(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A fuel-laden tanker is currently on fire at the Otedola Bridge around the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Our correspondent gathered that first responders have arrived at the scene and are battling the fire. Road users are also advised to avoid the corridor. Friday’s incident occurred days after the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, […]
…As Dangote Sugar Records 13.7 Percent Increase In 2020 Production (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc has urged government to faithfully follow through the Backward Integration Policy in the sugar industry as the nation stands to rake in foreign exchange up to $700millon yearly from Sugar production self-sufficiency. Chairman of Dangote Sugar Refinery Aliko […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Human rights activist, Aisha Yesufu, on Thursday said Mrs Remi Tinubu, wife of All Progressives Congress chieftain, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, displayed “disgusting arrogance” on Wednesday when she called a woman a thug during a public hearing of the constitutional review in Lagos. Yesufu made this known in an interview on Thursday. A […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE), yesterday, blasted the Presidency, accusing it of worsening disunity, tension and fuelling ethnic distrust among Nigerians. The apex Yoruba association maintained that though the presidency always urged Nigerians to unite, its actions and utterances are in sharp contrast to what it is preaching. While reading a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Six days after the tragic death of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant-General Ibrahim Attahiru, in a plane crash in Kaduna State, the Nigerian Army got a new chief, Major-General Farouk Yahaya, following his appointment as the new COAS yesterday by President Muhammadu Buhari. The announcement followed the end of three-day […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has Says several interventions have been put in place to ensure that all children are protected from incessant attacks, kidnappings, violence, abuse and exploitation. Buhari made the disclosure at the 2021 National Children’s Day celebrations, organised by the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs, under the leadership of Dame Pauline […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Brig.- Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, Director-General (DG) of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), says the scheme is not a waste of time and still relevant to the integration and National cohesion of the country. African Examiner reports that Ibrahim said this in a statement by the scheme’s Deputy Director of Publications, Mr Emeka […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) Thursday in Abuja staged a protest calling for immediate negotiation to end the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic Staff (ASUP). The angry students, who barricaded the entrance of the Federal Ministry of Education, carrying placards with various inscriptions, urged the Federal […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UNICEF has commemorated with Nigeria’s Children, on the occasion of the 2021 Children’s Day, saying that it comes at a challenging moment for child rights in the country and the world, with the COVID-19 pandemic threatening gains made for their development. The organization’s Country Director, Peter Hawkins, in a statement made available […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria (AMBCN) has stated that prices of bread and biscuits will increase by 30 percent to curtail the impact of rising cost of production. The association announced this at the end of its national executive council (NEC) meeting in Abuja. Mansur Umar, national president […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the swapping of positions by two heads of agencies under the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, confirmed this development in a statement in Abuja on Thursday. He said Mrs Imaan […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Major General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff. This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by military spokesperson Brigadier-General Onyema Nwachukwu. Major General Yahaya replaces Lt General Ibrahim Attahiru, who died in a military plane crash last Friday. Prior to his appointment, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The acting Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, on Thursday, disclosed that the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) created a vacuum in Nigeria’s Police effort at fighting insecurity. The acting IGP spoke at the weekly Ministerial briefing, organized by the Presidential Communications Team at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. He […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Black Stars FC of New Haven on Saturday defeated Young Stars Football club of Iva Valley, both from Enugu, to emerge champions of the maiden edition of the Late Chidi Ofo-Okenwa under-13 football competition played at the main bowl of the Nnamdi Azikiwe Sports Stadium. African Examiner Sports reports that in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Afe Babalola, founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, has stated that amending the 1999 constitution, as proposed, is a waste of time. Babalola disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday as he expressed doubts that amending the constitution will not be enough to fully address the nation’s problems. The senior advocate […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than twenty Enugu based Civil Society Organizations, led by Parent- Child Intervention Centre PCIC, have called on the nation’s National Assembly (NASS), to adopt and pass a bill for an Act to further alter the provisions of the 1999 Constitution to provide for gender diversity in legislative leadership and Executive […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The African Council for Communication Education (ACCE) says the use of social media has heightened the spread of fake news and hate speech in Nigeria. Prof. Nmandi Ekeanyanwu, National President of Nigerian chapter of the council, said this at the 22nd International Conference and Annual General Meeting of ACCE in Kano. African […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Real Madrid have confirmed that Zinedine Zidane has decided to step down as the club’s manager despite still having 12 months left to run on his contract. The Frenchman’s desire to walk away from the most demanding of coaching posts in mid-May, with it now revealed that ties will be severed in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives Adhoc Committee on Assessment and Status of All Recovered Loots on Wednesday grilled the Economic and Financial Commission (EFCC), the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences (ICPC) over recovered loots. Others grilled by the House Committee include; the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Nigeria Sovereign […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Spanish side Villarreal beat Manchester United 11-10 in a penalty shootout to win the Europa League on Wednesday in Gdansk. Edinsob Cavani had canceled out Gerard Moreno’s opening goal before 9,500 fans, sitting in the stands of the stadium in the Polish city. Manchester United made a strong start to press high […]
