(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government says it has paid $120m out of the $1.3bn owed gas firms for the supply of gas for the running of power plants in Nigeria. Nigeria’s power generation has dropped in recent weeks. According to the Minister of Power Chief Adebayo Adelabu, the development was due to gas suppliers […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, has lamented the condition the state was in when he took over reins of power last May, saying that it was left in a very bad shape by his predecessor, Okezie Ikpeazu. When asked if he met the state in bad shape, he replied, “Absolutely, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said that the commissioning of the Lagos Red Line project isn’t just about improving the city’s mobility, but about reshaping the urban landscape and setting a new pace for development. In a brief statement on X (formerly Twitter), the Lagos State governor also noted that by connecting critical […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi, is of the opinion that if the Federal Government addresses the issues of insecurity appropriately, then the country will see a great increase in the production of food and oil. In a statement shared on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday, Mr Obi noted that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 poll, Mr Peter Obi, has voiced concern over the recent decision of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to increase the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) to 22.5% and the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) to 45%. Mr Obi warned that this move is likely […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has issued a directive to telecom service providers to bar subscribers who have failed to link their phone numbers to their National Identification Numbers (NIN) on or before February 28, 2024. The Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Aminu Maida, who gave the directive through the Director […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Telecommunications company MTN Nigeria has explained that the network outage experienced by its subscribers for the major part of Wednesday was caused by “multiple fibre cuts”. MTN boasts of 87,038,768 subscribers as of December 2023, according to data by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), representing 38.79% of the total market share, the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former lawmaker representing Kaduna Central in the Senate, Senator Sani Shehu, has blamed former President Muhammadu Buhari for the current economic hardship in the country. Sani said that some of the economic policies that President Bola Tinubu is implementing now which triggered the economic hardship should have been implemented by Buhari […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu will depart Lagos State and embark on a two-day official visit to the State of Qatar on Thursday. The media aide to the President, Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement on Wednesday, said the visit which is on invitation of His Highness, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has said his administration was working to ensure that Nigeria is reformed for greater efficiency with a particular emphasis on systematically inculcating fairness and equity in all aspects of the national life. A statement issued on Wednesday and signed by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday in Owo, Ondo State, paid a condolence visit to the family of the late former Governor of the State, Rotimi Akeredolu, and visited the palace of the Olowo of Owo Kingdom, Oba Ajibade Gbadegesin Ogunoye III. Speaking at the palace of the Olowo of Owo Kingdom, the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There was uproar on Wednesday after Former Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, disclosed that President Bola Tinubu is not the cause of the present economic challenges in Nigeria. According to Ambode, Nigerians need to confront the present hardship and economic challenges frontally. The African Examiner writes that the former governor stated this […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The government of Tanzania has declared its readiness to host the Commonwealth Law Ministers Meeting, scheduled for March 4, in Zanzibar. Amb. Pindi Chana, Tanzania’s Minister of Constitutional, Legal Affairs and Chair of the 2024 Commonwealth Law Ministers meeting, made this known in a statement on Wednesday, in view of the country’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A newly released report by the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said the price of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) otherwise known as cooking gas increased by 12 per cent from N4,589 in one year. The report titled ‘Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) Price Watch (January 2024)’, said while the price […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Public Accounts Committee of the House of Representatives has summoned the Central Bank Governor (CBN) Yemi Cardoso to appear before it on Tuesday, March 5 for clarification on issues with leakages in the Remita platform. Chairman of the committee Bamidele Salam made the summon in a letter to the CBN Governor […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the last general elections, Peter Obi, has condoled with the families of those involved in the Onitsha market building collapse on Monday night. Obi, in a press statement by his media adviser, Mr Valentine Obineme, expressed regret over the lives lost as he urged the general […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunny and thundery weather conditions from Wednesday to Thursday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Tuesday in Abuja forecast sunny atmosphere over the northern region during the forecast period. It envisaged sunny atmosphere with patches of clouds over the North Central cities with […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Labour Minister Nkiruka Onyejeocha says the Federal Government has achieved about 90% of the agreement it had with the organised labour.last October. According to her, the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (TUC), Joe Ajaero, told government representatives at a meeting on Sunday that the protest was not about the government’s commitment […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER – Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has described as outdated the 12-year old Steve Oronsaye Report recommending the merger of government agencies and commissions. n a statement on Tuesday, the Senior Advocate of Nigeria, said contrary to the belief in official circles, the report won’t “substantially reduce the enormous costs of governance in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), as the largest partner to all the oil producing companies in Nigeria, has assured that its role in the divestment of the International Oil Companies from onshore and shallow water assets in the country is that of a facilitator, and not an obstacle. The […]
