, just as some foreign exhibitors have indicated interest to participate in the exercise. The organization, assured that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Apex Igbo socio-cultural body ,Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has applauded the nation’s National Assembly NASS, over the passage of the South-East Development Commission bill. Recall that the Senate finally passed the bill last Thursday almost two months after its passage by the lower chamber of the NASS House of Representatives. During […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In keeping with his dedicated efforts to remove obstacles to investments in Nigeria, harness the nation’s resources and diversify the economy for the benefit of all Nigerians, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has executed Policy Directives to improve the investment climate and position Nigeria as the preferred investment destination for the oil and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The criminal trial of Nigerian singer Azeez Fashola a.k.a Naira Marley could not proceed before a Federal High Court Lagos on Wednesday, following a pending application for fiat before the Chief Judge (CJ) of the court. The trial judge, Justice Isaac Dipeolu, was informed by the prosecutor Mrs Bilikisu Buhari, that an […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, says the Federal Government may be filling the widening gap between the United States’ dollar and Nigeria’s naira in the final price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol. According to the All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, the Federal Government should be […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Court Of Appeal in Abuja has affirmed Julius Abure as the Chairman of the Labour Party (LP). Abure has been in a protracted legal conflict with Lamidi Apapa who laid claim to the party’s chairmanship. The African Examiner writes that the appellate court on Wednesday set aside the judgment of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the last general election, Mr Peter Obi, on Tuesday, disclosed that he was not desperate to be president of Nigeria but he wants the country to work. Obi made this known in Abuja as he reacted to his award as the ‘Leadership Politician […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) issued stern warning against employing underage house helps, maltreatment of vulnerable persons and other domestic violence. The warning was given when the police paraded an Anambra-based lawyer, Adachukwu Okafor, who was recently arrested for allegedly assaulting her 10-year-old house help. The Minister of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, says the fact that Nigeria accepted grains from Ukraine does not make Nigeria a weak or failed state. “Egypt gets about 60% of its grains from Ukraine. The fact that Egypt gets about 60% of its grains from Ukraine does not make it […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pep Guardiola said Tuesday it is “getting tougher” to win the Champions League as he targets a second consecutive treble with his all-conquering Manchester City team. Defending champions City, unbeaten in 19 games in all competitions, take on Copenhagen in the second leg of their last-16 tie at the Etihad on Wednesday, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senators, on Tuesday, awaited the Abuja Electricity Distribution PLC to restore electricity supply before the commencement of sitting. The development threw the Red Chamber into partial blackout as the lawmakers awaited the restoration of power supply. President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio would later commence plenary after power was restored some minutes […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, on Tuesday, restated the commitment of the Nigerian Army to defend the nation’s choice of government, democracy. Addressing participants at a seminar on career planning and management organised by the Army headquarters, the COAS said the Army has no plans to truncate […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Governor of Bauchi State, Isa Yuguda, has stated that the federal government still pays subsidies on petroleum products. In his inaugural speech last year, President Bola Tinubu announced the five famous words “The fuel subsidy is gone,” adding that the 2023 Budget made no provision for fuel subsidy and more […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja has adjourned its hearing to Monday, 14th March 2024. This followed the Court of Appeal Abuja Judgement which had set aside the inspection order earlier granting the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) Muritala Ajaka. At the day’s proceedings, Jibrin […]
AFRICAN EXAMINER) – It was an emotional night when friends, captains of industry, family members, and associates gathered at the Eko Hotel in Lagos on Monday to pay their last respects to the late former Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc Herbert Wigwe. Wigwe died on February 9, 2024, in a helicopter crash […]
