(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the average price of 5kg of cooking gas increased from N4,828.18 recorded in November 2023 to N4,962.87 in December 2023. This is contained in the Bureau’s “Cooking Gas Price Watch’’ for December 2023 released on Monday in Abuja. The report said the December price represented […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The statement by former minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, discouraged Nigerians from leaving the country because they stand the chance of getting political jobs in Nigeria than in the country they are departing to. Amaechi, who was a former governor of Rivers State, on Sunday when he appeared on Arise Tv had […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Babafemi said that the two agents were contacted to send a consignment of 1kg of Indian hemp concealed in tins of chocolate drink to Turkey. The suspected owner of a consignment of tramadol concealed in a bottle of dietary supplements, which caused a furore at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja on Tuesday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has stated that the Federal Government is awaiting the outcome of the forensic investigation into the Ibadan explosion, which occurred on Jan.16, to determine its next action. No fewer than five persons were reported killed, 77 injured and 58 buildings damaged by the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has bemoaned the sorry state that social media has fallen into in Nigeria, saying it has been dragged down to the least denominator and taken over by people he reckoned as “barbarians”. Soyinka maintained that in other climes, social media is still valid – as a means […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A gas pipeline belonging to the Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC) has exploded and incinerated the surrounding fauna in the Obagi community of the Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State. Though the explosion which occurred on Wednesday evening claimed no casualties, it is coming less than a month after another explosion […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Kano State Governor and presidential flag-bearer of the New Nigeria Peoples’ Party (NNPP) in the 2023 election, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has stated that the balkanisation of the Kano emirate will be revisited. The African Examiner recalls that in 2020, the immediate past Governor of the state, Abdullahi Ganduje, divided the Kano […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule, is still basking in the euphoria of his victory at the Supreme Court on Friday which affirmed his election, expressing his joy that the election litigation is over. The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate David Umbugadu against […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says its Monetary Policy Committee will hold its first meeting under the tenure of Mr. Olayemi Cardoso as Governor on Monday, February 26 and Tuesday, February 27, 2024. The announcement follows a two-day strategic session for members of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in preparation for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Friday, said arrests have been made of some persons in connection with feeding bandits with information in the area. The minister disclosed this during a town hall meeting with the Gwagwalada area council chairman, traditional rulers, security operatives, and residents of Gwagwalada […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has presented cheques worth N2.08bn to the families of police officers who died in active serving in the last five years. He doled out the cheques to 785 beneficiaries at the Force Headquarters in Abuja under the Group Life Assurance and IGP Family Welfare Scheme […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – South-South leader, Edwin Clark, has berated the eight-year administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari in Nigeria. Clark described the Buhari-led government as “biased, unjust, nepotistic, uncivil, and characterized by religious bigotry as he responded to Buhari’s self-praise during the public presentation of Femi Adesina’s book, “Working with Buhari: Reflections of A Special […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on Thursday said that it relocated its corporate headquarters from Abuja to Lagos to reduce expenditures. This is contained in a statement in Abuja, by Mrs Obiageli Orah, Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, FAAN. According to her, Mr Festus Kayamo, the Minister of Aviation […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) has ruled out an automatic ticket for Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa ahead of the November 16, 2024 governorship poll in Ondo State. According to him, the ruling party is democratic and everyone who desires nomination must earn it. When asked whether the APC would give Aiyedatiwa the right […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians are urged to always check the NAFDAC registration levels as well as the manufacturing and expiry dates of items before using them. National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has seized 24 cartons of expired Maggie cubes, worth ₦4.5 million in Sokoto. NAFDAC Coordinator in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), Mr. Mele Kyari has called for collaboration between the academia and the Oil & Gas Industry towards addressing the challenges of energy sufficiency and sustainability. Kyari made this call while speaking as a Guest Lecturer during the 2024 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court has granted the immediate past Governor of the Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele’s request to travel out of the FCT. The court said Emefiele must, however, remain in the country. On his bail terms, he was restricted to the FCT. Emefiele, through his […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court siting in Abuja Wednesday declared null and void the provisions of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code authorizing the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to impose fines on broadcast stations for alleged breaches of the Code as it ruled that administrative and regulatory bodies could not exercise judicial powers. Delivering judgment in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has suspended the phased disconnection of Globacom from MTN network for a period of 21 days. This is contained in a statement issued by NCC Director of Public Affairs, Dr Reuben Muoka on Thursday in Abuja. Muoka said the commission expects MTN and Glo to resolve all outstanding […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung on Wednesday claimed that cabals in the Presidency have hijacked the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Dalung, who was a minister under the administration of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, alleged that members of the cabals include some of Tinubu’s appointees in the Presidency who are working […]
