(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the nomination of Ms. Hafsat Bakari as the Director, the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU). The confirmation comes after the consideration of the report of the Committee on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes by Senator Emmanuel, Udende Memga (Benue North East). President Bola Tinubu approved the appointment of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says the two-day protest by members of the union is about hunger and not just a clamour for a review of the minimum wage. While there was a meeting between the Federal Government and NLC authorities to forestall the protest, the dialogue ended in a deadlock. But […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government on Monday stated that it would shift its social security payments net to graduates with qualifications from NCE and upwards. Speaking with journalists after the Federal Executive Council meeting on Monday, the minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, Wale Edun, stated that the programme would see […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, on Monday stated that the present salaries of federal lawmakers cannot take them home to do the jobs they were elected to do. Kalu stated this when he appeared on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today On Monday lamenting that the take home pay […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Monday inaugurated the Geometric Power Generating Company in Aba to boost power supply in the commercial nerve centre of Abia. In a speech at the inauguration of the Integrated Power Project (IPP), Tinubu said that the plant would also enhance the efficiency of the nation’s power sector. He […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Niger has not reopened its border with Benin two days after a West African bloc lifted coup-linked sanctions on the landlocked nation, including border closures, local officials said Monday. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Saturday said it was lifting sanctions imposed after last year’s military coup, including a no-fly […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has suspended the sale of seized food items over a stampede that claimed lives at NCS Old Zonal Headquarters in the Yaba area of Lagos State last Friday. A spokesperson for the Customs, Abdullahi Maiwada, announced this in a statement on Monday. The Customs had on February […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria has enjoined the Federal Government to start the importation of food in two weeks to curtail the prices of food increasing daily across the country. The President, TUC, Festus Osifo, stated this in a press conference on the economic hardship ravaging the country on Monday in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the proposed nationwide protest by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, the Nigeria Police Force has directed its operatives to be ready and be on alert across the country. The Police Force also disclosed that it will ensure that the rights and freedom of protesters are protected. The African Examiner recalls […]
*Flag Off South East Light Up Nigeria Project (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The federal government on Monday assured Nigerians that the present administration under president Ahmed Bola Tinubu is committed towards tackling the lingering power challenges bedeviling the nation, saying the sector remains the driver of the economy of any nation. Nigeria’s Vice President, and Chairman, […]
*Merging, Scrapping Of Govt Agencies Underway (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has ordered the full implementation of the Stephen Oronsaye report. The report recommended merging, subsuming, scraping and relocation of several agencies of government. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris announced the decision while briefing State House Correspondents after the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Zamfara House of Assembly on Monday suspended eight lawmakers for alleged misconduct, conspiracy, mischief and illegal sitting. The suspension was announced by the Speaker of the House, Bilyaminu Moriki, at the Assembly’s plenary in Gusau on Monday. The suspension followed a motion moved by the Majority Leader, Bello Mazawaje (PDP-Tsafe East). […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A man set himself on fire outside Israel’s embassy in Washington, DC, on Sunday afternoon in an apparent act of protest. The person was hospitalised with life-threatening injuries. No one else was harmed in the incident, Israel’s foreign ministry told The Times of Israel. The demonstrator was not immediately identified. First responders […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Mister Nnamdi Kanu has moved a fresh application for his bail in the terrorism charges filed against him by the Federal Government. The motion for bail dated February 5, 2024, argued by his new counsel Alloy Ejimakor is predicated on the ill […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Examination Council (NECO) has released the 2023 senior secondary school examination (SSCE) external results with 67.35 percent of candidates who sat for the examination earning five credits and above including English Language and Mathematics. The Registrar and Chief Executive of the council Professor Dantani Wushishi while declaring the results on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, said it had approved the commission’s plans to investigate more than 3,000 financial crime cases. Olukoyede revealed this at the 20th-anniversary lecture of the Human and Environmental Development Agenda Resources Centre, held in Lagos on Saturday. According to him, the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The private residence of the FCT Minister of State, Dr Mariya Mahmoud in Abuja was razed down by fire on Sunday. Media Aide to the minister, Mr Austine Elemue, who confirmed the incident the News Agency of Nigeria reports.said that the cause of the fire was being investigated by the authorities. He […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk on Sunday scored a stunning header in the closing moments of the extra time to help his side lift the English League Cup at the Wembley Stadium in London against Chelsea. The win is also a special send-off gift for the Liverpool’s departing manager Judgen Klopp, Speaking […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chief Tony Okocha, Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Rivers, has accused Gov. Siminialayi Fubara of delaying the implementation of the eight-point resolution toward ending the political crisis in the state. Recall that political tension enveloped the state in October 2023 when 27 lawmakers said to be loyal to Fubara’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says the decision to lift sanctions on Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso was based on the need to maintain regional unity and security. Dr Omar Touray, President of the ECOWAS Commission said this at the end of the extraordinary session of the Heads of […]
