(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the January 9, 2024 closure of the Third Mainland Bridge for repairs, the Lagos State Government on Thursday issued a travel advisory on how road users can navigate their way between the Mainland and Island parts of the state while the bridge is being fixed. In a statement, Lagos State […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, appointed six new Executive Directors in two agencies under the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy. According to a statement by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, the President appointed three new directors each for the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development Sadiya Umar Farouq has written to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), apologising for failing to appear before the commission to answer questions on the alleged laundering of N37.1 billion during her tenure. Meanwhile, the suspended National Coordinator of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The winners of the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations will receive a record seven million dollars (6.4 mn euros), a Confederation of African Football (CAF) statement revealed on Thursday. It is 40 per cent more than what Senegal pocketed for winning the last edition, in Cameroon two years ago. The runners-up in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says the Federal Government has released N50bn of FCT’s supplementary budget to complete ongoing projects. The minister disclosed this on Thursday during an inspection of projects in the nation’s capital. He also expressed the ministry’s readiness to collaborate with other security agencies […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Acting Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Chris Maiyaki, says the commission has identified at least 37 illegal universities operating in Nigeria. Maiyaki said the Department of State Services was involved in the clampdown on illegal institutions. The NUC secretary urged parents to check the commission’s website for illegal and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, will take another shot for the presidency in the 2027 elections. Daniel Bwala, the spokesperson for the Presidential Campaign Organisation of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2023 stated this on Wednesday January 03, 2024. Bwala disclosed that Atiku irrespective of facing previous setbacks in his quest […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has stated that the coming generations will have no other choice than to pay the debts accrued because of the mismanagement by past administrations. The African Examiner recalls that Obasanjo during his time as Nigeria’s president secured a debt relief amounting to some $18 billion for Nigeria from […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the immediate suspension and investigation of Ms Halima Shehu, the National Coordinator and CEO of the National Social Investment Program Agency over alleged financial malfeasance. With the suspension and investigation into the allegations, Dr Akindele Egbuwalo, the National N-POWER Program Manager, has been appointed in an acting […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In view of the New Year speech of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, organised labour has tasked him to fulfil his promises to workers. The labour unions, the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress enjoined the Nigerian leader to ‘walk the talk’ in 2024. The African Examiner recalls that President Tinubu […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Siminalayi Fubara has taunted his political rivals in Rivers State, saying that they failed in their plot to impeach him as he remained the governor of the oil-rich South-South state. “I want to urge everyone here. Don’t be frightened,” the governor said on Sunday at a crossover church service at St […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen have kidnapped the Chairman of Akwanga Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Safiyanu Isa Andaha. The victim was whisked away on Monday night at Ningo village along Andaha – Akwanga Road, alongside a native of the area, police authorities said. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, Ramhan Nansel, security personnel […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Labour Party (LP) says President Bola Tinubu’s New Year’s broadcast to Nigerians lacks empathy. Tinubu, in his nationwide broadcast to Nigerians on Monday, urged the citizens not to falter despite the tough times and difficulties they face. “Dear Compatriots, take this from me: the time may be rough and tough, however, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has signed the 2024 Appropriation Bill into law in keeping with his avowed commitment to maintaining a timeous, predictable, and efficient budget cycle. Tinubu assented to the bill at the State House, on Monday, shortly after returning to Abuja from Lagos. Speaking at the signing of the bill, the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Taraba State governor, Agbu Kefas, has granted clemency and pardons thirty one inmates in correctional centres across the state. According to the governor, the decision reflects his administration’s commitment to justice, compassion and believes in the transformative power of rehabilitation. Governor Kefas maintained that his dedication to the peace, unity and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Fireworks illuminated skies over Paris, Rio and Sydney to celebrate the entry to 2024, while rockets and strikes marked the year’s earliest hours in Israel, Gaza and Ukraine. Much of the world’s population — now more than eight billion — is hoping to shake off high living costs and global tumult in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa has said he will rid communities that have been stifled by insurgents and bandits. General Musa made this declaration Brief on Monday , where he called for support from the public to meet this goal. “We are working with the state government to identify […]
–Promises Prosperous 2024 (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has said that over the past seven months of his administration, he took some difficult but necessary decisions to save the nation from fiscal catastrophe In his new year message to the nation, Tinubu called on all Nigerians to join hands with him to put the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dear Compatriots, It gives me immense joy to welcome each and everyone of you – young and old- to this brand new year 2024. We must lift up our hands to Almighty God, in gratitude, for his grace and benevolence to our country and our lives in the year 2023 that has […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will make a New Year’s Day broadcast to the nation on Monday, January 1, 2024, at 7 am. This was disclosed by Special Adviser to the President, Chief Ajuri Ngelale on Sunday in a statement made available to the Press According to the statement, television, radio stations, and other electronic media […]
