(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the nomination of Dr. Olayemi Michael Cardoso to serve as the new Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), for a term of five (5) years at the first instance, pending his confirmation by the Nigerian Senate. Presidential Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale disclosed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Director of Finance and Account (DFA) in the Ministry of Works, Yusuf Dahiru Girel has defiled government’s directive to proceed on posting to another ministry. Mr. Girel, until August 22, 2023, was the director of finance and account (DFA) at the Ministry of Works. Following a recent reorganization of Treasury Officers […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has reiterated his commitment to making Nigeria better, describing his countrymen as hardworking people but believes the nation has no reason to be poor. Tinubu said this when he received a high-powered 62-man delegation, comprising leaders from both the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition People’s Democratic […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has appointed his Special Adviser on Revenue, Zacch Adedeji, as the new Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). This was contained in a Thursday statement by the Special Adviser to the President, Ajuri Ngelale, saying the erstwhile FIRS Chairman, Muhammad Nami, has been directed to proceed on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Singer and federal legislative hopeful Bankole Wellington, more popularly known as Banky W, on Wednesday, welcomed the ruling of the Election Petitions Tribunal ordering a rerun in the Eti-Osa Federal Constituency in Lagos State, describing it as a miracle that he is afforded a second chance. “I think it’s a testament to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has cautioned the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, and Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, not to go to the Supreme Court to challenge the judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal as that could be waste of money. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has sworn in 37 new Commissioners and Special Advisers that will join him in running the affairs of the state for the next four years. The Commissioners and Special Advisers, who took their oath of office at the Adeyemi Bero Auditorium, Alausa Ikeja, were asked by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Vice President, Kashim Shettima will depart Abuja on Wednesday (today) to represent President Bola Tinubu at the G77+China Leaders’ Summit in Havana, Cuba from 15th to 17th September, 2023. This was disclosed by the Director of Information, Office of the Vice President, Olusola Abiola in a statement made available to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State slammed his predecessor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel and his wife, Olufunke Daniel following the partial demolition of a building belonging to the couple. The African Examiner writes that in the early hours of Sunday, September 10, 2023, the Ogun State Government destroyed Datkem Plaza located in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) Lagos has nullified the return of Mr Thaddeus Atta of the Labour Party as the duly elected representative for Eti Osa Federal Constituency. In the lead judgment, which was delivered late Monday night, the tribunal declared the elections inconclusive […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu and President of the United Arab Emirates, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on Monday in Abu Dhabi, finalised a historic agreement, which has resulted in the immediate lifting of the visa ban placed on Nigerian travelers. Special Adviser to the President in Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice President Kashim Shettima said despite efforts by governments across different levels, Nigeria’s housing deficit remains huge as ₦21 trillion would be required to effectively bridge the gap. The Vice President stated this on Sunday in Sokoto at the groundbreaking for the construction of a 500-unit Housing Estate by the State government. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Super Eagles of Nigeria on Sunday thrashed the Patriots of Sao Tome and Principe 6-0 in the 2023 African Cup of Nations qualifiers match played at Uyo, Akwa-Ibom state, Nigeria. A hat-trick from Napoli striker Victor Osimhen and a goal each from Ademola Lookman, Taiwo Awoniyi, and substitute, Samuel Chukwueze ensured […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Annual inflation in Egypt hit 39.7 percent in August, official figures showed Sunday, an all-time high as the Arab world’s most populous country grapples with a punishing economic crisis. It comes after a previous record of 38.2 percent in July and amid an unrelenting downturn that has seen the currency shed half […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu will meet with the leadership of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) during a technical stopover in Abu Dhabi, UAE, after the President’s departure from New Delhi, India. According to a statement issued on Sunday and signed by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Saturday in New Delhi, India, expressed Nigeria’s commitment to play major role within the G-20 and contribute to shaping a more equitable world. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, the President spoke while addressing world leaders at the 18th G-20 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has extended condolences to King Mohammed VI of Morocco following Saturday’s devastating earthquake in his homeland, which claimed many lives. A statement issued on Saturday and signed by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, said Tinubu commiserated with all families who lost loved ones […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Laolu Akande, former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s aide believes the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) inability to electronically transmit results of the presidential and National Assembly polls has broken Nigerians’ trust in the agency. While INEC had in the lead up to the February 2023 exercise repeatedly said it would transmit polling […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State is optimistic of finishing his tenure after a medical vacation kept him away from duties for three months. Akeredolu spoke on Friday during a stakeholders’ meeting in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, less than a day after his return from Germany. “I came back yesterday, and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Assembly (NASS) Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Enugu has nullified the return of the Labour Party’s candidate, LP Professor Sunday Nnamchi as the House of Representatives member for Enugu East/Isi-Uzo Federal Constituency in Enugu State, South East Nigeria. .Our Correspondent reports that the three-man panel led by A. M. Abubakar […]
