(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The new National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, says he will hit the ground running to ensure the victory of the ruling party in the November 11, 2023 governorship polls in Imo, Kogi and Bayelsa. Ganduje spoke on Thursday during his acceptance speech as the party’s chair after […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Bola Tinubu, has dispatched a delegation to Niger Republic with a mandate to expeditiously resolve the current political impasse in the country. This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by Special Adviser to the President on Media […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, the immediate past governor of Kano State, has emerged as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Sen. Abubakar Kyari, the APC acting National Chairman said this at the end of the 12th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the party on Wednesday in Abuja. Kyari said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A chieftain of the Labour Party, LP, Kenneth Okonkwo, has berated President Bola Tinubu’s administration for nominating 47 persons for ministerial appointments. Okonkwo, in a post on his Twitter account on Thursday stated that he was surprised why the administration will set up what he described as ‘the most bloated bureaucracy in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The chairperson of the Nigerian Women’s Football League (NWFL), Aisha Faloe, has stated that FIFA would still pay the 2023 Women’s World Cup (WWC) prize money through the country’s federations. Falode made this revelation when she spoke in a chat with Lagos Talks FM on Wednesday The African Examiner recalls that after […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Alliance for Deepening Democracy (A4DD) , a coalition of organizations from various sectors working collaboratively for the consolidation of democracy in Nigeria, has picked holes in the ongoing process of nomination and appointment of ministers by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The group has also accused the President Tinubu of marginalizing important […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – To strengthen the All Progressives’ Congress (APC) and firmly establish its stability as a governing party, President Bola Tinubu has called on the leadership of the party to embrace accountability in all forms, but especially with respect to financial discipline and in the active promotion of top-level women and youth participation in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leadership of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) led by its President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, and that of Trade Union Congress, Comrade Festus Usifo, held a meeting with President Bola Tinubu Wednesday evening at the Presidential Villa. Consequent upon the fruitful and frank discussion with the President and their confidence in his ability […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Wife of the governor of Enugu State, Mrs. Nkechinyere Mbah, has made a case for exclusive breastfeeding of babies, saying it would help the children grow healthy. She made the case during a visit to the maternity ward of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) Teaching Hospital, Park Lane, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular human rights Organization, International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) has carried out fresh field studies with a revelation that estimated N2.8 trillion or $3.5billion belonging to self reliant and lawful citizens of Eastern Nigeria was lost at gunpoints in three years of July 2020 to July 2023, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Wednesday, unveiled 19 more ministerial nominees submitted by President Bola Tinubu. In the new list are former Governors Gboyega Oyetola (Osun), Simon Lalong (Plateau), Bello Matawalle (Zamfara) and Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi). Others are Abdullahi Gwarzo, Bosun Tijani, Maryam Shetty, Isiak Salako, Tunji Alausa, Yusuf Sununu, Ibrahim Geidam, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Workers in Enugu on Wednesday, joined the nationwide protest organised by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) against the recent removal of fuel subsidy by the federal government and the economic hardship it has brought on Nigerians. Members of the NLC, associate unions and civil society groups who gathered at the New Market […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has stated that Nigeria and the Benin Republic would work together to explore cultures, history and demography for the benefit of the citizens. In a statement, Dele Alake, special adviser to the president on special duties, communications and strategy, stated that Tinubu stated this in an interaction with journalists […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate, on Wednesday, set up a committee to dialogue with protesting unions who broke down the National Assembly Complex first gate. The protesters in their hundreds had marched from the Unity Fountain in Abuja to the NASS Complex in demonstration against the “anti-poor” people policies of the President Bola Tinubu administration. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The news that Lagos State Parks and Garages Management Committee headed by the chairman, Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya, also known as MC Oluomo, that its members will not join the nationwide protest planned by organised labour groups has sparked reactions from Nigerians on social media. The African Examiner recalls that MC Oluomo stated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Tuesday highlighted the need for the National Assembly to revisit the legislation behind the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Akpabio made the assertion during ministerial screening at the Senate following nominee Adebayo Adelabu’s request for new laws instilling oversight of the apex bank amid recent “controversial” decisions […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal High Court in Lagos has granted leave to the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, to serve on the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mr Yusuf Magaji Bichi, the court’s ruling admitting him to bail. Justice Nicholas Oweibo specifically granted Emefiele permission to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Comptroller of Nigerian Immigration Service NIS, Enugu state Command, Mrs. Azuka Mimi Halliday, has given clarification on why international passport Acquisition in the country is often delayed. She said most times it is as a result of inaccurate information contained in the National Identification Number (NIN) of applicants, even as she advised […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As citizens of Enugu state continue to throw their weight behind the state government’s ban on the unlawful Monday sit-at-home, the national leadership of a famous group, Coalition for Justice, Equity and Good governance, has applauded governor Peter Mbah for the courageous act, saying no responsible government will fold it’s arms and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – On Tuesday, a helicopter crashed into a building at Oba Akran Ikeja, Lagos State. According to available information, the incident happened at 3:30 pm adjacent to AP Filling Station, and United Bank For Africa, Oba Akran. The aircraft went into flames near Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), its destination. It was gathered […]
