(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Association of Corporate & Marketing Communications Professionals in Nigeria Banks (ACAMB) has extended its deepest condolences to Access Holdings Group on the tragic passing of its CEO, Dr. Herbert Wigwe, CFR. Recall that Dr. Herbert Wigwe, along with his wife, Doreen, and their son, Chizi, lost their lives in a tragic […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Access Holdings Plc on Monday announced the appointment of Ms. Bolaji Agbede as the Acting Group Chief Executive Officer. This follows the death of its former Group Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Herbert Wigwe. Wigwe died in a helicopter crash alongside his wife, son, and a former chairman of the Nigeria Exchange Group, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The First Prosecution Witness, PW1, in the ongoing trial of former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, Ogau Onyeka Michael, on Monday told Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Abuja, that former President Mohamadu Buhari, ex-secretary to the government of the federation, Boss Mustafa […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – State governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party on Monday stated that Nigeria under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu’s All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government is fast becoming like Venezuela. The African Examiner writes that Venezuela is presently experiencing challenges like political corruption, persistent scarcities of food and medicine, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The nurses expressed displeasure over what they described as an attempt to hinder their freedom to pursue career opportunities, asking the council to reverse the rule. Some nurses under the aegis of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), FCT Chapter, on Monday, protested against the new verification certification guidelines […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are meeting at the Oyo State Governor’s lodge in Abuja. Although the agenda for the meeting is unknown at this time, the governors are likely going to discuss issues relating to security, and the forthcoming off-season elections in Edo and Ondo […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has said his administration was revolutionizing agriculture to make Nigeria self-sufficient in food production and a net exporter of agricultural products. A statement issued on Sunday and signed by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity Chief Ajuri Ngelale said Tinubu spoke when he received a delegation […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Tinubu has commended the Super Eagles for their tenacious performance in the final of the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Côte d’Ivoire. Presidential Spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement issued on Sunday said Tinubu commended the team, the coach, the crew, and the entire management team for their […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Access Holdings has confirmed the death of its Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Herbert Wigwe. Wigwe died in a helicopter crash on Friday with his wife, son, and a former Group Chairman of the Nigerian Exchange Group Plc, Abimbola Ogunbanjo. The bank in a statement on Sunday signed by the Company’s Group […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – EFCC has declared Mrs Margaret Emefiele, wife of the former governor of the CBN, Mr Godwin Emefiele wanted for alleged money laundering. EFCC’s spokesman, Mr Dele Oyewale, stated in Abuja that three other persons had been declared wanted alongside Margaret on the same office. He went on to publish the photographs of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Group Chief Executive Officer, Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe, has been reported dead. Wigwe was said to have died following a helicopter crash in California near the Nevada border, United States of America. However, it’s not confirmed whether his wife or children were involved. New York Times reports that no survivors […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Prof Itse Sagay, says President Bola Tinubu should have waited six months after his inauguration before removing subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol. He made this known during a conversation around the future of Nigeria. The senior lawyer was a guest on Inside […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government has warned drivers against plying the roads without proper number plates or using covered ones, saying they that they stand the risk of having their vehicles impounded. The Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Oluwaseun Osiyemi, issued the warning in a statement on Friday in Lagos. According to the statement […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says giving ultimatums to the government does not mean that the labour unions enjoy going on strikes, adding that they only want the right things to be done. Both the NLC and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) had on Thursday issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Federal […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has directed the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security to release about 42,000 metric tons of maize, millet, and other commodities in strategic reserves to address the rising cost of food in the country. The Minister of Information and National Orientation Mohammed Idris said this on Thursday at the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Communications Commission has said that the interconnect debt dispute between MTN Nigeria Communications Plc and Globacom Limited has been resolved. In a statement on Thursday, NCC’s spokesman, Reuben Muoka, said the disconnection approval granted to MTN for the disconnection of Globacom has now been withdrawn. “The Nigerian Communications Commission is […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has met with the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu to address the security situation in the country as well as the rising cost of food items. During the meeting that had a representative of the Department of State Services (DSS), the governors agreed to support the NSA […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – To ensure absolute ī for the national symbols, strengthen allegiance and fidelity to country, and to preserve Nigeria’s ethos and defining character, President Bola Tinubu has directed the mandatory recitation of the National Pledge after the National Anthem at every official and public engagement. According to a statement issued on Thursday and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd. assures the public that there is no imminent increase in the cost of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol. NNPC Ltd. urges Nigerians to disregard unfounded rumours and assures them that there are no plans for an upward review of the PMS price. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), Mallam Mele Kyari, and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, have reviewed the decision of the NNPC Ltd. to domicile a significant portion of its revenues and other banking services with the […]
