(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Economic Council (NEC) has urged the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) to shelve their planned industrial action. Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, issued the appeal on Thursday while briefing State House Correspondents shortly after the NEC meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. He urged the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman on Thursday in Abuja set up a nine-man committee to intervene in the impeachment crisis rocking Ondo State Government. Mr Edwin Olofu, Ganduje’s Chief Press Secretary announced this in a statement. He said the committee which would be under the leadership of Aminu […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said that the current spate where civil governments are being overthrown across the African continent shows that democracy needs to be ”rejigged” and put in a proper direction. Jonathan made this known during a Democracy Dialogue 2023 organised by the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation (GJF) with theme: “Breaking New Grounds […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Labour Congress has said that it does not have any agreement with the government to shelve its planned strike. NLC’s Head of Information and Public Affairs, Benson Upah said this in a statement on Tuesday. Countering a statement by the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Mr Upah also said the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has declared October 2nd a public holiday to celebrate Nigeria’s 63rd Independence Day. The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo made this in a statement signed by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Oluwatoyin Akinlade in Abuja. Dr Olubunmi acknowledged the global socio-economic hardship noting that Nigeria is not excluded. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has sacked heads of 21 parastatals, agencies and government companies of the FCT Administration. Mr Anthony Ogunleye, Director of Press, Office of the Minister, disclosed this in a press statement in Abuja on Wednesday. Ogunleye identified the affected heads of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Air Force has bombed camps housing members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its paramilitary wing, Eastern Security Network (ESN). Air Force spokesman Gabriel Gabkwet, in a statement on Wednesday, said several strikes were carried out on Tuesday at separate locations of the two eastern states. He […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester United kept the critics at bay as they cruised into the League Cup fourth round with a 3-0 win against Crystal Palace on Tuesday. United boss Erik ten Hag and his players have been under fire after a disappointing start to the season. But, following Saturday’s narrow Premier League victory at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has called on the Muslim Ummah in the state to continue to pray for the leadership of the country and the state. Makinde, according to a statement issued on Tuesday in Ibadan by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Sulaimon Olanrewaju, made the call in a message […]
— Urges Continent’s Anti-Narcotic Agencies To Consolidate Partnerships (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has implored heads of national drug law enforcement agencies in Africa to renew the fight against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking in their respective countries. Specifically, the Nigerian leader warned vehemently that the African continent would remain in chains till […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, on Tuesday have announced a nationwide strike due to the failure of the Federal Government to meet their demands. The Labour unions disclosed this on Tuesday that the action would begin on October 3, 2023. The African Examiner writes that both […]
—Says There’s Light At The End Of The Tunnel (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Muslims in Nigeria and beyond on this year’s Eid-el-Maulud celebration, charging them to live by the teachings of Prophet Muhammad. The President, in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate will on Tuesday screen former Chairman of the Board of Citi Bank Nigeria, Dr Olayemi Cardoso for the position of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The senate will also screen four nominees for the positions of CBN Deputy Governors, who will join forces with Cardoso to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is set to conduct a mock accreditation for the forthcoming governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi states. “The test run will take place simultaneously in the three States on Saturday 14th October 2023 from 8.30am to 2.30pm,” said a statement by INEC National Commissioner and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At least four occupants of a vehicle in the convoy of the Speaker of Osun State House, Wale Egbedun, were injured and have been hospitalized after a road crash that occurred in Dagbolu, Osun State. The accident happened on Sunday along Osogbo/Ikirun road. However, Egbedun was not in the car when the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare has come under fire concerning his statement on the late singer, Ilerioluwa Alobad better known as Mohbad. The African Examiner recalls that Mohbad died and was buried a few weeks ago and the cause of his death has been stirred […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, has approved a three-month grace period for owners of 189 undeveloped plots of land in the territory to begin to develop them or get their allocation papers revoked. Director of Information and Communication at the FCT Administration, Mr Muhammad Sule, stated on Sunday in Abuja that the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians on social media are reacting to the statement of social media influencer, Japheth Omojuwa, who praised President Bola Tinubu over the ringing of the closing bell at the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), New York, the United States. The African Examiner recalls that Tinubu, last Wednesday, after his […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The International press Centre, IPC, Lagos South West Nigeria, through its Centre for Safety and Protection of Journalists (I-CSPJ), has condemned in strong terms the alleged gruesome killing of Hamisu Danjibga, a veteran radio Reporter in Zamfara State who was found dead in a soak away pit in his house, on Wednesday, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Aderemi Adeoye, has described as “enemies of the people” persons sharing old video clips of burning of a commercial bus at Nanka and killing of soldiers at Umunze both of which happened last year during the dark days of insecurity. He also said the antic […]
