(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Plateau has said that it would sanction recalcitrant corps members in line with the NYSC Bye laws. Ms Caroline Embu, the State Coordinator of the NYSC in Plateau, said this during the formal opening and swearing in ceremony of the newly-posted 2021 batch “B” stream […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), met with leaders and stakeholders in South-East on Thursday. The meeting held during the president’s visit to Imo State – amid agitation for an Indigenous People of Biafra. Since the return of IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu to detention in Nigeria, separatists have continually ordered a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An 18 seater commercial bus was attacked by some bandits along Ido Ani-Ifira Expressway, Ondo State on Wednesday evening. It was gathered that the bus was heading towards Abuja from Lagos State when it was attacked. The bandits were said to have dragged the victims into the bush to an unknown destination. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A medical doctor, Morenikeji Oluwaniyi, has been reportedly strangled by a four-man gang in the Abule Egba area of Lagos State. The 27-year-old was said to have converted his Toyota Corolla to a Uber ride to raise money for his sustenance. African Examiner gathered that one of the hoodlums, identified only as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – ESOA, the EMEA Satellite Operators Association and the Smart Africa Alliance (Smart Africa) have announced their partnership which is aimed at advancing digital transformation across Africa. ESOA represents 22 global and regional satellite operators and is recognised as the representative body for satellite operators by international, regional, and national bodies including regulators, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has arrived in Imo State. He landed at the Sam Mbakwe Airport in Owerri, the state capital where he was received by dignitaries. The Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, in a post on Facebook, stated that the President is in the state to commission […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police in Jigawa have arrested a 35-year-old man, Abdulmumini Abdullahi, for allegedly stabbing his 25-year-old wife to death in Babura Local Government Area of the state. Police spokesman, ASP Lawan Shiisu, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued in Dutse on Wednesday. Shiisu said the suspect was arrested after the police received […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Morocco’s liberal RNI party has won most seats in the country’s parliamentary elections followed by another liberal party, PAM, while co-ruling moderate PJD Islamists suffered a crushing defeat, preliminary results showed on Thursday. RNI, led by billionaire agriculture minister Aziz Akhannouch, took 97 of the 395-seat parliament, followed by PAM with 82 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Access Bank Plc, a multinational commercial bank has announced its partnership with SME.NG to launch a new initiative, Ebi Marketplace, an online platform to support the digitization of women-owned businesses in Nigeria. In a statement on Wednesday, Access Bank said Ebi Marketplace, which will be Nigeria’s first all-women’s e-market place with a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A mission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will on Thursday visit Guinea which has been gripped by a military coup, according to a communique issued late Wednesday. The communique was issued after a virtual meeting of the organisation, convened by ECOWAS Chairman Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to discuss […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA in Imo State has berated President Muhammadu Buhari, saying that his scheduled visit to the state is a huge mockery on the people of the state. APGA disclosed this in a statement issued to the press on Wednesday saying that President Buhari must be taken to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Amidst growing anxiety trailing the submission of the forensic audit report on the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) last week, a civil society organization, Media Initiative against Injustice, violence and Corruption (MIIVOC) has invoked the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act on the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister for Justice, Mr. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Federal Government has approved the National Policy on Fifth Generation (5G) Network for Nigeria. Dr Femi Adeluyi, Technical Assistant on Information Technology to the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, made the disclosure on Wednesday in Abuja. Adeluyi said in a statement that the 5G policy implementation would take immediate […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, says that security agencies have requested the shutdown of telecommunication services in Zamfara to curtail banditry. This is as he said that the directive did not originate from his ministry and that the Federal Government did not object to the request either. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Allied Political Parties for Good Governance has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to call the leadership of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to order. Mr Raph Nwosu, National Chairman of African Democratic Congress (ADC), made the call on behalf of the parties, at a news conference on the state […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Customs Service has set up a committee to investigate alleged shooting of a motorcade of a Katsina State commissioner by its operatives. The motorcade of Katsina State’s Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy affairs, Alhaji Umar Gwajo-Gwajo, was alleged to have been shot at on Tuesday by Customs operatives of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) has approved the appointment of Dr. Fatima Waziri-Azi, as Director General of the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, disclosed this in a statement titled ‘President Buhari appoints Fatima Waziri-Azi as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Facebook, Big Cabal Media and Comic Republic on Wednesday announced the launch of #NoFalseNewsZone, a campaign aimed at minimising the spread of fake news in Nigeria. Facebook, in a statement, said #NoFalseNewsZone is an educational campaign focused on helping people identify false news and educate them on the actions to take to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bandits suspected to be fleeing Nigerian Air Force attacks in the Bakura – Talata Mafara axis of Zamfara State stormed Dange Shuni local government area of Sokoto and abducted 20 people. There is an ongoing clampdown on bandits in forests in Zamfara State. The military operation has been supported with the shutdown […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointments of new chief executives for some agencies under the Federal Ministry of Education. The appointments were rolled out in continuation of the sustained efforts by the federal government to further strengthen effective service delivery in the education sector. The appointments were made known in a […]
